Python Job Trends in Leeds

Python
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 14 33
Rank change year-on-year +4 +19 -22
Permanent jobs citing Python 204 97 116
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 10.63% 12.66% 5.78%
As % of the Programming Languages category 38.56% 31.91% 19.14%
Number of salaries quoted 163 83 92
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -20.80%
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,443 £78,566
90th Percentile £87,000 £87,500 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -17.65%

All Programming Languages
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 529 304 606
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 27.55% 39.69% 30.18%
Number of salaries quoted 400 242 494
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,638 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,813 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £52,014
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +5.74% -9.54%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £69,938
90th Percentile £85,250 £93,778 £84,599
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +13.64% +4.76% -8.70%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Python job vacancy trend in Leeds

Python
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in Leeds over the 6 months to 29 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in Leeds

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (5.88%) Apache Spark
2 7 (3.43%) Apache
3 6 (2.94%) Jupyter
4 5 (2.45%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.49%) WordPress
Applications
1 32 (15.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.94%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (0.98%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 109 (53.43%) AWS
2 93 (45.59%) Azure
3 52 (25.49%) GitHub
4 45 (22.06%) Serverless
5 22 (10.78%) Power Platform
6 17 (8.33%) Azure AI
7 16 (7.84%) GCP
8 11 (5.39%) GitHub Actions
9 8 (3.92%) Amazon S3
9 8 (3.92%) AWS Lambda
10 7 (3.43%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (2.94%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (2.94%) dbt
12 5 (2.45%) Amazon ECS
12 5 (2.45%) OCI
13 4 (1.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 3 (1.47%) Amazon EKS
14 3 (1.47%) Azure App Service
14 3 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 23 (11.27%) Internet
2 5 (2.45%) Firewall
2 5 (2.45%) NGFW
2 5 (2.45%) VXLAN
2 5 (2.45%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (2.45%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (18.63%) Tableau
2 22 (10.78%) Power BI
3 16 (7.84%) Data Mining
4 9 (4.41%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (3.92%) Amazon Redshift
5 8 (3.92%) Data Lake
6 7 (3.43%) Metadata
7 5 (2.45%) SQL Server
8 4 (1.96%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.96%) MongoDB
8 4 (1.96%) MySQL
8 4 (1.96%) Spark SQL
9 3 (1.47%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.98%) Amazon QuickSight
10 2 (0.98%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.98%) Neo4j
10 2 (0.98%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.49%) DynamoDB
11 1 (0.49%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 25 (12.25%) Git
2 6 (2.94%) Jenkins
2 6 (2.94%) Visual Studio Code
3 4 (1.96%) GitLab
4 3 (1.47%) JMeter
4 3 (1.47%) LoadRunner
4 3 (1.47%) Selenium
4 3 (1.47%) SonarQube
General
1 61 (29.90%) Social Skills
2 39 (19.12%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (15.20%) Finance
4 23 (11.27%) Multimedia
5 21 (10.29%) Public Sector
6 15 (7.35%) Retail
7 9 (4.41%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.96%) Tech for Good
9 3 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.98%) Health Technology
10 2 (0.98%) Marketing
10 2 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.98%) Public Speaking
11 1 (0.49%) Banking
11 1 (0.49%) Digital Health
11 1 (0.49%) Games
11 1 (0.49%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 66 (32.35%) Developer
2 45 (22.06%) Trainee
