Python/Django Developer Job Trends

Python Django Developer
UK

The median Python Django Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 639 698 681
Rank change year-on-year +59 -17 +313
Permanent jobs requiring a Python/Django Developer 4 8 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% 0.015% 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.016% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 23
10th Percentile £53,000 - -
25th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% -7.14%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,000 £77,500 £79,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% -18.52% -3.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 53,599 50,905 49,610
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 92.99% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 32,992 26,750 38,370
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -0.79%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Python/Django Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Python/Django Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Python/Django Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Python/Django Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Python/Django Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Python/Django Developer job vacancies in the UK

Python/Django Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python/Django Developer over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Python/Django Developer in the UK

Python/Django Developer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python/Django Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +63 4 £65,000 +18.18% 1
UK excluding London +62 4 £65,000 +18.18%
Work from Home - 3 £50,000 -
South West +11 2 - -
North of England - 2 £65,000 -
Yorkshire - 1 £80,000 -
North West - 1 £50,000 -

Python/Django Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Python/Django Developer job roles required 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 job ads featuring Python/Django Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Django
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) API Design
2 3 (75.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) React
2 3 (75.00%) SQL
3 2 (50.00%) AngularJS
3 2 (50.00%) Build Automation
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
3 2 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (50.00%) Microservices
3 2 (50.00%) MySQL
3 2 (50.00%) Oracle
3 2 (50.00%) Pair Programming
3 2 (50.00%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (50.00%) Relational Database
3 2 (50.00%) REST
3 2 (50.00%) SOLID
3 2 (50.00%) TDD
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (50.00%) User Experience
4 1 (25.00%) AWS
4 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
4 1 (25.00%) CSS
4 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Design Patterns
4 1 (25.00%) Docker

Python/Django Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
1 1 (25.00%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) MySQL
1 2 (50.00%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (50.00%) Relational Database
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) Django
2 3 (75.00%) React
3 2 (50.00%) AngularJS
3 2 (50.00%) REST
4 1 (25.00%) CSS
4 1 (25.00%) FastAPI
4 1 (25.00%) Flask
4 1 (25.00%) HTML
4 1 (25.00%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) API Design
1 3 (75.00%) Data Modelling
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Build Automation
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 2 (50.00%) Microservices
2 2 (50.00%) Pair Programming
2 2 (50.00%) SOLID
2 2 (50.00%) TDD
2 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Design Patterns
3 1 (25.00%) Kanban
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) Software Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Oracle