Python Jobs in the South West

Python
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Python skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Python over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 9 12
Rank change year-on-year -5 +3 +5
Permanent jobs citing Python 879 1,092 1,208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 9.68% 15.35% 15.25%
As % of the Programming Languages category 28.85% 40.58% 29.47%
Number of salaries quoted 589 572 670
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% +7.69%

All Programming Languages
South West

Python is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,047 2,691 4,099
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 33.54% 37.82% 51.75%
Number of salaries quoted 2,439 1,757 2,813
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Python in the South West

Python
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python in the South West.

Salary trend for Python in the South West

Python
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in the South West over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Python in the South West

Python
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the South West region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gloucestershire -4 334 £55,000 -15.38% 52
Bristol -10 316 £65,000 +4.00% 98
Wiltshire -1 72 £50,000 +9.29% 18
Dorset +20 59 £47,500 -9.52% 16
Devon 0 59 £45,000 +23.27% 24
Somerset -23 25 £51,000 -7.35% 14
Cornwall -9 6 - - 1
Python
England

Python
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 57 (6.48%) Apache
2 46 (5.23%) Apache Spark
3 29 (3.30%) ArcGIS
3 29 (3.30%) GeoServer
4 22 (2.50%) Jupyter
5 20 (2.28%) nginx
6 14 (1.59%) SAS
7 6 (0.68%) Confluence
8 5 (0.57%) SharePoint
9 4 (0.46%) Oracle Workflow
10 3 (0.34%) CloudStack
11 2 (0.23%) JBoss
12 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
12 1 (0.11%) CMS
12 1 (0.11%) Luigi
12 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Exchange
12 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 26 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (2.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (1.71%) Simulink
4 11 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.80%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.68%) Trello
7 4 (0.46%) Stateflow
8 2 (0.23%) GNU Octave
8 2 (0.23%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 4 (0.46%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.23%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.11%) iTrent
3 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 318 (36.18%) AWS
2 208 (23.66%) Azure
3 102 (11.60%) OpenShift
4 63 (7.17%) GCP
5 48 (5.46%) SaaS
6 35 (3.98%) Power Platform
7 34 (3.87%) Amazon S3
8 32 (3.64%) Serverless
9 29 (3.30%) PaaS
10 24 (2.73%) IaaS
11 23 (2.62%) AWS Lambda
12 21 (2.39%) GitHub
13 18 (2.05%) MinIO
14 17 (1.93%) AWS CloudFormation
15 15 (1.71%) Azure DevOps
16 14 (1.59%) Amazon EKS
17 13 (1.48%) Microsoft 365
18 10 (1.14%) Amazon EC2
19 8 (0.91%) Amazon EMR
19 8 (0.91%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 54 (6.14%) TCP/IP
2 48 (5.46%) DNS
3 44 (5.01%) HTTP
4 41 (4.66%) DHCP
5 34 (3.87%) Firewall
6 21 (2.39%) VSAN
7 19 (2.16%) AMQP
7 19 (2.16%) Internet
8 15 (1.71%) VPN
9 13 (1.48%) Wireless
10 12 (1.37%) Network Security
11 9 (1.02%) WAN
12 8 (0.91%) Cisco ASA
13 7 (0.80%) 5G
13 7 (0.80%) SD-WAN
13 7 (0.80%) SMTP
14 6 (0.68%) IPv4
15 5 (0.57%) OSPF
15 5 (0.57%) SNMP
15 5 (0.57%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (7.74%) Big Data
2 59 (6.71%) PostgreSQL
3 45 (5.12%) Hadoop
4 40 (4.55%) Tableau
5 37 (4.21%) Data Warehouse
6 34 (3.87%) Power BI
7 32 (3.64%) SQL Server
8 31 (3.53%) GIS
8 31 (3.53%) Relational Database
9 27 (3.07%) QGIS
