Python Developer Jobs

A Python developer builds and maintains the server-side logic, APIs and data pipelines behind web apps, internal tools and analytics platforms. The day-to-day work is writing and reviewing code, fixing bugs, connecting services over REST APIs, querying databases and pushing changes through CI/CD. Most UK roles are backend or full-stack web work, with a smaller share in data engineering, automation or machine-learning support. The market is large and Python ranks among the most-requested languages on this site.

The stack employers list is fairly consistent. Django or FastAPI for web and API work, with Flask still common on older codebases; PostgreSQL or MySQL for relational data, often with Redis and sometimes MongoDB alongside. Most roles expect Docker, Git and a cloud platform, usually AWS and occasionally Azure or GCP. REST API design, OAuth2 or JWT authentication and writing tests with pytest appear in the large majority of specs. Data-leaning posts add pandas, SQL fluency and ETL pipeline experience. The language itself is the baseline; most of the role is the tooling and systems around it.

Pay varies by level. Junior roles run roughly £28k to £42k, mid-level developers with three to five years of experience around £45k to £60k, and senior roles typically £70k to £90k. ITJobsWatch puts the UK median for permanent Python developer roles at about £76k, with London paying higher. Fully remote and hybrid posts both exist, though hybrid, commonly two or three days on-site, is now the more common arrangement; fully remote roles attract heavy competition. Progression usually runs junior to mid to senior developer, then into a technical lead or architect track or engineering management. Some move sideways into data engineering, DevOps or machine learning, which tend to pay at the upper end of the range.