Python Jobs in Merton

Python
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merton requiring Python skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Python over the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 26 2
Rank change year-on-year +12 -24 +10
Permanent jobs citing Python 8 4 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 11.11% 3.13% 57.66%
As % of the Programming Languages category 21.05% 22.22% 77.45%
Number of salaries quoted 7 4 3
10th Percentile - £58,275 £57,000
25th Percentile - £61,313 £65,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £70,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.57% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £62,500 £75,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +42.86% -12.50%

All Programming Languages
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 38 18 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 52.78% 14.06% 74.45%
Number of salaries quoted 36 14 25
10th Percentile £50,750 £56,250 £41,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £63,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £80,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% +45.45% -26.67%
75th Percentile £108,438 £96,875 £80,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £104,500 £91,250
South London median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +12.50% +14.29%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.

Job vacancy trend for Python in Merton

Python
Salary Trend in Merton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python in Merton.

Salary trend for Python in Merton

Python
Salary Histogram in Merton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in Merton over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Python in Merton

Python
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Merton region over the 6 months to 6 May 2025. 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
New Malden +17 7 £46,500 -33.57%
Morden - 1 - -
Python
South London

Python
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (25.00%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (12.50%) Amazon EKS
3 1 (12.50%) AWS
3 1 (12.50%) AWS CloudFormation
3 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
3 1 (12.50%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Elasticsearch
General
1 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Azure Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) .NET
1 1 (12.50%) Node.js
1 1 (12.50%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) BYOD
1 1 (12.50%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Android
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Agile
1 7 (87.50%) Mathematics
1 7 (87.50%) Software Engineering
2 6 (75.00%) Computer Science
3 4 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
3 4 (50.00%) DevSecOps
3 4 (50.00%) Software Testing
3 4 (50.00%) Test Automation
4 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
5 2 (25.00%) Coaching
5 2 (25.00%) DevOps
5 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 2 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (12.50%) Containerisation
6 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 1 (12.50%) Line Management
6 1 (12.50%) Secure Coding
6 1 (12.50%) Task Automation
6 1 (12.50%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) Java
1 7 (87.50%) Rust
2 2 (25.00%) C
3 1 (12.50%) Bash
3 1 (12.50%) C++
3 1 (12.50%) Go
3 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
3 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Ansible
1 1 (12.50%) Kubernetes
1 1 (12.50%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft