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This section looks at the demand for Python skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Python over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPython
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6296
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching permanent IT job ads9949
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.020 %
As % of the category below5.756 %3.333 %
Salaries quoted9824
Average minimum salary£34,071£30,833
Average salary£37,730£32,208
% change on same period last year+17.14 %
Average maximum salary£41,388£33,583
UK excluding London average salary£36,257£36,392
% change on same period last year-0.36 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17201470
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.908 %0.602 %
Salaries quoted15811263
Average minimum salary£32,258£30,846
Average salary£35,943£33,941
% change on same period last year+5.89 %
Average maximum salary£39,628£37,037
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Python South EastPython
South East

Python
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Python across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Oxfordshire Python Demand Trend

Python
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire Python Salary Trend

Python
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Python across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxfordshire Python Salary Histogram

Python
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordUp+5075£36,851-8.25 %
Henley-on-ThamesNew entry-2£62,500-
AbingdonDown-161£32,000-18.98 %
Python South EastPython
South East

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

1118 (85.51 %)Perl
285 (61.59 %)C++
375 (54.35 %)Linux
466 (47.83 %)UNIX
554 (39.13 %)MySQL
648 (34.78 %)SQL Server
747 (34.06 %)DB2
747 (34.06 %)Oracle
844 (31.88 %)Ant
937 (26.81 %)C#
1028 (20.29 %).NET
1127 (19.57 %)Software Packaging
1222 (15.94 %)Tcl
1320 (14.49 %)TCP/IP
1320 (14.49 %)SQL
1415 (10.87 %)C
1415 (10.87 %)Test Scripting
1514 (10.14 %)VB.NET
1514 (10.14 %)ASP.NET
1514 (10.14 %)WebServices
1514 (10.14 %)SOA
1613 (9.420 %)Java
1613 (9.420 %)Integration Testing
1712 (8.696 %)Solaris
1810 (7.246 %)FreeBSD
1810 (7.246 %)Use Case
1810 (7.246 %)QA
199 (6.522 %)Lua
199 (6.522 %)Windows
199 (6.522 %)Red Hat

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (20.29 %).NET
227 (19.57 %)Software Packaging
314 (10.14 %)ASP.NET
314 (10.14 %)WebServices
46 (4.348 %)XML
54 (2.899 %)Ruby on Rails
54 (2.899 %)Django
63 (2.174 %)XML Schema
63 (2.174 %)OpenGL
63 (2.174 %)STL
63 (2.174 %)CSS
72 (1.449 %)LAMP
81 (0.725 %)Hibernate
81 (0.725 %)JSF
81 (0.725 %)AJAX
81 (0.725 %)JavaBeans
81 (0.725 %)JSTL
81 (0.725 %)JSP
81 (0.725 %)Servlets
81 (0.725 %)Struts
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (2.899 %)Apache
23 (2.174 %)IIS
31 (0.725 %)WebLogic
31 (0.725 %)Tomcat
31 (0.725 %)Commerce Server
31 (0.725 %)Zope
31 (0.725 %)Plone
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.899 %)MS Visio
22 (1.449 %)MATLAB
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (14.49 %)TCP/IP
27 (5.072 %)Intrusion Detection
33 (2.174 %)Firewall
33 (2.174 %)SSH
33 (2.174 %)WAN
41 (0.725 %)LDAP
41 (0.725 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
154 (39.13 %)MySQL
248 (34.78 %)SQL Server
347 (34.06 %)DB2
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
144 (31.88 %)Ant
26 (4.348 %)Subversion
35 (3.623 %)Eclipse
44 (2.899 %)WinRunner
44 (2.899 %)TestDirector
52 (1.449 %)Flash
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (5.797 %)Health
27 (5.072 %)Music
27 (5.072 %)Music Industry
36 (4.348 %)Finance
44 (2.899 %)Education
52 (1.449 %)Multimedia
52 (1.449 %)Insurance
52 (1.449 %)Pensions
61 (0.725 %)Government
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (17.39 %)Developer
222 (15.94 %)Test Engineer
319 (13.77 %)Release Engineer
418 (13.04 %)Software Engineer
514 (10.14 %)C++ Software Engineer
69 (6.522 %)Software Developer
78 (5.797 %)Infrastructure Engineer
78 (5.797 %)C++ Developer
78 (5.797 %)Senior Test Engineer
87 (5.072 %)Security Engineer
96 (4.348 %)Linux Systems Administrator
96 (4.348 %)Linux Administrator
96 (4.348 %)QA Engineer
96 (4.348 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
96 (4.348 %)Network Administrator
96 (4.348 %)UNIX Administrator
96 (4.348 %)Tester
96 (4.348 %)Systems Administrator
96 (4.348 %)Administrator
105 (3.623 %)Graduate
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (4.348 %)Computer Science
23 (2.174 %)Multithreading
23 (2.174 %)VHDL
23 (2.174 %)Verilog
23 (2.174 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
23 (2.174 %)Web 2.0
23 (2.174 %)Statistics
23 (2.174 %)Mathematics
32 (1.449 %)Physics
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
175 (54.35 %)Linux
266 (47.83 %)UNIX
312 (8.696 %)Solaris
410 (7.246 %)FreeBSD
59 (6.522 %)Windows
63 (2.174 %)Embedded Linux
72 (1.449 %)Mac OS X
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (10.87 %)Test Scripting
214 (10.14 %)SOA
313 (9.420 %)Integration Testing
410 (7.246 %)Use Case
57 (5.072 %)Unit Testing
66 (4.348 %)Software Testing
66 (4.348 %)Automated Testing
75 (3.623 %)Agile Software Development
84 (2.899 %)Software Engineering
84 (2.899 %)OO
84 (2.899 %)Data Modelling
93 (2.174 %)TDD
93 (2.174 %)Penetration Testing
93 (2.174 %)Risk Analysis
102 (1.449 %)Web Development
111 (0.725 %)Quantitative Analysis
111 (0.725 %)E-business
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1118 (85.51 %)Perl
285 (61.59 %)C++
337 (26.81 %)C#
422 (15.94 %)Tcl
520 (14.49 %)SQL
615 (10.87 %)C
714 (10.14 %)VB.NET
813 (9.420 %)Java
99 (6.522 %)Lua
106 (4.348 %)VBScript
115 (3.623 %)Ruby
115 (3.623 %)PHP
123 (2.174 %)JavaScript
123 (2.174 %)Shell Script
123 (2.174 %)Embedded C
131 (0.725 %)PowerHouse
131 (0.725 %)Delphi
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.623 %)Degree
24 (2.899 %)PhD
31 (0.725 %)Sun Certification
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (7.246 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (3.623 %)Active Directory
23 (2.174 %)ISA Server
23 (2.174 %)Snort
31 (0.725 %)Squid
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (34.06 %)Oracle
29 (6.522 %)Red Hat
33 (2.174 %)CheckPoint
33 (2.174 %)Perforce
33 (2.174 %)Cisco
33 (2.174 %)Nokia
41 (0.725 %)BEA
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