10 21 (2.39%) Elasticsearch
11 18 (2.05%) Data Lake
11 18 (2.05%) Presto
12 17 (1.93%) MongoDB
13 16 (1.82%) NoSQL
14 15 (1.71%) BigQuery
15 13 (1.48%) Cloudera CDH
16 12 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
16 12 (1.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 11 (1.25%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 89 (10.13%) Git
2 63 (7.17%) Jenkins
3 25 (2.84%) LabVIEW
4 24 (2.73%) JIRA
5 23 (2.62%) Visual Studio
6 19 (2.16%) Subversion
7 18 (2.05%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 14 (1.59%) Selenium
9 11 (1.25%) Cypress.io
9 11 (1.25%) Oracle Forms
10 10 (1.14%) Cucumber
11 9 (1.02%) GitLab
12 8 (0.91%) Eclipse
13 5 (0.57%) NetBeans
14 4 (0.46%) Bitbucket
14 4 (0.46%) Burp Suite
14 4 (0.46%) Maven
14 4 (0.46%) Metasploit
14 4 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 4 (0.46%) Toad
General
1 131 (14.90%) Social Skills
2 112 (12.74%) Analytical Skills
3 101 (11.49%) Finance
4 86 (9.78%) Aerospace
5 47 (5.35%) Marketing
6 44 (5.01%) Banking
6 44 (5.01%) Public Sector
6 44 (5.01%) Telecoms
7 42 (4.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 33 (3.75%) Presentation Skills
9 28 (3.19%) Law
10 27 (3.07%) Retail
11 20 (2.28%) Manufacturing
12 17 (1.93%) Legal
12 17 (1.93%) Military
13 12 (1.37%) Games
14 10 (1.14%) Electronics
15 9 (1.02%) Advertising
15 9 (1.02%) Investment Banking
16 8 (0.91%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 240 (27.30%) Software Engineer
2 195 (22.18%) Senior
3 97 (11.04%) Developer
4 76 (8.65%) Senior Software Engineer
5 64 (7.28%) Data Engineer
6 62 (7.05%) DevOps Engineer
7 59 (6.71%) Embedded Engineer
7 59 (6.71%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 56 (6.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 44 (5.01%) Analyst
10 41 (4.66%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
11 40 (4.55%) Data Scientist
12 38 (4.32%) Lead
12 38 (4.32%) Python Engineer
12 38 (4.32%) Software Developer
13 37 (4.21%) Architect
14 34 (3.87%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 32 (3.64%) Consultant
15 32 (3.64%) Systems Engineer
16 29 (3.30%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (13.65%) React
2 54 (6.14%) AngularJS
3 49 (5.57%) .NET
4 47 (5.35%) Spring
5 43 (4.89%) Node.js
6 40 (4.55%) RabbitMQ
7 39 (4.44%) CSS
8 32 (3.64%) .NET Core
9 29 (3.30%) PostGIS
10 27 (3.07%) Leaflet
10 27 (3.07%) OpenLayers
10 27 (3.07%) REST
10 27 (3.07%) Vue
11 26 (2.96%) Apache NiFi
11 26 (2.96%) Pandas
11 26 (2.96%) Spring Boot
12 25 (2.84%) Django
12 25 (2.84%) HTML
12 25 (2.84%) TensorFlow
13 22 (2.50%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (6.26%) Algorithms
2 46 (5.23%) Cloud Native
2 46 (5.23%) Public Cloud
3 32 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (2.84%) Linux Command Line
5 24 (2.73%) Hybrid Cloud
6 22 (2.50%) GNSS
7 21 (2.39%) Product Ownership
8 19 (2.16%) Management Information System
9 18 (2.05%) Enterprise Cloud
9 18 (2.05%) Onboarding
10 17 (1.93%) Data Centre
11 16 (1.82%) Data Structures
12 13 (1.48%) Mobile App
12 13 (1.48%) Verilog
13 12 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
14 11 (1.25%) Operational Technology
15 10 (1.14%) Fibre Optics
15 10 (1.14%) Greenfield Project
16 9 (1.02%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 356 (40.50%) Linux
2 143 (16.27%) Windows
3 95 (10.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 51 (5.80%) Embedded Linux
5 40 (4.55%) Unix
6 33 (3.75%) CentOS
7 27 (3.07%) Ubuntu
8 26 (2.96%) Debian
9 21 (2.39%) Windows Server
10 19 (2.16%) CoreOS
11 18 (2.05%) Android
12 7 (0.80%) Apple iOS
13 4 (0.46%) Data ONTAP
13 4 (0.46%) Kali Linux
14 3 (0.34%) SUSE
14 3 (0.34%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
14 3 (0.34%) VMS
15 2 (0.23%) AIX
