The first table below looks at the demand for Python skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales 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 Wales region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python
Rank 86 81 72
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -9
Permanent jobs citing Python 11 17 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 0.878% 1.443% 1.381%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.509% 2.644% 2.439%
Number of salaries quoted 9 16 14
Average salary £46,500 £36,250 £44,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+28.27% -18.53%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,000 £30,000 £36,000
10% offered a salary of more than £49,200 £47,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-3.75% -
All Programming Languages
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
729 643 574
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 58.18% 54.58% 56.61%
Number of salaries quoted 660 570 532
Average salary £32,500 £32,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.56% -8.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Python
UK

Python
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 Wales region.

Wales Python Salary Trend

Python
Salary Histogram

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

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 Wales region over the 3 months to 22 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
South Wales -3 10 £46,500 +16.25%
North Wales -7 1 £30,000 -
Python
UK

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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 12 (66.67%) Linux
2 11 (61.11%) Perl
3 10 (55.56%) SQL
3 10 (55.56%) Windows
4 9 (50.00%) JavaScript
5 8 (44.44%) UNIX
6 7 (38.89%) Apache
7 6 (33.33%) HTTP
7 6 (33.33%) Microsoft
7 6 (33.33%) Red Hat
7 6 (33.33%) DTV
7 6 (33.33%) PL/SQL
7 6 (33.33%) Oracle
7 6 (33.33%) SQL Server
7 6 (33.33%) Degree
7 6 (33.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (33.33%) Digital Media
8 5 (27.78%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (27.78%) Clustering
8 5 (27.78%) Firewall
8 5 (27.78%) Sybase
8 5 (27.78%) Java
8 5 (27.78%) C
8 5 (27.78%) C++
8 5 (27.78%) Compaq
8 5 (27.78%) SAN
8 5 (27.78%) TCP/IP
8 5 (27.78%) IBM
8 5 (27.78%) AIX
9 4 (22.22%) Tru64

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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 4 (22.22%) HTML
2 3 (16.67%) CSS
3 2 (11.11%) Django
3 2 (11.11%) .NET
3 2 (11.11%) Ajax
3 2 (11.11%) Java EE
4 1 (5.556%) Spring
4 1 (5.556%) Hibernate
4 1 (5.556%) J2EE
4 1 (5.556%) XML
4 1 (5.556%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 7 (38.89%) Apache
Communications & Networking
1 6 (33.33%) HTTP
2 5 (27.78%) Firewall
2 5 (27.78%) SAN
2 5 (27.78%) TCP/IP
3 1 (5.556%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (33.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (5.556%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Subversion
2 1 (5.556%) Ant
2 1 (5.556%) Git (software)
General
1 3 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (5.556%) Banking
2 1 (5.556%) Multimedia
2 1 (5.556%) Games
Job Titles
1 5 (27.78%) Developer
2 4 (22.22%) Senior Consultant
2 4 (22.22%) Consultant
3 2 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (11.11%) Development Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Software Developer
3 2 (11.11%) Programmer
3 2 (11.11%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 2 (11.11%) Java Developer
3 2 (11.11%) Software Development Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Software Manager
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Java Developer
4 1 (5.556%) Design Engineer
4 1 (5.556%) Support Engineer
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Developer
4 1 (5.556%) UI Developer
4 1 (5.556%) Head of Development
4 1 (5.556%) UI Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (33.33%) DTV
1 6 (33.33%) Digital Media
2 5 (27.78%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (27.78%) Clustering
3 3 (16.67%) Computer Science
4 2 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (11.11%) Web 2.0
5 1 (5.556%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 12 (66.67%) Linux
2 10 (55.56%) Windows
3 8 (44.44%) UNIX
4 6 (33.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (27.78%) AIX
6 4 (22.22%) Tru64
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (11.11%) Service Delivery
1 2 (11.11%) Workflow
1 2 (11.11%) Software Engineering
2 1 (5.556%) Web Development
2 1 (5.556%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (5.556%) Project Management
2 1 (5.556%) Performance Management
2 1 (5.556%) Cash Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (61.11%) Perl
2 10 (55.56%) SQL
3 9 (50.00%) JavaScript
4 6 (33.33%) PL/SQL
5 5 (27.78%) Java
5 5 (27.78%) C
5 5 (27.78%) C++
6 4 (22.22%) Ruby
7 2 (11.11%) Fortran
8 1 (5.556%) C#
8 1 (5.556%) Shell Script
8 1 (5.556%) Tcl
8 1 (5.556%) Embedded C
8 1 (5.556%) Lua
8 1 (5.556%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 6 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 6 (33.33%) Red Hat
1 6 (33.33%) Oracle
2 5 (27.78%) Sybase
2 5 (27.78%) Compaq
2 5 (27.78%) IBM
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