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The table below looks at the demand for Python skills within the Reading 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPython
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank89133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching permanent IT job ads5124
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.010 %
As % of the category below4.257 %1.592 %
Salaries quoted4820
Average minimum salary£37,708£38,350
Average salary£44,146£44,450
% change on same period last year-0.68 %
Average maximum salary£50,583£50,550
UK excluding London average salary£37,829£35,539
% change on same period last year+6.44 %
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads11981508
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.689 %0.646 %
Salaries quoted10101318
Average minimum salary£35,686£37,372
Average salary£40,043£40,908
% change on same period last year-2.11 %
Average maximum salary£44,399£44,445
UK excluding London average salary£35,483£35,764
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Python BerkshirePython
Berkshire

Python
Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Python Salary Trend

Python
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Python across the Reading region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Reading Python Salary Histogram

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

1107 (93.86 %)Perl
292 (80.70 %)Linux
374 (64.91 %)Java
469 (60.53 %)UNIX
562 (54.39 %)C
649 (42.98 %)C++
739 (34.21 %)Ruby
835 (30.70 %)JSP
835 (30.70 %)Servlets
835 (30.70 %)Web Development
934 (29.82 %)Fat Client
934 (29.82 %)J2EE
934 (29.82 %)Thin Client
1033 (28.95 %)Apache
1132 (28.07 %)Tomcat
1228 (24.56 %)JBoss
1228 (24.56 %)EJB
1326 (22.81 %)SQL
1424 (21.05 %)Agile Software Development
1523 (20.18 %)Eclipse
1620 (17.54 %)OO
1620 (17.54 %)Subversion
1719 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
1817 (14.91 %)Internet
1817 (14.91 %)Ant
1915 (13.16 %)Struts
1915 (13.16 %)Hibernate
2014 (12.28 %)Finance
2112 (10.53 %)Solaris
2112 (10.53 %)Red Hat

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (30.70 %)JSP
135 (30.70 %)Servlets
234 (29.82 %)J2EE
328 (24.56 %)EJB
415 (13.16 %)Struts
415 (13.16 %)Hibernate
57 (6.140 %)MVC
66 (5.263 %)Ruby on Rails
74 (3.509 %)XML
83 (2.632 %)ActiveX
83 (2.632 %)Swing
83 (2.632 %)DirectX
83 (2.632 %).NET
92 (1.754 %)Oracle Coherence
101 (0.877 %)CSS
Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (28.95 %)Apache
232 (28.07 %)Tomcat
328 (24.56 %)JBoss
42 (1.754 %)SAS
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.754 %)MS Visio
12 (1.754 %)SPSS
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
217 (14.91 %)Internet
37 (6.140 %)SMTP
44 (3.509 %)DNS
44 (3.509 %)Firewall
53 (2.632 %)LDAP
62 (1.754 %)DHCP
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (4.386 %)MySQL
15 (4.386 %)ETL
23 (2.632 %)RDBMS
32 (1.754 %)DB2
32 (1.754 %)Datawarehouse
32 (1.754 %)Data Mining
Reading IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (20.18 %)Eclipse
220 (17.54 %)Subversion
317 (14.91 %)Ant
41 (0.877 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (12.28 %)Finance
24 (3.509 %)Marketing
33 (2.632 %)Electronics
33 (2.632 %)Telecoms
33 (2.632 %)Education
42 (1.754 %)Government
42 (1.754 %)Retail
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
152 (45.61 %)Software Engineer
230 (26.32 %)Developer
320 (17.54 %)Analyst
410 (8.772 %)Software Developer
410 (8.772 %)Java Developer
59 (7.895 %)Integration Engineer
59 (7.895 %)Software Integration Engineer
68 (7.018 %)J2EE Software Engineer
68 (7.018 %)Java Software Engineer
77 (6.140 %)C++ Software Engineer
77 (6.140 %)C Software Engineer
86 (5.263 %)UNIX Support
86 (5.263 %)Ruby On Rails Developer
86 (5.263 %)J2EE Developer
94 (3.509 %)Support Analyst
94 (3.509 %)Support Engineer
94 (3.509 %)Java/J2EE Developer
94 (3.509 %)Linux Support
103 (2.632 %)Linux Engineer
103 (2.632 %)Software Support Engineer
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (29.82 %)Thin Client
134 (29.82 %)Fat Client
27 (6.140 %)Mathematics
34 (3.509 %)Client/Server
43 (2.632 %)MPEG
43 (2.632 %)Physics
52 (1.754 %)Computer Science
61 (0.877 %)Russian Language
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
192 (80.70 %)Linux
269 (60.53 %)UNIX
312 (10.53 %)Solaris
45 (4.386 %)Windows
53 (2.632 %)VxWorks
62 (1.754 %)Red Hat Linux
62 (1.754 %)Windows 2000
62 (1.754 %)Windows NT
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (30.70 %)Web Development
224 (21.05 %)Agile Software Development
320 (17.54 %)OO
412 (10.53 %)OOD
58 (7.018 %)Security Cleared
66 (5.263 %)Requirements Analysis
74 (3.509 %)OOP
83 (2.632 %)TDD
83 (2.632 %)Data Protection
83 (2.632 %)Direct Marketing
92 (1.754 %)SC Cleared
92 (1.754 %)Business Intelligence
92 (1.754 %)Data Modelling
101 (0.877 %)Configuration Management
101 (0.877 %)Software Engineering
101 (0.877 %)Release Management
101 (0.877 %)Web Testing
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1107 (93.86 %)Perl
274 (64.91 %)Java
362 (54.39 %)C
449 (42.98 %)C++
539 (34.21 %)Ruby
626 (22.81 %)SQL
73 (2.632 %)C#
82 (1.754 %)VC++
82 (1.754 %)Embedded C
82 (1.754 %)Embedded C++
82 (1.754 %)Shell Script
91 (0.877 %)JavaScript
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (7.895 %)Degree
21 (0.877 %)Sun Certification
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.632 %)QA
21 (0.877 %)ISO9001
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.754 %)NFS
12 (1.754 %)NDS
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (10.53 %)Red Hat
210 (8.772 %)Oracle
32 (1.754 %)Novell
32 (1.754 %)Teradata
32 (1.754 %)Netezza
32 (1.754 %)DATAllegro
32 (1.754 %)Greenplum
41 (0.877 %)Microsoft