3 37 (18.14%) Python Developer
3 37 (18.14%) Senior
4 33 (16.18%) Analyst
4 33 (16.18%) Data Analyst
5 27 (13.24%) Data Engineer
6 21 (10.29%) Architect
6 21 (10.29%) Software Developer
7 18 (8.82%) Junior
8 17 (8.33%) Senior Developer
9 16 (7.84%) Junior Analyst
9 16 (7.84%) Junior Data Analyst
9 16 (7.84%) Lead
9 16 (7.84%) Trainee Analyst
9 16 (7.84%) Trainee Data Analyst
10 15 (7.35%) Full-Stack Developer
11 12 (5.88%) Senior Python Developer
12 11 (5.39%) Full-Stack Python Developer
12 11 (5.39%) Trainee Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (21.08%) CSS
1 43 (21.08%) HTML
2 30 (14.71%) React
3 27 (13.24%) Flask
4 24 (11.76%) Vue
5 19 (9.31%) Django
6 18 (8.82%) FastAPI
7 13 (6.37%) PySpark
8 10 (4.90%) .NET
9 7 (3.43%) Pandas
10 6 (2.94%) Hugging Face
10 6 (2.94%) Matplotlib
10 6 (2.94%) NumPy
10 6 (2.94%) scikit-learn
10 6 (2.94%) Streamlit
11 5 (2.45%) Flutter
12 4 (1.96%) Kafka
12 4 (1.96%) Spring
13 3 (1.47%) Middleware
13 3 (1.47%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 19 (9.31%) Cloud Native
2 18 (8.82%) Enterprise Software
3 15 (7.35%) Data Structures
4 8 (3.92%) PKI
5 7 (3.43%) Algorithms
6 6 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (2.45%) Data Centre
7 5 (2.45%) Driving Licence
7 5 (2.45%) Educational Technology
8 4 (1.96%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.96%) NHS
9 3 (1.47%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (1.47%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.98%) Mobile App
10 2 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.98%) Social Media
11 1 (0.49%) Management Information System
11 1 (0.49%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.47%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (42.16%) Mentoring
2 60 (29.41%) AI
3 53 (25.98%) CI/CD
4 40 (19.61%) Agile
5 37 (18.14%) Analytics
6 36 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
7 35 (17.16%) Data Analysis
8 34 (16.67%) Infrastructure as Code
9 33 (16.18%) Software Engineering
10 32 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
11 28 (13.73%) Data Modelling
11 28 (13.73%) DevOps
12 27 (13.24%) Machine Learning
12 27 (13.24%) Migration
13 26 (12.75%) Test Automation
14 24 (11.76%) Computer Science
15 23 (11.27%) Business Intelligence
15 23 (11.27%) Cybersecurity
15 23 (11.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 22 (10.78%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 86 (42.16%) SQL
2 76 (37.25%) JavaScript
3 42 (20.59%) Java
4 31 (15.20%) C#
5 21 (10.29%) TypeScript
6 15 (7.35%) R
7 8 (3.92%) Go
8 5 (2.45%) Bash
8 5 (2.45%) Scala
9 4 (1.96%) T-SQL
10 3 (1.47%) C
10 3 (1.47%) C++
10 3 (1.47%) PL/SQL
10 3 (1.47%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.98%) Perl
11 2 (0.98%) Ruby
12 1 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 59 (28.92%) Azure Certification
2 47 (23.04%) AWS Certification
3 41 (20.10%) Microsoft Certification
4 29 (14.22%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 25 (12.25%) Degree
6 22 (10.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (8.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 18 (8.82%) TOGAF Certification
8 4 (1.96%) Security Cleared
9 3 (1.47%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.98%) CEH
10 2 (0.98%) CISA
10 2 (0.98%) CISSP
10 2 (0.98%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.43%) Data Quality
2 4 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (1.96%) QA
3 2 (0.98%) GDPR
3 2 (0.98%) SOC 2
4 1 (0.49%) Accessibility
System Software
1 30 (14.71%) Docker
Systems Management
1 38 (18.63%) Terraform
2 14 (6.86%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.45%) Ansible
4 3 (1.47%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.98%) Argo
5 2 (0.98%) Control-M
6 1 (0.49%) Grafana
6 1 (0.49%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 90 (44.12%) Microsoft
2 18 (8.82%) Databricks
3 6 (2.94%) Oracle
4 5 (2.45%) Arista
4 5 (2.45%) Aruba
4 5 (2.45%) NetScout
5 4 (1.96%) Palantir
6 3 (1.47%) Google
6 3 (1.47%) IBM
6 3 (1.47%) OpenAI