Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.
Python is the language of the AI wave. Every company building on top of LLM APIs, deploying ML models, or building data pipelines is hiring Python engineers. The demand spike from AI product development has pulled Python engineer salaries up across the board, including in roles that have nothing to do with AI directly.
of UK Python Developer roles advertise remote or hybrid working
Year-on-year salary movement in UK. Positive movement signals active market competition.
Strongest in: AI/ML-adjacent teams and data-heavy SaaS products
Python is the language of the AI wave. Every company building on top of LLM APIs, deploying ML models, or building data pipelines is hiring Python engineers. The demand spike from AI product development has pulled Python engineer salaries up across the board, including in roles that have nothing to do with AI directly.
Who companies hire: Python is one of the most accessible entry points into professional software development. Strong problem-solving skills and Python fluency are the primary hiring criteria.
Salary premium over the UK median for Python Developers who list these skills.
Companies with consistent or active Python Developer hiring in UK.
Very strongly. Python hiring has accelerated because of the AI wave. Companies building on LLM APIs, deploying ML models, and processing large datasets all need Python engineers. The demand surge is genuine and extends beyond pure AI roles into any company that has decided to adopt Python as its primary backend language.
Google and HubSpot are the largest Python employers in Dublin. Zendesk and Workday hire Python engineers for their Dublin engineering hubs. Stripe uses Python extensively. Zalando has a Dublin engineering presence with Python-heavy backend teams. At growth stage, multiple AI and fintech startups are actively hiring.
Around 80%, one of the highest across developer specialisations. Python development is fully async and toolchain-agnostic, which makes it easy to work remotely. The rate is particularly high for data and AI-adjacent Python roles, where the talent pool is thin enough that companies advertise globally.
Both markets are strong. The UK has a higher absolute volume of roles given the larger population. Dublin offers a concentration of roles per capita that is among the highest in Europe because of the tech company cluster. Dublin Python developers earn slightly less on average but the gap narrows at the senior end, particularly at multinational companies with global pay bands.