The first table below looks at the demand for Python skills in IT jobs advertised for the Leicester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Python over the 3 months to 17 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 Leicester region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python
Rank 56 51 40
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -11
Permanent jobs citing Python 2 6 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 0.503% 1.644% 1.370%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.775% 2.521% 2.469%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 4
Average salary £18,500 £33,000 £37,165
Average salary % change year-on-year
-43.93% -11.20%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-3.75% -
All Programming Languages
Leicester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
258 238 162
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 64.82% 65.21% 55.48%
Number of salaries quoted 234 227 136
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +12.90%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £47,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Python
Leicestershire

Python
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester Python Salary Trend

Python
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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 7 (53.85%) ISEB
1 7 (53.85%) QuickTest Pro
1 7 (53.85%) Firmware
1 7 (53.85%) Windows
1 7 (53.85%) VHDL
1 7 (53.85%) TestPartner
1 7 (53.85%) System Testing
1 7 (53.85%) Test Automation
2 6 (46.15%) SQL
3 4 (30.77%) VB
3 4 (30.77%) VB.NET
3 4 (30.77%) .NET
3 4 (30.77%) J2EE
3 4 (30.77%) Oracle
3 4 (30.77%) C#
3 4 (30.77%) Java
3 4 (30.77%) ASP.NET
3 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
3 4 (30.77%) Degree
4 2 (15.38%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Finance
4 2 (15.38%) MS Excel
4 2 (15.38%) MS Access
4 2 (15.38%) PHP
5 1 (7.692%) Crystal Reports

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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 4 (30.77%) .NET
1 4 (30.77%) J2EE
1 4 (30.77%) ASP.NET
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) MS Excel
1 2 (15.38%) Spreadsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) MS Access
2 1 (7.692%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (53.85%) QuickTest Pro
1 7 (53.85%) TestPartner
General
1 2 (15.38%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Tester
2 6 (46.15%) Software Tester
3 4 (30.77%) Graduate Developer
3 4 (30.77%) Graduate
3 4 (30.77%) Developer
3 4 (30.77%) Applications Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Database Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Report Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Firmware
1 7 (53.85%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 7 (53.85%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) System Testing
1 7 (53.85%) Test Automation
2 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) SQL
2 4 (30.77%) VB
2 4 (30.77%) VB.NET
2 4 (30.77%) C#
2 4 (30.77%) Java
3 2 (15.38%) PHP
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) ISEB
2 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Oracle