The first table below looks at the demand for Python skills in IT jobs advertised for the Newcastle upon Tyne region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Python 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 of the Programming Languages category for the Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python
Rank 53 24 46
Rank change year-on-year
-29 +22
Permanent jobs citing Python 8 28 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.653% 6.208% 0.969%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.463% 11.86% 1.633%
Number of salaries quoted 8 16 4
Average salary £27,000 £35,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-22.85% -7.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £28,750 £35,750
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £37,500 £38,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% -
All Programming Languages
Newcastle upon Tyne
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
231 236 245
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne 47.73% 52.33% 59.32%
Number of salaries quoted 205 187 195
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -4.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £21,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Python
Tyne and Wear

Python
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Newcastle upon Tyne Python Salary Trend

Python
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Python across the Newcastle upon Tyne region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Newcastle upon Tyne Python Salary Histogram

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Newcastle upon Tyne 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 9 (64.29%) Java
2 8 (57.14%) PHP
3 7 (50.00%) C#
4 5 (35.71%) Ruby
5 4 (28.57%) C++
5 4 (28.57%) Degree
6 3 (21.43%) QA
6 3 (21.43%) Test Automation
6 3 (21.43%) Web Services
6 3 (21.43%) Software Testing
6 3 (21.43%) Ruby on Rails
7 2 (14.29%) Automotive
7 2 (14.29%) Retail
7 2 (14.29%) JUnit
7 2 (14.29%) Automated Testing
7 2 (14.29%) Perl
7 2 (14.29%) SQL
7 2 (14.29%) VB.NET
7 2 (14.29%) .NET
7 2 (14.29%) Automation Testing
7 2 (14.29%) Selenium
7 2 (14.29%) Security Testing
7 2 (14.29%) TestNG
8 1 (7.143%) Django
8 1 (7.143%) MongoDB
8 1 (7.143%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (7.143%) Redis
8 1 (7.143%) Couchbase
8 1 (7.143%) MySQL
8 1 (7.143%) Linux

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Newcastle upon Tyne 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 3 (21.43%) Web Services
1 3 (21.43%) Ruby on Rails
2 2 (14.29%) .NET
3 1 (7.143%) Django
3 1 (7.143%) Spring
3 1 (7.143%) CherryPy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.143%) MongoDB
1 1 (7.143%) Apache Cassandra
1 1 (7.143%) Redis
1 1 (7.143%) Couchbase
1 1 (7.143%) MySQL
1 1 (7.143%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) JUnit
1 2 (14.29%) Selenium
1 2 (14.29%) TestNG
General
1 2 (14.29%) Automotive
1 2 (14.29%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Tester
1 5 (35.71%) Junior
1 5 (35.71%) Developer
2 3 (21.43%) Python Developer
2 3 (21.43%) Junior Software Tester
2 3 (21.43%) Software Tester
2 3 (21.43%) Java Developer
2 3 (21.43%) Junior Tester
3 2 (14.29%) Junior Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Product Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Junior Java Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Product Development Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Development Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Technical Director
3 2 (14.29%) Automation Tester
3 2 (14.29%) Ruby Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Junior Python Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Senior Python Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Senior Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Support Analyst
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.143%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (21.43%) Test Automation
1 3 (21.43%) Software Testing
2 2 (14.29%) Automated Testing
2 2 (14.29%) Automation Testing
2 2 (14.29%) Security Testing
3 1 (7.143%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 9 (64.29%) Java
2 8 (57.14%) PHP
3 7 (50.00%) C#
4 5 (35.71%) Ruby
5 4 (28.57%) C++
6 2 (14.29%) Perl
6 2 (14.29%) SQL
6 2 (14.29%) VB.NET
7 1 (7.143%) Jython
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) QA
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
load and system testing... Criteria: - Knowledge of Java, Python, Perl or another scripting language... - Knowledge of standard web apps such as Javascript, CSS, HTML, AJAX and Flash... - Comfortable...
Solutions Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £25,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must hold a computing related degree and ideally experience working in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
To apply for this role you must hold a computing related degree and ideally experience working in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must have at least 1-2 years experience in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such as C#,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Technical skills required: - Knowledge of test automation using Python, jUnit or TestNG, and Webdriver... - Experience with Hudson and/or Jenkins continuous integration tools. - Working knowledge of object oriented...
Solutions Recruitment
Salary: From £25,000 to £29,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
The main responsibility of this role is to develop and maintain test automation for my clients suite of market-leading products and lead efforts in load, performance and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £29000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
The main responsibility of this role is to develop and maintain test automation for my clients suite of market-leading products and lead efforts in load, performance and...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £25000.00 - £29000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013