Python Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Python Software Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
347 |
304 |
442 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-43 |
+138 |
+98 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer |
43 |
106 |
112 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.26% |
0.78% |
0.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.27% |
0.82% |
0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
41 |
102 |
100 |
| 10th Percentile |
£66,250 |
£76,000 |
£57,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£80,000 |
£73,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£100,000 |
£105,000 |
£110,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-4.55% |
+51.72% |
| 75th Percentile |
£142,500 |
£122,500 |
£142,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£200,000 |
£148,750 |
£155,625 |
| UK median annual salary |
£100,000 |
£103,750 |
£100,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.61% |
+3.75% |
+42.86% |
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 |
15,819 |
12,922 |
28,783 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.81% |
94.69% |
95.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10,712 |
8,981 |
23,998 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£32,750 |
£33,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,750 |
£46,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
+8.70% |
-8.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,250 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£102,500 |
£93,750 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
-8.33% |
