The first table below looks at the demand for Python skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Python over the 3 months to 21 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 West Sussex region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python
Rank 98 73 86
Rank change year-on-year
-25 +13
Permanent jobs citing Python 16 30 19
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 1.058% 2.158% 1.340%
As % of the Programming Languages category 2.065% 5.076% 2.987%
Number of salaries quoted 9 30 19
Average salary £43,500 £35,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+24.28% -12.50%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-3.75% -
All Programming Languages
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
775 591 636
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 51.22% 42.52% 44.85%
Number of salaries quoted 671 496 572
Average salary £37,500 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.63% +1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £25,150 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Python
South East

Python
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region.

West Sussex Python Salary Trend

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 West Sussex region over the 3 months to 21 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
Crawley -5 8 £43,000 +86.95%
Gatwick - 7 £43,500 -
Shoreham-by-Sea - 1 £42,500 -
Python
South East

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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 21 (87.50%) Java
2 14 (58.33%) C
2 14 (58.33%) C++
2 14 (58.33%) OO
3 13 (54.17%) Electronics
3 13 (54.17%) C#
3 13 (54.17%) Military
3 13 (54.17%) Cryptography
3 13 (54.17%) Computer Security
3 13 (54.17%) SC Cleared
3 13 (54.17%) Security Cleared
3 13 (54.17%) Continuous Integration
3 13 (54.17%) Rational DOORS
4 12 (50.00%) Windows
5 10 (41.67%) Linux
5 10 (41.67%) Red Hat
5 10 (41.67%) Perl
5 10 (41.67%) MySQL
5 10 (41.67%) Apache
5 10 (41.67%) Tomcat
5 10 (41.67%) ISO 9000
5 10 (41.67%) Mathematics
5 10 (41.67%) Computer Science
5 10 (41.67%) Degree
6 9 (37.50%) Software Testing
6 9 (37.50%) Software Engineering
6 9 (37.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (37.50%) Waterfall
6 9 (37.50%) ISO 9001
6 9 (37.50%) UNIX

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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 Platforms
1 10 (41.67%) Apache
1 10 (41.67%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (4.167%) MS Excel
1 1 (4.167%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 8 (33.33%) TCP/IP
2 2 (8.333%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (41.67%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 13 (54.17%) Rational DOORS
General
1 13 (54.17%) Electronics
1 13 (54.17%) Military
Job Titles
1 14 (58.33%) Software Engineer
2 13 (54.17%) Senior Software Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) Linux Administrator
3 7 (29.17%) Linux Systems Administrator
3 7 (29.17%) Administrator
3 7 (29.17%) Systems Administrator
4 3 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (8.333%) Web Engineer
6 1 (4.167%) Senior Web Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Web Infrastructure Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Web Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (4.167%) Senior Systems Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Systems Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 1 (4.167%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 13 (54.17%) Cryptography
2 10 (41.67%) Mathematics
2 10 (41.67%) Computer Science
3 7 (29.17%) Replication
4 1 (4.167%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 12 (50.00%) Windows
2 10 (41.67%) Linux
3 9 (37.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 9 (37.50%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (58.33%) OO
2 13 (54.17%) Computer Security
2 13 (54.17%) Continuous Integration
3 9 (37.50%) Software Testing
3 9 (37.50%) Software Engineering
3 9 (37.50%) Waterfall
4 8 (33.33%) Business Continuity
4 8 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
5 4 (16.67%) Validation
5 4 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
5 4 (16.67%) TDD
6 3 (12.50%) Web Development
6 3 (12.50%) Website Architecture
6 3 (12.50%) UML
7 1 (4.167%) Refactoring
7 1 (4.167%) OOD
7 1 (4.167%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 21 (87.50%) Java
2 14 (58.33%) C
2 14 (58.33%) C++
3 13 (54.17%) C#
4 10 (41.67%) Perl
Qualifications
1 13 (54.17%) SC Cleared
1 13 (54.17%) Security Cleared
2 10 (41.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (41.67%) ISO 9000
2 9 (37.50%) ISO 9001
2 9 (37.50%) TickIT
Vendors
1 10 (41.67%) Red Hat
2 8 (33.33%) Oracle
3 7 (29.17%) Cisco
4 3 (12.50%) VMware
4 3 (12.50%) QNX
5 1 (4.167%) Microsoft