Python Job Trends in the North East
Python
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East citing Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 31 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | -11 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs citing Python | 242 | 53 | 115 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North East | 6.47% | 5.28% | 8.77% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 30.79% | 36.05% | 25.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 206 | 44 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £28,250 | £32,112 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £31,313 | £43,619 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £45,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -30.77% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £87,000 | £69,063 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £78,790 | £99,000 |
| England median annual salary | £72,500 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.33% | +3.45% |
All Programming Languages
North East
Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing coding skills in the North East.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 786 | 147 | 459 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East | 21.02% | 14.66% | 35.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 657 | 113 | 246 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £28,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £50,000 | £51,404 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -2.73% | -2.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £67,500 | £68,113 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £78,958 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
Python Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North East.
Python Salary Trend in the North East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Python.
Python Salary Histogram in the North East
Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in the North East over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Python Job Locations in the North East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the North East region over the 6 months to 26 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne and Wear | +1 | 203 | £67,500 | +68.75% | 40 |
| Durham | +11 | 30 | £75,996 | +2.97% | 3 |
| Northumberland | - | 7 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
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Python Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 | SQL | 44.6% | 108 |
| 2 | Java | 15.3% | 37 |
| 3 | C# | 14.0% | 34 |
| 4 | Bash | 13.2% | 32 |
| 5 | PowerShell | 9.1% | 22 |
| 6 | TypeScript | 8.3% | 20 |
| 7 | JavaScript | 6.2% | 15 |
| 8 | Bicep | 5.0% | 12 |
| 9 | Go | 4.1% | 10 |
| 10 | C++ | 3.7% | 9 |
| 11 | Scala | 2.5% | 6 |
| 12 | R | 1.2% | 3 |
| 12 | VB | 1.2% | 3 |
| 14 | Shell Script | 0.8% | 2 |
| 15 | MATLAB | 0.4% | 1 |
| 15 | Rust | 0.4% | 1 |