The first table below looks at the demand for Python skills in IT jobs advertised for the East Anglia region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Python over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Programming Languages category for the East Anglia region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python
Rank 6 9 -
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -
Permanent jobs citing Python 5 3 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in East Anglia 11.90% 9.677% -
As % of the Programming Languages category 23.81% 16.67% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 0
Average salary £55,000 £50,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% -
All Programming Languages
East Anglia
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
21 18 51
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in East Anglia 50.00% 58.06% 42.86%
Number of salaries quoted 21 12 43
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £29,500 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Python
East of England

Python
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Python across the East Anglia region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

East Anglia Python Jobs Demand Trend

Python
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Python across the East Anglia region.

East Anglia Python Salary Trend

Python
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Python across the East Anglia region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

East Anglia Python Salary Histogram

Python
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Anglia region citing Python also 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 that cited Python.

1 13 (100.00%) C++
2 11 (84.62%) Degree
2 11 (84.62%) Mathematics
2 11 (84.62%) Computer Science
3 8 (61.54%) UNIX
4 6 (46.15%) C#
4 6 (46.15%) Windows
4 6 (46.15%) Computer Security
4 6 (46.15%) SC Cleared
4 6 (46.15%) Security Cleared
4 6 (46.15%) Cryptography
4 6 (46.15%) Software Engineering
4 6 (46.15%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (46.15%) Cyber Security
5 5 (38.46%) Bluetooth
5 5 (38.46%) Firmware
5 5 (38.46%) Perl
5 5 (38.46%) C
5 5 (38.46%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (38.46%) Wireless
5 5 (38.46%) Electronics
6 2 (15.38%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 2 (15.38%) SQL
6 2 (15.38%) MySQL
6 2 (15.38%) Oracle
6 2 (15.38%) STL
7 1 (7.692%) MATLAB

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Anglia region citing Python also 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 that cited Python. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (15.38%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 2 (15.38%) STL
Communications & Networking
1 5 (38.46%) Bluetooth
1 5 (38.46%) Wi-Fi
1 5 (38.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) MySQL
General
1 5 (38.46%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Software Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) Test Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) Software Test Engineer
3 5 (38.46%) Firmware Engineer
4 4 (30.77%) Senior Firmware Engineer
5 2 (15.38%) Junior C++ Developer
5 2 (15.38%) Junior
5 2 (15.38%) Junior Software Engineer
5 2 (15.38%) Junior Developer
5 2 (15.38%) C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (15.38%) C++ Developer
5 2 (15.38%) Developer
6 1 (7.692%) Principal Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (84.62%) Mathematics
1 11 (84.62%) Computer Science
2 6 (46.15%) Cryptography
2 6 (46.15%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (38.46%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 8 (61.54%) UNIX
2 6 (46.15%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Computer Security
1 6 (46.15%) Software Engineering
1 6 (46.15%) Cyber Security
Programming Languages
1 13 (100.00%) C++
2 6 (46.15%) C#
3 5 (38.46%) Perl
3 5 (38.46%) C
4 2 (15.38%) SQL
5 1 (7.692%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (84.62%) Degree
2 6 (46.15%) SC Cleared
2 6 (46.15%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Oracle