The first table below looks at the demand for the Python Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Python Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the City of London region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python Developer
Rank 283 282 296
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 38 41 35
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 0.326% 0.314% 0.227%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.351% 0.337% 0.242%
Number of salaries quoted 38 40 34
Average salary £56,250 £50,000 £66,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% -24.52%
90% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £39,650 £52,500
10% offered a salary of more than £85,750 £65,750 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £43,750 £33,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+32.57% -17.50%
All Job Titles
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
10837 12171 14447
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 92.90% 93.16% 93.65%
Number of salaries quoted 9335 11069 13022
Average salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Python Developer
London

Python Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Python Developer across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

City of London Python Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Python Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Python Developer across the City of London region.

City of London Python Developer Salary Trend

Python Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Python Developer across the City of London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

City of London Python Developer Salary Histogram

Python Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region that cited Python Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Python Developer in their job title.

1 82 (100.00%) Python
2 45 (54.88%) Django
3 29 (35.37%) Finance
3 29 (35.37%) Linux
4 26 (31.71%) Git (software)
5 21 (25.61%) SQL
6 20 (24.39%) TDD
7 19 (23.17%) Java
8 18 (21.95%) JavaScript
8 18 (21.95%) C++
9 17 (20.73%) Continuous Integration
10 16 (19.51%) Agile Software Development
11 15 (18.29%) Subversion
11 15 (18.29%) C#
11 15 (18.29%) PostgreSQL
12 14 (17.07%) Risk Management
12 14 (17.07%) MySQL
12 14 (17.07%) Open Source
13 13 (15.85%) Degree
13 13 (15.85%) Perl
13 13 (15.85%) NoSQL
14 12 (14.63%) MongoDB
14 12 (14.63%) Computer Science
15 11 (13.41%) Mathematics
15 11 (13.41%) Front Office
15 11 (13.41%) Scrum
16 10 (12.20%) C
16 10 (12.20%) HTML
16 10 (12.20%) Marketing
16 10 (12.20%) Web Development

