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This section looks at the demand for Python skills within the Southampton 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPython
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5279
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads82
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.469 %0.499 %
Salaries quoted82
Average minimum salary£27,125£18,000
Average salary£31,563£21,500
% change on same period last year+46.80 %
Average maximum salary£36,000£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,712£36,285
% change on same period last year+1.17 %
Southampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Southampton
Matching permanent IT job ads324401
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.174 %0.167 %
Salaries quoted261369
Average minimum salary£32,094£30,352
Average salary£35,155£33,615
% change on same period last year+4.58 %
Average maximum salary£38,215£36,878
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
Python HampshirePython
Hampshire

Python
Demand Trend

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

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton Python Salary Trend

Python
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Python across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Southampton Python Salary Histogram

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

112 (100.00 %)C
211 (91.67 %)C++
211 (91.67 %)Perl
211 (91.67 %)Linux
36 (50.00 %)Health
36 (50.00 %)Pensions
45 (41.67 %)Device Driver
45 (41.67 %)SUSE
45 (41.67 %)Debian
45 (41.67 %)SSH
45 (41.67 %)Eclipse
54 (33.33 %)Wireless
63 (25.00 %)Telecoms
63 (25.00 %)MPEG
63 (25.00 %)Java
63 (25.00 %)DVB
63 (25.00 %)Assembly Language
63 (25.00 %)Internet
72 (16.67 %)Embedded C
72 (16.67 %)UNIX
72 (16.67 %)Multithreading
72 (16.67 %)Embedded Linux
81 (8.333 %)IP Telephony
81 (8.333 %)Ruby
81 (8.333 %)Windows
81 (8.333 %)HTTP
81 (8.333 %)DNS
81 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
81 (8.333 %)Apache
81 (8.333 %)LDAP

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

Southampton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)Apache
Southampton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (41.67 %)SSH
24 (33.33 %)Wireless
33 (25.00 %)Internet
33 (25.00 %)DVB
41 (8.333 %)LDAP
41 (8.333 %)HTTP
41 (8.333 %)DNS
41 (8.333 %)IP Telephony
Southampton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (41.67 %)Eclipse
Southampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (50.00 %)Health
16 (50.00 %)Pensions
23 (25.00 %)Telecoms
Southampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (50.00 %)Developer
25 (41.67 %)Software Engineer
34 (33.33 %)Embedded Software Engineer
34 (33.33 %)Linux Engineer
42 (16.67 %)C Software Engineer
42 (16.67 %)Embedded C Engineer
42 (16.67 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
51 (8.333 %)Python Developer
51 (8.333 %)Systems Architect
51 (8.333 %)Architect
51 (8.333 %)C++ Developer
51 (8.333 %)C Developer
Southampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (41.67 %)Device Driver
23 (25.00 %)MPEG
32 (16.67 %)Multithreading
Southampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (91.67 %)Linux
25 (41.67 %)SUSE
25 (41.67 %)Debian
32 (16.67 %)Embedded Linux
32 (16.67 %)UNIX
41 (8.333 %)Windows
Southampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
Southampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)C
211 (91.67 %)C++
211 (91.67 %)Perl
33 (25.00 %)Java
33 (25.00 %)Assembly Language
42 (16.67 %)Embedded C
51 (8.333 %)Ruby