Python Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Python
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 32 45
Rank change year-on-year +22 +13 -6
Permanent jobs citing Python 45 15 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 9.09% 3.84% 2.80%
As % of the Programming Languages category 42.86% 16.67% 8.47%
Number of salaries quoted 33 4 11
10th Percentile - £47,700 £43,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,750 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +16.00% -25.93%
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,250 £72,500 -
East Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -13.04%

All Programming Languages
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 105 90 189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 21.21% 23.02% 33.04%
Number of salaries quoted 79 52 170
10th Percentile £34,500 £28,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £35,938 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,592 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.07% -9.35% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,625 £62,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £67,375 £71,250
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -4.76%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Python job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Python
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 23 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in Northamptonshire

Python
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 23 February 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
Northampton +11 43 £60,000 +3.45% 21
Python
East Midlands

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 1 (2.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (24.44%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 32 (71.11%) AWS
2 24 (53.33%) Amazon S3
2 24 (53.33%) AWS Lambda
2 24 (53.33%) Serverless
3 14 (31.11%) Azure
4 11 (24.44%) Power Platform
5 10 (22.22%) Azure AI
6 2 (4.44%) GCP
7 1 (2.22%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (26.67%) Amazon Redshift
2 11 (24.44%) Power BI
2 11 (24.44%) Tableau
3 1 (2.22%) Data Mining
3 1 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (2.22%) Git
General
1 13 (28.89%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (26.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.22%) Banking
3 1 (2.22%) Finance
3 1 (2.22%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 24 (53.33%) Developer
2 12 (26.67%) AWS Developer
2 12 (26.67%) Full-Stack Developer
2 12 (26.67%) Node.js Developer
2 12 (26.67%) Python Developer
2 12 (26.67%) React Developer
2 12 (26.67%) Senior
2 12 (26.67%) Software Developer
3 11 (24.44%) Analyst
4 10 (22.22%) Data Analyst
4 10 (22.22%) Junior
4 10 (22.22%) Junior Analyst
4 10 (22.22%) Junior Data Analyst
4 10 (22.22%) Senior Developer
5 8 (17.78%) Lead
5 8 (17.78%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
6 7 (15.56%) Lead Developer
7 4 (8.89%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
8 3 (6.67%) Lead Python Developer
8 3 (6.67%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (60.00%) Node.js
1 27 (60.00%) React
2 23 (51.11%) HTML
3 15 (33.33%) CSS
4 1 (2.22%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.44%) Credit Risk
1 2 (4.44%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.22%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (64.44%) Full-Stack Development
2 15 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (31.11%) Computer Science
4 13 (28.89%) Software Engineering
5 12 (26.67%) API Development
6 11 (24.44%) Business Intelligence
7 10 (22.22%) AI
8 7 (15.56%) Change Management
9 5 (11.11%) Mentoring
10 4 (8.89%) Project Delivery
10 4 (8.89%) Project Management
11 3 (6.67%) Data Science
11 3 (6.67%) Machine Learning
11 3 (6.67%) Roadmaps
12 2 (4.44%) Continuous Improvement
12 2 (4.44%) Credit Risk Modelling
12 2 (4.44%) Cybersecurity
12 2 (4.44%) Decision-Making
12 2 (4.44%) Process Improvement
12 2 (4.44%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 36 (80.00%) SQL
2 24 (53.33%) JavaScript
3 2 (4.44%) C
3 2 (4.44%) Java
3 2 (4.44%) Perl
3 2 (4.44%) R
4 1 (2.22%) Bash
4 1 (2.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (31.11%) Degree
2 12 (26.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (24.44%) Azure Certification
4 2 (4.44%) HND
4 2 (4.44%) Master's Degree
5 1 (2.22%) AWS Certification
5 1 (2.22%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.22%) Ansible
1 1 (2.22%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (24.44%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.44%) Allen-Bradley
2 2 (4.44%) Siemens
2 2 (4.44%) Toshiba
2 2 (4.44%) Zoho
3 1 (2.22%) Cognos