The first table below looks at the demand for Python skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Python over the 3 months to 20 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 South Wales region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python
Rank 78 74 74
Rank change year-on-year
-4 0
Permanent jobs citing Python 10 13 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 0.959% 1.339% 1.129%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.678% 2.534% 2.037%
Number of salaries quoted 8 12 10
Average salary £46,500 £40,000 £44,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.25% -10.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £36,000 £30,250 £35,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,550 £47,250 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-3.75% -
All Programming Languages
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
596 513 491
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 57.14% 52.83% 55.42%
Number of salaries quoted 549 445 458
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £44,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Python
Wales

Python
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales Python Salary Trend

Python
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Python across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South Wales Python Salary Histogram

Python
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Gwent - 5 £46,500 -
Newport -5 2 £37,500 +15.38%
Cardiff -28 1 £60,000 +50.00%
Monmouthshire - 1 £32,500 -
Torfaen - 1 £38,000 -
Python
Wales

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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 (69.23%) Perl
1 9 (69.23%) Linux
2 8 (61.54%) Windows
2 8 (61.54%) JavaScript
3 7 (53.85%) SQL
3 7 (53.85%) UNIX
4 6 (46.15%) Apache
4 6 (46.15%) DTV
4 6 (46.15%) Digital Media
5 5 (38.46%) Clustering
5 5 (38.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (38.46%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (38.46%) Firewall
5 5 (38.46%) Compaq
5 5 (38.46%) SAN
5 5 (38.46%) Red Hat
5 5 (38.46%) AIX
5 5 (38.46%) HTTP
5 5 (38.46%) TCP/IP
5 5 (38.46%) IBM
5 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
5 5 (38.46%) Oracle
5 5 (38.46%) SQL Server
5 5 (38.46%) Sybase
5 5 (38.46%) PL/SQL
6 4 (30.77%) Java
6 4 (30.77%) C
6 4 (30.77%) C++
6 4 (30.77%) Tru64
6 4 (30.77%) Ruby

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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 (23.08%) HTML
1 3 (23.08%) CSS
2 2 (15.38%) Ajax
2 2 (15.38%) Java EE
3 1 (7.692%) Hibernate
3 1 (7.692%) Spring
3 1 (7.692%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 6 (46.15%) Apache
Communications & Networking
1 5 (38.46%) HTTP
1 5 (38.46%) TCP/IP
1 5 (38.46%) SAN
1 5 (38.46%) Firewall
2 1 (7.692%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (38.46%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (7.692%) Ant
1 1 (7.692%) Subversion
General
1 1 (7.692%) Games
1 1 (7.692%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Senior Consultant
1 4 (30.77%) Consultant
2 3 (23.08%) Developer
3 2 (15.38%) Software Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Java Developer
3 2 (15.38%) Software Development Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Development Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Programmer
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Support Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Design Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Java Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) UI Developer
4 1 (7.692%) UI Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) DTV
1 6 (46.15%) Digital Media
2 5 (38.46%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (38.46%) Clustering
3 2 (15.38%) Web 2.0
3 2 (15.38%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (7.692%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 9 (69.23%) Linux
2 8 (61.54%) Windows
3 7 (53.85%) UNIX
4 5 (38.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (38.46%) AIX
5 4 (30.77%) Tru64
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (15.38%) Software Engineering
2 1 (7.692%) Service Delivery
2 1 (7.692%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 9 (69.23%) Perl
2 8 (61.54%) JavaScript
3 7 (53.85%) SQL
4 5 (38.46%) PL/SQL
5 4 (30.77%) Ruby
5 4 (30.77%) C
5 4 (30.77%) C++
5 4 (30.77%) Java
6 1 (7.692%) C#
6 1 (7.692%) Fortran
6 1 (7.692%) Embedded C
6 1 (7.692%) Tcl
6 1 (7.692%) Shell Script
6 1 (7.692%) Lua
6 1 (7.692%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Oracle
1 5 (38.46%) Sybase
1 5 (38.46%) IBM
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
1 5 (38.46%) Compaq
1 5 (38.46%) Red Hat
Newport, Gwent
Currently they are seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer with years of software engineering and product development experience... The ideal Senior Java Developer will have experience of the...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Monmouthshire
Using your systems engineering and software development skills, you will make a significant contribution to the software's quality and fitness for purpose by *Constructing reference system implementations...
Apollo Solutions
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013