Python Software Engineer
UK
The median Python Software Engineer salary in the UK is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 438 | 338 | 605 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -100 | +267 | +148 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer | 314 | 682 | 252 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.79% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.83% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 197 | 442 | 210 |
| 10th Percentile | £82,250 | £55,000 | £60,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £115,000 | £110,000 | £105,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +4.76% | +13.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £137,500 | £142,500 | £138,438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £148,750 | £151,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -4.35% | -17.86% |
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 | 54,785 | 82,085 | 68,659 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.21% | 95.11% | 91.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,084 | 53,086 | 48,733 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £44,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,804 | £71,969 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +1.90% |
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 14 August 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 14 August 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 | -45 | 280 | £115,000 | +4.55% | 37 |
| London | -3 | 247 | £125,000 | +8.70% | 21 |
| Work from Home | -57 | 155 | £130,000 | +13.04% | 25 |
| UK excluding London | -117 | 66 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 21 |
| Scotland | -46 | 33 | £100,000 | +90.48% | 1 |
| South West | +74 | 15 | - | - | 2 |
| North of England | +4 | 6 | £70,000 | +43.59% | 9 |
| North West | -19 | 6 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 8 |
| Midlands | +39 | 4 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 4 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 2 |
| South East | -5 | 4 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 5 |
| East of England | -25 | 4 | £55,000 | -16.98% |
Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 August 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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