Senior Python Developer
UK
The median Senior Python Developer salary in the UK is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 644 | 818 | 850 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +174 | +32 | -26 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Python Developer | 48 | 78 | 139 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.092% | 0.079% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.084% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 70 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,500 | £54,750 | £53,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £64,000 | £67,500 | £66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.82% | +9.68% | -16.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £110,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,500 | £138,750 | £100,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | - |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Senior Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Python Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Python Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Python Developer.
Senior Python Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Python Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Senior Python Developer
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Python Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | +150 | 48 | £77,500 | -8.82% | 102 |
| London | +104 | 41 | £77,500 | -22.50% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +173 | 17 | £64,500 | -32.11% | 97 |
| UK excluding London | +186 | 6 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 91 |
| South East | +94 | 2 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 24 |
| East of England | +57 | 2 | £85,000 | +57.41% | 15 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | 18 |
Senior Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior Python Developer 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 Senior Python Developer in the job title.
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Senior Python Developer 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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