Python Software Engineer Job Trends

Python Software Engineer
UK

The median Python Software Engineer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 473 407 421
Rank change year-on-year -66 +14 +136
Permanent Python Software Engineer jobs 397 279 369
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.32% 0.53% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.59% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 356 153 332
10th Percentile £55,000 £71,250 £62,000
25th Percentile £70,000 £100,000 £78,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £115,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +9.52% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £137,500 £122,500
90th Percentile £125,000 - £148,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £74,000 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.33% +15.38% +10.64%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
15 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 112,497 47,406 64,244
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.76% 89.97% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 74,124 29,520 36,140
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,492
25th Percentile £41,788 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £76,832 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +17.02% -6.93% -3.81%

Python Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Python Software Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Python Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Python Software Engineer Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Python Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for Python Software Engineer jobs over the 6 months to 15 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Python Software Engineer in the UK

Python Software Engineer Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Python Software Engineer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 15 November 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England -57 396 £80,000 -30.43% 143
UK excluding London -36 226 £74,000 -1.33% 83
London -98 170 £100,000 -23.08% 84
Work from Home -75 149 £90,000 -30.77% 53
East of England +3 66 £80,000 +45.45% 7
South East -14 62 £75,000 -6.25% 19
North of England -59 42 £65,000 -17.46% 9
North West -49 36 £65,000 -17.46% 9
South West -65 29 £75,000 -4.76% 16
Midlands -51 26 £55,000 -15.38% 6
East Midlands -37 18 £53,750 -17.31% 1
West Midlands -51 8 £65,000 - 5
Yorkshire - 3 £65,000 -
North East - 3 £100,000 -
Wales - 1 £50,000 -

Python Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 November 2026, Python Software Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Python Software Engineer job ads.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Python100.0%397
1Software Engineering100.0%397
3AI39.0%155
4AWS32.7%130
5Azure18.4%73
6C++17.4%69
7Cybersecurity13.9%55
8GCP12.8%51
9Agile12.1%48
10FastAPI11.3%45
11LLM10.8%43
12Fintech10.1%40
13Degree9.6%38
14Django9.3%37
14Docker9.3%37
14Investment Management9.3%37
14TypeScript9.3%37
18C#8.6%34
18CI/CD8.6%34
18Problem-Solving8.6%34
21Machine Learning8.3%33
21R8.3%33
23Google8.1%32
24Kubernetes7.6%30
24LangChain7.6%30
24Pair Programming7.6%30
24pydantic7.6%30
28Amazon Bedrock7.3%29
28CrewAI7.3%29
28LangGraph7.3%29

Python Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Software Engineer33.0%131
2C++ Software Engineer13.4%53
3AWS Software Engineer11.1%44
4Artificial Intelligence Engineer9.3%37
5Lead Software Engineer9.1%36
6Developer/Software Engineer7.8%31
6Python Developer7.8%31
8Artificial Intelligence Developer7.3%29
8C# Software Engineer7.3%29
8Software Developer7.3%29
11Java Software Engineer3.8%15
12Lead Python Developer3.5%14
12Lead Software Developer3.5%14
14Technologist2.8%11
15Cloud Software Engineer2.5%10
15Web Engineer2.5%10
17Senior C++ Software Engineer2.3%9
18Senior Web Engineer1.8%7
19Agentic Artificial Intelligence Engineer1.5%6
19Principal Software Engineer1.5%6
182 Python Software Engineer jobs Nationwide