Python Job Trends in Cumbria

Python
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cumbria requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 29 27
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +2
Permanent jobs citing Python 11 22 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 2.92% 4.44% 4.25%
As % of the Programming Languages category 57.89% 44.00% 20.00%
Number of salaries quoted 11 20 4
10th Percentile £65,000 - £84,375
25th Percentile £76,500 £35,802 £92,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £70,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -33.33% -
75th Percentile - £78,750 £112,500
90th Percentile - £83,750 -
North West median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

All Programming Languages
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 19 50 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 5.04% 10.08% 21.24%
Number of salaries quoted 14 35 37
10th Percentile £57,625 £35,802 £37,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £38,401 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +54.55% +22.22% +28.57%
75th Percentile - £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile - £81,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Python job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Python
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in Cumbria

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in Cumbria over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in Cumbria

Python
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Carlisle -1 7 £85,000 +21.43% 1
Whitehaven - 2 £80,000 -
Barrow-in-Furness +10 1 £55,000 +53.62%
Cockermouth - 1 £68,000 -
Python
North West

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (63.64%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (63.64%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (63.64%) MongoDB
1 7 (63.64%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (63.64%) Git
General
1 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (9.09%) Electronics
1 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
1 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (18.18%) Consultant
1 2 (18.18%) Data Consultant
2 1 (9.09%) IT Engineer
2 1 (9.09%) IT Support
2 1 (9.09%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (9.09%) Physicist
2 1 (9.09%) Principal Consultant
2 1 (9.09%) Senior
2 1 (9.09%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) PyTorch
1 2 (18.18%) TensorFlow
2 1 (9.09%) Hugging Face
2 1 (9.09%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Algorithms
1 1 (9.09%) Driving Licence
1 1 (9.09%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 8 (72.73%) Linux
2 1 (9.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (9.09%) Solaris
2 1 (9.09%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Infrastructure as Code
2 2 (18.18%) AI
2 2 (18.18%) Data Science
2 2 (18.18%) Machine Learning
2 2 (18.18%) Model Validation
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
3 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
3 1 (9.09%) Data Analysis
3 1 (9.09%) Data Governance
3 1 (9.09%) Data Modelling
3 1 (9.09%) LLM
3 1 (9.09%) Mathematical Modelling
3 1 (9.09%) Mathematics
3 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
3 1 (9.09%) Physics
3 1 (9.09%) Predictive Modelling
3 1 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 7 (63.64%) C
1 7 (63.64%) Go
1 7 (63.64%) TypeScript
2 1 (9.09%) Bash
2 1 (9.09%) C++
2 1 (9.09%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) SC Cleared
1 4 (36.36%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) PhD
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (72.73%) Ansible
2 7 (63.64%) Kubernetes
2 7 (63.64%) Terraform
3 1 (9.09%) Podman
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Mirantis
1 1 (9.09%) Red Hat
1 1 (9.09%) VMware
1 1 (9.09%) YouTube