Python Software Engineer
UK
The median Python Software Engineer salary in the UK is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 463 | 379 | 656 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -84 | +277 | +110 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer | 283 | 733 | 266 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.49% | 0.68% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.72% | 0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 166 | 432 | 192 |
| 10th Percentile | £76,250 | £52,500 | £53,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £100,000 | £73,750 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £105,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +10.53% | +2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £136,875 | £136,875 | £123,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £148,750 | £151,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -8.33% | -14.29% |
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 | 52,152 | 102,300 | 81,659 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.79% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,176 | 72,142 | 54,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,118 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.87% | +5.18% |
Python Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Python Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Python Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python Software Engineer.
Python Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
Python Software Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 July 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 | +7 | 249 | £110,000 | - | 369 |
| London | +2 | 218 | £115,000 | - | 181 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 128 | £125,000 | +8.70% | 246 |
| UK excluding London | -76 | 63 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 224 |
| Scotland | -55 | 33 | £100,000 | +122.22% | 20 |
| South West | +109 | 15 | - | - | 24 |
| North of England | +53 | 5 | £85,000 | +70.00% | 50 |
| North West | +16 | 5 | £85,000 | +70.00% | 31 |
| Midlands | +67 | 4 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 30 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 4 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 18 |
| East of England | +28 | 4 | £55,000 | -26.67% | 29 |
| South East | +50 | 2 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 67 |
Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, Python Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Python Software Engineer 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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