Python Software Engineer Job Trends

Python Software Engineer
UK

The median Python Software Engineer salary in the UK is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 496 398 370
Rank change year-on-year -98 -28 +185
Permanent Python Software Engineer jobs 365 291 434
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.59% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.66% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 333 170 379
10th Percentile £57,000 £79,250 £62,000
25th Percentile £70,000 £100,000 £81,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £127,500 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.29% +21.43% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £137,500 £136,250
90th Percentile £125,000 - £148,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £73,250 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.64% +7.69% +13.04%

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
23 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 111,319 44,214 65,925
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.21% 89.77% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 75,105 26,119 37,592
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,128 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £41,592
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £52,500 £56,252
Median % change year-on-year +12.38% -6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,497 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.89% -9.01% -4.76%

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 23 October 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 23 October 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 -61 364 £82,500 -36.54% 120
UK excluding London -22 203 £73,250 +4.64% 81
London -127 162 £100,000 -23.08% 73
Work from Home -75 125 £95,000 -26.92% 35
South East -11 60 £75,000 -9.09% 12
East of England +14 55 £80,000 +45.45% 12
North of England -44 36 £65,000 -7.14% 6
South West -61 29 £75,000 -3.23% 8
North West -12 28 £65,000 -7.14% 5
Midlands -48 22 £55,000 -15.38% 5
East Midlands -32 14 £45,000 -30.77% 2
West Midlands -40 8 £65,000 - 3
Yorkshire - 5 £100,000 - 1
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 23 October 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%365
1Software Engineering100.0%365
3AI33.7%123
4AWS33.2%121
5C++21.1%77
6Azure16.2%59
7Agile14.5%53
8Cybersecurity12.6%46
9FastAPI11.2%41
10Degree11.0%40
10GCP11.0%40
12Fintech10.4%38
13C#10.1%37
13Django10.1%37
15Docker9.6%35
16Machine Learning9.3%34
17Problem-Solving8.5%31
18LLM8.2%30
19CI/CD7.9%29
19Investment Management7.9%29
19TypeScript7.9%29
22Kubernetes7.7%28
22Linux7.7%28
24Computational Fluid Dynamics7.4%27
24Finite Element Analysis7.4%27
24Git7.4%27
24Technical Leadership7.4%27
28Computer Science Degree7.1%26
29B2B6.8%25
29Terraform6.8%25

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 Engineer33.4%122
2C++ Software Engineer17.5%64
3AWS Software Engineer12.6%46
4Lead Software Engineer9.0%33
5C# Software Engineer8.8%32
6Artificial Intelligence Engineer6.8%25
7Developer/Software Engineer6.0%22
7Python Developer6.0%22
9Artificial Intelligence Developer5.5%20
9Software Developer5.5%20
11Java Software Engineer4.1%15
12Senior C++ Software Engineer3.8%14
13Cloud Software Engineer3.6%13
14Lead Python Developer3.3%12
14Lead Software Developer3.3%12
14Web Engineer3.3%12
17Principal Software Engineer2.2%8
18Senior C# Software Engineer1.9%7
18Senior Web Engineer1.9%7
20Security Engineer1.6%6
168 Python Software Engineer jobs Nationwide