15 2 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
15 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 306 (34.81%) Software Engineering
2 248 (28.21%) Agile
3 243 (27.65%) DevOps
4 189 (21.50%) Problem-Solving
5 142 (16.15%) Actionable Insight
6 129 (14.68%) Cybersecurity
7 102 (11.60%) Containerisation
8 93 (10.58%) Infrastructure as Code
9 91 (10.35%) CI/CD
9 91 (10.35%) Machine Learning
10 85 (9.67%) Configuration Management
11 84 (9.56%) Analytics
12 83 (9.44%) Business Intelligence
12 83 (9.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 75 (8.53%) Collaborative Working
13 75 (8.53%) Data Science
14 72 (8.19%) Test Automation
15 71 (8.08%) Artificial Intelligence
16 66 (7.51%) Project Management
16 66 (7.51%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 274 (31.17%) Java
2 253 (28.78%) Bash
3 175 (19.91%) JavaScript
4 166 (18.89%) SQL
5 139 (15.81%) C
6 103 (11.72%) C#
7 92 (10.47%) PowerShell
8 82 (9.33%) C++
9 60 (6.83%) Rust
10 58 (6.60%) Embedded C
11 55 (6.26%) MATLAB
12 36 (4.10%) Go
12 36 (4.10%) TypeScript
13 34 (3.87%) Shell Script
14 28 (3.19%) R
15 25 (2.84%) Perl
16 24 (2.73%) Scala
17 22 (2.50%) PHP
18 17 (1.93%) Ruby
19 14 (1.59%) VBA
Qualifications
1 422 (48.01%) Security Cleared
2 205 (23.32%) DV Cleared
3 151 (17.18%) Degree
4 116 (13.20%) SC Cleared
5 26 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (2.96%) Master's Degree
6 19 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
7 15 (1.71%) AWS Certification
8 14 (1.59%) HND
9 13 (1.48%) HNC
10 12 (1.37%) PhD
11 11 (1.25%) ISTQB
12 10 (1.14%) CCNP
12 10 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (0.80%) CCNA
14 6 (0.68%) IIBA
15 5 (0.57%) PCI QSA
16 4 (0.46%) CHECK Team Member
16 4 (0.46%) CREST Certified
16 4 (0.46%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.87%) QA
2 17 (1.93%) PMO
3 16 (1.82%) Data Quality
4 12 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (0.91%) ISO 9001
5 8 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.68%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.57%) GRC
7 5 (0.57%) TickIT
8 3 (0.34%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.23%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.23%) DO-178B
9 2 (0.23%) IEC 61508
10 1 (0.11%) MISRA
10 1 (0.11%) NIST
10 1 (0.11%) SEPA
System Software
1 153 (17.41%) Docker
2 73 (8.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 42 (4.78%) Hyper-V
4 24 (2.73%) Active Directory
5 18 (2.05%) vSphere
6 16 (1.82%) Firmware
7 12 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
8 9 (1.02%) Embedded Firmware
8 9 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.46%) KVM
10 3 (0.34%) Ceph
10 3 (0.34%) Gluster
10 3 (0.34%) oVirt
10 3 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.11%) NFS
11 1 (0.11%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 186 (21.16%) Ansible
2 181 (20.59%) Kubernetes
3 125 (14.22%) Puppet
4 103 (11.72%) Terraform
5 31 (3.53%) Prometheus
6 26 (2.96%) vCenter Server
7 24 (2.73%) Grafana
8 18 (2.05%) HAProxy
9 15 (1.71%) Progress Chef
10 8 (0.91%) Kibana
11 5 (0.57%) Cisco Prime
11 5 (0.57%) Docker Swarm
11 5 (0.57%) Opsview
12 4 (0.46%) Nmap
12 4 (0.46%) Podman
12 4 (0.46%) vRealize
13 3 (0.34%) Graylog
13 3 (0.34%) Nagios
13 3 (0.34%) Observium
13 3 (0.34%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 98 (11.15%) Red Hat
2 93 (10.58%) VMware
3 75 (8.53%) Microsoft
4 44 (5.01%) Oracle
5 41 (4.66%) Google
6 37 (4.21%) Cisco
7 28 (3.19%) ESRI
8 17 (1.93%) Alteryx
8 17 (1.93%) SaltStack
9 13 (1.48%) Databricks
10 11 (1.25%) SAP
11 9 (1.02%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.91%) Teradata
13 7 (0.80%) IBM
13 7 (0.80%) Pega
13 7 (0.80%) UiPath
14 6 (0.68%) Dataiku
14 6 (0.68%) PagerDuty
15 5 (0.57%) Palo Alto
16 4 (0.46%) NVIDIA