Python Developer
UK
The median Python Developer salary in the UK is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 460 | 437 | 421 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | -16 | -60 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer | 239 | 545 | 758 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.55% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.58% | 0.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 187 | 487 | 658 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,750 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,250 | £66,250 | £64,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £90,000 | £83,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +7.46% | +4.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £117,500 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £146,250 | £142,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,750 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.08% | -7.69% | -3.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Python Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Python Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python Developer.
Python Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Python Developer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -29 | 234 | £82,500 | -13.16% | 305 |
| London | -24 | 200 | £85,000 | -19.05% | 129 |
| Work from Home | +50 | 111 | £92,500 | -2.63% | 239 |
| UK excluding London | +110 | 35 | £58,750 | -2.08% | 238 |
| Midlands | +85 | 11 | £55,000 | +12.82% | 39 |
| South East | +87 | 8 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 78 |
| North of England | +67 | 8 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 51 |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £55,000 | - | 16 |
| North West | +28 | 5 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 24 |
| Scotland | +104 | 4 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 12 |
| East of England | +41 | 4 | £85,000 | +41.67% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 3 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 3 | - | - | 21 |
Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Python Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Python Developer in the job title.
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Python Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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