Python Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region that cited Python Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Python Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 45 (54.88%) Django
2 10 (12.20%) HTML
3 9 (10.98%) Twisted
4 7 (8.537%) jQuery
4 7 (8.537%) Sass
5 6 (7.317%) CSS
6 3 (3.659%) LAMP
6 3 (3.659%) HTML5
6 3 (3.659%) Node.js
6 3 (3.659%) REST
7 2 (2.439%) WebSockets
7 2 (2.439%) KnockoutJS
7 2 (2.439%) Backbone.js
7 2 (2.439%) Pylons
7 2 (2.439%) OAuth
7 2 (2.439%) Ext JS
7 2 (2.439%) Google Maps API
7 2 (2.439%) Web Services
8 1 (1.220%) Middleware
8 1 (1.220%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 5 (6.098%) Apache Solr
2 4 (4.878%) nginx
3 3 (3.659%) Apache
3 3 (3.659%) Gunicorn
4 2 (2.439%) RabbitMQ
4 2 (2.439%) Facebook Platform
Applications
1 7 (8.537%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.439%) Front Arena
Communications & Networking
1 8 (9.756%) HTTP
2 7 (8.537%) VoIP
3 2 (2.439%) SMS
4 1 (1.220%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (18.29%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (17.07%) MySQL
3 13 (15.85%) NoSQL
4 12 (14.63%) MongoDB
5 5 (6.098%) SQL Server
5 5 (6.098%) Redis
6 4 (4.878%) RDBMS
7 2 (2.439%) CouchDB
8 1 (1.220%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 26 (31.71%) Git (software)
2 15 (18.29%) Subversion
3 9 (10.98%) Mercurial
4 5 (6.098%) Cucumber
5 4 (4.878%) Hudson
6 3 (3.659%) GitHub
6 3 (3.659%) Jenkins
7 1 (1.220%) CruiseControl
7 1 (1.220%) RSpec
General
1 29 (35.37%) Finance
2 11 (13.41%) Front Office
3 10 (12.20%) Marketing
4 9 (10.98%) Games
5 8 (9.756%) Banking
6 7 (8.537%) Financial Institution
7 5 (6.098%) Investment Banking
8 2 (2.439%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 14 (17.07%) Open Source
2 12 (14.63%) Computer Science
3 11 (13.41%) Mathematics
4 7 (8.537%) Physics
5 4 (4.878%) Digital Media
5 4 (4.878%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 3 (3.659%) Derivative
6 3 (3.659%) Social Network
6 3 (3.659%) Online Games
6 3 (3.659%) Hedge funds
7 2 (2.439%) Social Media
7 2 (2.439%) Equities
8 1 (1.220%) Grid Computing
8 1 (1.220%) Statistical Arbitrage
8 1 (1.220%) Data Extraction
Operating Systems
1 29 (35.37%) Linux
2 8 (9.756%) Windows
3 7 (8.537%) Solaris
4 5 (6.098%) UNIX
5 4 (4.878%) Ubuntu
6 1 (1.220%) Android
6 1 (1.220%) Windows Phone
6 1 (1.220%) Windows Phone 7
6 1 (1.220%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (24.39%) TDD
2 17 (20.73%) Continuous Integration
3 16 (19.51%) Agile Software Development
4 14 (17.07%) Risk Management
5 11 (13.41%) Scrum
6 10 (12.20%) Web Development
7 9 (10.98%) OOP
7 9 (10.98%) OO
7 9 (10.98%) BDD
8 7 (8.537%) Data Management
8 7 (8.537%) Multithreading
9 5 (6.098%) Digital Marketing
9 5 (6.098%) Integration Testing
9 5 (6.098%) Software Engineering
10 4 (4.878%) E-Commerce
11 3 (3.659%) Workflow
11 3 (3.659%) Extreme Programming
12 2 (2.439%) System Testing
12 2 (2.439%) Unit Testing
12 2 (2.439%) Algorithmic Trading
Programming Languages
1 82 (100.00%) Python
2 21 (25.61%) SQL
3 19 (23.17%) Java
4 18 (21.95%) JavaScript
4 18 (21.95%) C++
5 15 (18.29%) C#
6 13 (15.85%) Perl
7 10 (12.20%) C
8 8 (9.756%) Shell Script
9 7 (8.537%) Ruby
10 5 (6.098%) PHP
11 3 (3.659%) Scala
11 3 (3.659%) Bash shell
12 2 (2.439%) Haskell
12 2 (2.439%) Erlang
13 1 (1.220%) Lisp
13 1 (1.220%) VB.NET
13 1 (1.220%) VBA
13 1 (1.220%) PHP5
13 1 (1.220%) CoffeeScript
Qualifications
1 13 (15.85%) Degree
2 8 (9.756%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.098%) QA
Systems Management
1 5 (6.098%) Puppet
Vendors
1 4 (4.878%) Facebook
2 3 (3.659%) Oracle
3 2 (2.439%) Twitter
3 2 (2.439%) Google
4 1 (1.220%) Sybase
City, London
They are seeking a passionate and friendly Python Developer to join a small team, and be a part of the driving force behind this promising company... They are...
Aston Carter
Salary: £35000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
City, London
My client, a world renowned Investment Bank, seeks to find a highly experienced Python Developer to join a high profile part of the bank in an exciting new...
Thomson Keene Associates
Salary: £75000 - £90000 per annum + Excellent Banking Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 23 May 2013
City of London
Python Developer - Python, Django, Twisted, svn / git / mercurialMy client who are a leading innovator in the VoIP field are looking for an experienced Python / Django Developer who has...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + package
Posted: 6 May 2013
City, London
A leading investment bank are seeking a python developer with strong understanding of design patterns and multi-threading to join their Middle Office and Client Valuation team. The...
Thomson Keene Associates
Salary: £50000 - £85000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 23 May 2013
City of London
My client based in Central London they are made from a team of Entrepreneurial Developers, Engineers, Designers that want to offer support and a helping hand to today'...
NFP Group Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
In order to be successful for this role, you must have (Commercial / Academic / Personal) experience of: *Python *HTML / CSS *JavaScript (ideally jQuery) *SQL (ideally PostgreSQL) Any experience/knowledge...
e-Recruiter
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum + Pension + Holidays + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
City, London
We specialise in using open-source technologies, especially LAMP-stack, Python and MongoDB... Our development pipe-line uses continuous integration, staged releases, business continuity practices and we manage...
Progression Recruitment
Salary: From £45,000 to £60,000 per annum plus bonus plus benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013