Senior Python Programmer Job Trends

Senior Python Programmer
UK

As of 13 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Python Programmer salary in the UK.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 714 - 879
Rank change year-on-year - - +70
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Python Programmer 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% - 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -36.36%
75th Percentile - - £72,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 83,861 38,850 91,176
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.26% 89.47% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 55,212 22,832 66,939
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,670 £52,686
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% +9.46% -12.19%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

Senior Python Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Senior Python Programmer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Python Programmer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Python Programmer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Python Programmer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Python Programmer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Python Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 May 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 - 3 - -
Work from Home - 3 - -
London - 3 - -

Senior Python Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 May 2026, Senior Python Programmer 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 Senior Python Programmer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) AIOps
1 3 (100.00%) API Design
1 3 (100.00%) AWS
1 3 (100.00%) Broadband
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 3 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 3 (100.00%) Go
1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 3 (100.00%) Intelligent Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 3 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 3 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Runbook
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Patterns
2 2 (66.67%) Observability
2 2 (66.67%) RESTful
3 1 (33.33%) API Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Application Performance Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Management

Senior Python Programmer 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 3 (100.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 3 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
General
1 3 (100.00%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) RESTful
2 1 (33.33%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Low-Code
1 3 (100.00%) Video\Live Streaming
2 2 (66.67%) Cloud Native
2 2 (66.67%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
3 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) AIOps
1 3 (100.00%) API Design
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 3 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 3 (100.00%) Intelligent Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 3 (100.00%) Runbook
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Patterns
2 2 (66.67%) Observability
3 1 (33.33%) API Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Sequence Diagram
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Go
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA