Python Software Engineer Job Trends in Watford

Python Software Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Python Software Engineer salary in Watford is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 July 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Watford 0.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - -
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £72,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 332 139 237
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.21% 91.45% 92.94%
Number of salaries quoted 244 104 185
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £43,750 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -9.79% -19.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £55,063 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £78,750
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Python Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Python Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Watford

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 24 July 2026, Python Software Engineer 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 across the Watford region featuring Python Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (100.00%) Flask
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Quality Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) TDD

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (100.00%) Flask
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Quality Assurance