Hybrid/Remote Python Developer Job Trends

Python Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median Python Developer salary for remote/hybrid work is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 308 290 338
Rank change year-on-year -18 +48 -55
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 108 138 282
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.56% 0.92% 0.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 1.00% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 85 112 247
10th Percentile £45,000 £55,125 £55,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £69,938 £69,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £102,500 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.71% +7.89% +5.56%
75th Percentile £85,000 £137,500 £142,500
90th Percentile £107,500 - £168,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £85,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% -5.56% +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 18,261 13,808 32,739
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.16% 91.96% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 13,314 8,557 25,758
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,443
Median % change year-on-year - +8.22% -11.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Python Developer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Python Developer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Python Developer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Python Developer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Python Developer job vacancies

Python Developer
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Python Developer over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

Python Developer salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, Python 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Python Developer in the job title.

1 108 (100.00%) Python
2 58 (53.70%) Software Engineering
3 46 (42.59%) Full-Stack Development
4 41 (37.96%) AWS
5 40 (37.04%) React
6 32 (29.63%) AI
7 27 (25.00%) Agile
8 25 (23.15%) CI/CD
9 22 (20.37%) JavaScript
9 22 (20.37%) TypeScript
10 20 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (18.52%) Docker
10 20 (18.52%) Serverless
11 17 (15.74%) AWS Lambda
11 17 (15.74%) Infrastructure as Code
12 16 (14.81%) Node.js
12 16 (14.81%) PostgreSQL
12 16 (14.81%) SaaS
12 16 (14.81%) Test Automation
13 15 (13.89%) SQL
14 14 (12.96%) Mentoring
14 14 (12.96%) MongoDB
15 13 (12.04%) Change Management
15 13 (12.04%) RESTful
16 12 (11.11%) Amazon S3
16 12 (11.11%) Azure
17 11 (10.19%) GitHub
17 11 (10.19%) Machine Learning
17 11 (10.19%) Vue
18 10 (9.26%) AIOps

Python Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (6.48%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.93%) Apache
2 1 (0.93%) Cloud Foundry
Cloud Services
1 41 (37.96%) AWS
2 20 (18.52%) Serverless
3 17 (15.74%) AWS Lambda
4 16 (14.81%) SaaS
5 12 (11.11%) Amazon S3
5 12 (11.11%) Azure
6 11 (10.19%) GitHub
7 7 (6.48%) GitHub Actions
8 6 (5.56%) GCP
9 5 (4.63%) Prefect
10 3 (2.78%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (2.78%) AWS Fargate
11 2 (1.85%) Amazon EKS
11 2 (1.85%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.93%) Anthropic Claude
12 1 (0.93%) Azure AI
12 1 (0.93%) Azure AKS
12 1 (0.93%) Cloud Run
12 1 (0.93%) Dagster
Communications & Networking
1 10 (9.26%) Broadband
2 3 (2.78%) HTTP
2 3 (2.78%) RTP
2 3 (2.78%) Unified Communications
2 3 (2.78%) VoIP
2 3 (2.78%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (14.81%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (12.96%) MongoDB
3 4 (3.70%) DynamoDB
3 4 (3.70%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (3.70%) SQL Server
4 3 (2.78%) MySQL
5 2 (1.85%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.93%) Power BI
6 1 (0.93%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.93%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.93%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (9.26%) Git
2 3 (2.78%) GitLab
3 2 (1.85%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.93%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.93%) MLflow
4 1 (0.93%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 13 (12.04%) Social Skills
2 11 (10.19%) Games
3 8 (7.41%) Banking
4 7 (6.48%) Public Sector
5 6 (5.56%) Health Technology
6 5 (4.63%) Finance
6 5 (4.63%) Front Office
7 4 (3.70%) Publishing
7 4 (3.70%) Tech for Good
8 3 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.93%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.93%) Automotive
9 1 (0.93%) Back Office
9 1 (0.93%) Electronics
9 1 (0.93%) Marketing
9 1 (0.93%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (37.04%) React
2 16 (14.81%) Node.js
3 13 (12.04%) RESTful
4 11 (10.19%) Vue
5 10 (9.26%) HTML
6 9 (8.33%) REST
7 8 (7.41%) Django
8 7 (6.48%) Flask
9 6 (5.56%) NumPy
9 6 (5.56%) OpenCV
9 6 (5.56%) Pandas
9 6 (5.56%) PyTorch
10 5 (4.63%) Google JAX
10 5 (4.63%) JAX
10 5 (4.63%) SciPy
10 5 (4.63%) TensorFlow
11 4 (3.70%) FastAPI
11 4 (3.70%) OAuth2
11 4 (3.70%) Redux
11 4 (3.70%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 14 (12.96%) Cloud Native
2 10 (9.26%) Low-Code
2 10 (9.26%) Video\Live Streaming
3 9 (8.33%) Algorithms
3 9 (8.33%) Distributed Systems
3 9 (8.33%) PropTech
4 7 (6.48%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (6.48%) Hedge funds
5 5 (4.63%) Fixed Income
6 4 (3.70%) Data Structures
6 4 (3.70%) Derivative
6 4 (3.70%) Equities
6 4 (3.70%) NHS
6 4 (3.70%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (1.85%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.93%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.93%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 10 (9.26%) Linux
2 3 (2.78%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (53.70%) Software Engineering
2 46 (42.59%) Full-Stack Development
3 32 (29.63%) AI
4 27 (25.00%) Agile
5 25 (23.15%) CI/CD
6 20 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 17 (15.74%) Infrastructure as Code
8 16 (14.81%) Test Automation
9 14 (12.96%) Mentoring
10 13 (12.04%) Change Management
11 11 (10.19%) Machine Learning
12 10 (9.26%) AIOps
12 10 (9.26%) API Design
12 10 (9.26%) Fintech
12 10 (9.26%) Generative AI
12 10 (9.26%) Intelligent Automation
12 10 (9.26%) Problem-Solving
12 10 (9.26%) Runbook
12 10 (9.26%) SDLC
12 10 (9.26%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 108 (100.00%) Python
2 22 (20.37%) JavaScript
2 22 (20.37%) TypeScript
3 15 (13.89%) SQL
4 10 (9.26%) Go
5 5 (4.63%) C++
6 4 (3.70%) C
6 4 (3.70%) C#
7 2 (1.85%) Apex Code
7 2 (1.85%) Java
8 1 (0.93%) ABAP
8 1 (0.93%) Bicep
8 1 (0.93%) PHP
Qualifications
1 9 (8.33%) Degree
2 2 (1.85%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.41%) QA
2 3 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (2.78%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.85%) Accessibility
System Software
1 20 (18.52%) Docker
2 3 (2.78%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 9 (8.33%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.70%) Terraform
3 3 (2.78%) Argo
4 1 (0.93%) Grafana
Vendors
1 6 (5.56%) Databricks
2 5 (4.63%) Microsoft
3 3 (2.78%) BT
3 3 (2.78%) Fortinet
3 3 (2.78%) Mitel
4 2 (1.85%) Salesforce
4 2 (1.85%) SAP
5 1 (0.93%) Alteryx
5 1 (0.93%) Foundry
5 1 (0.93%) Google