Python Job Trends in Brighton

Python
East Sussex > Brighton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Brighton requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	27	21	28
Rank change year-on-year	-6	+7	-13
Permanent jobs citing Python	16	12	27
As % of all permanent jobs in Brighton	4.64%	6.52%	6.60%
As % of the Programming Languages category	17.02%	17.14%	11.74%
Number of salaries quoted	9	11	10
10^th Percentile	£40,606	-	£46,032
25^th Percentile	£42,500	-	£71,563
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,000	£30,000	£92,500
Median % change year-on-year	+50.00%	-67.57%	+32.14%
75^th Percentile	£47,500	£45,743	£93,750
90^th Percentile	£70,500	£61,750	£97,500
East Sussex median annual salary	£45,000	£43,912	£92,500
% change year-on-year	+2.48%	-52.53%	+32.14%

All Programming Languages
Brighton

Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Brighton.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills	94	70	230
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Brighton	27.25%	38.04%	56.23%
Number of salaries quoted	79	69	174
10^th Percentile	£44,500	£37,000	£28,425
25^th Percentile	£45,000	£38,750	£44,063
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£59,000	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+1.69%	+7.27%	-8.33%
75^th Percentile	£66,250	£77,500	£65,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£118,750	£85,000
East Sussex median annual salary	£50,000	£55,000	£52,500
% change year-on-year	-9.09%	+4.76%	-11.02%

Python Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Brighton.

Python Salary Trend in Brighton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Brighton citing Python.

Python Salary Histogram in Brighton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in Brighton over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

Python Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, job vacancies citing Python also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Brighton region with a requirement for Python.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	AI	62.5%	10
2	JavaScript	43.8%	7
3	AWS	37.5%	6
4	E-Commerce	31.3%	5
4	Front End Development	31.3%	5
4	MongoDB	31.3%	5
4	Performance Optimisation	31.3%	5
8	Business Intelligence	25.0%	4
9	Azure	18.8%	3
9	DBS Check	18.8%	3
9	DevOps	18.8%	3
9	EDI	18.8%	3
9	Machine Learning	18.8%	3
9	Problem-Solving	18.8%	3
9	Software Engineering	18.8%	3
9	Web Development	18.8%	3
17	Analytics	12.5%	2
17	ArcGIS	12.5%	2
17	Azure AI	12.5%	2
17	Azure Certification	12.5%	2
17	Business Analytics	12.5%	2
17	C#	12.5%	2
17	Clean Code	12.5%	2
17	Collaborative Working	12.5%	2
17	Computer Science	12.5%	2
17	Computer Science Degree	12.5%	2
17	Data Management	12.5%	2
17	Decision-Making	12.5%	2
17	Degree	12.5%	2
17	ESRI	12.5%	2

Python Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	JavaScript	43.8%	7
2	C#	12.5%	2
2	Java	12.5%	2
2	SQL	12.5%	2
5	Bash	6.3%	1
5	C++	6.3%	1
5	R	6.3%	1
5	Rust	6.3%	1