The first table below looks at the demand for Python skills in IT jobs advertised for the Slough region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Python over the 3 months to 22 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 Slough region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python
Rank 45 47 42
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -5
Permanent jobs citing Python 21 22 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Slough 3.125% 3.245% 2.846%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.292% 8.627% 6.087%
Number of salaries quoted 20 9 3
Average salary £55,000 £42,500 £65,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+29.41% -34.61%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-3.75% -
All Programming Languages
Slough
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
226 255 230
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Slough 33.63% 37.61% 46.75%
Number of salaries quoted 205 187 191
Average salary £50,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Python
Berkshire

Python
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough Python Salary Trend

Python
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Python across the Slough region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Slough Python Salary Histogram

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Slough 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 33 (100.00%) PHP
2 24 (72.73%) Perl
2 24 (72.73%) Linux
3 23 (69.70%) MySQL
4 21 (63.64%) Ruby
5 20 (60.61%) C++
5 20 (60.61%) Java
5 20 (60.61%) E-Commerce
6 19 (57.58%) JavaScript
7 13 (39.39%) Microsoft
8 11 (33.33%) OOD
8 11 (33.33%) Apache
8 11 (33.33%) Agile Software Development
8 11 (33.33%) MVC
8 11 (33.33%) Scrum
8 11 (33.33%) Zend
8 11 (33.33%) PHP5
8 11 (33.33%) Data Protection
8 11 (33.33%) Change Control
9 10 (30.30%) Vulnerability Management
9 10 (30.30%) LogLogic
9 10 (30.30%) SIEM
9 10 (30.30%) PCI DSS
9 10 (30.30%) Zend Framework
9 10 (30.30%) Risk Analysis
9 10 (30.30%) Ajax
9 10 (30.30%) Incident Management
9 10 (30.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 10 (30.30%) Information Security
9 10 (30.30%) Finance

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Slough 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 10 (30.30%) Zend Framework
1 10 (30.30%) Ajax
2 9 (27.27%) CSS
2 9 (27.27%) HTML
2 9 (27.27%) Spring
2 9 (27.27%) Spring MVC
Application Platforms
1 11 (33.33%) Apache
2 3 (9.091%) Drupal
2 3 (9.091%) Alfresco
2 3 (9.091%) CMS
2 3 (9.091%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (9.091%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 10 (30.30%) Firewall
1 10 (30.30%) Internet
2 3 (9.091%) Network Security
2 3 (9.091%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (69.70%) MySQL
2 3 (9.091%) SQL Server
2 3 (9.091%) SQL Server 2005
2 3 (9.091%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 10 (30.30%) Finance
1 10 (30.30%) Banking
Job Titles
1 19 (57.58%) Developer
2 17 (51.52%) Java Developer
3 6 (18.18%) Technical Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) Security Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) Technical Security Analyst
3 6 (18.18%) Analyst
4 3 (9.091%) Support Engineer
4 3 (9.091%) Software Developer
4 3 (9.091%) Linux Engineer
4 3 (9.091%) Linux Support
4 3 (9.091%) Linux Support Engineer
5 2 (6.061%) C++/Java Developer
6 1 (3.030%) Security Consultant
6 1 (3.030%) IT Consultant
6 1 (3.030%) Consultant
6 1 (3.030%) Senior Developer
6 1 (3.030%) Java Software Developer
6 1 (3.030%) IT Security Consultant
6 1 (3.030%) Senior Java Developer
6 1 (3.030%) C++ Developer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (30.30%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 24 (72.73%) Linux
2 10 (30.30%) UNIX
2 10 (30.30%) Windows
3 3 (9.091%) Ubuntu
3 3 (9.091%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (60.61%) E-Commerce
2 11 (33.33%) OOD
2 11 (33.33%) Agile Software Development
2 11 (33.33%) MVC
2 11 (33.33%) Scrum
2 11 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 11 (33.33%) Change Control
3 10 (30.30%) Vulnerability Management
3 10 (30.30%) SIEM
3 10 (30.30%) Risk Analysis
3 10 (30.30%) Incident Management
3 10 (30.30%) Information Security
3 10 (30.30%) Data Security
3 10 (30.30%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 10 (30.30%) Penetration Testing
3 10 (30.30%) OOP
4 2 (6.061%) OO
Programming Languages
1 33 (100.00%) PHP
2 24 (72.73%) Perl
3 21 (63.64%) Ruby
4 20 (60.61%) C++
4 20 (60.61%) Java
5 19 (57.58%) JavaScript
6 11 (33.33%) PHP5
7 4 (12.12%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (30.30%) PCI DSS
1 10 (30.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (30.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (30.30%) Active Directory
2 3 (9.091%) NFS
2 3 (9.091%) VMware ESX
2 3 (9.091%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (9.091%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 10 (30.30%) Nessus
2 3 (9.091%) Plesk
Vendors
1 13 (39.39%) Microsoft
2 11 (33.33%) Zend
3 10 (30.30%) LogLogic
3 10 (30.30%) McAfee
4 3 (9.091%) NetApp
4 3 (9.091%) Red Hat
4 3 (9.091%) VMware