Python Job Trends in Oxford

Python
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 1 9
Rank change year-on-year -6 +8 +11
Permanent jobs citing Python 64 50 95
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 11.96% 23.58% 13.12%
As % of the Programming Languages category 57.14% 51.02% 38.15%
Number of salaries quoted 27 29 76
10th Percentile £50,750 £43,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +22.81% -10.59%
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile - £97,500 £77,750
Oxfordshire median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +14.68% +21.11%

All Programming Languages
Oxford

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 Oxford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 112 98 249
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford 20.93% 46.23% 34.39%
Number of salaries quoted 67 65 225
10th Percentile £48,000 £45,050 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £90,000 £77,750
Oxfordshire median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year +4.35% +5.50% -5.22%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Python job vacancy trend in Oxford

Python
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in Oxford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in Oxford over the 6 months to 22 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in Oxford

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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 16 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.69%) Lightworks
3 2 (3.13%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 30 (46.88%) Azure
2 22 (34.38%) AWS
2 22 (34.38%) Azure AI
3 16 (25.00%) Power Platform
4 3 (4.69%) Amazon EKS
5 1 (1.56%) AWS CloudFormation
5 1 (1.56%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.69%) MQTT
2 2 (3.13%) Ethernet
2 2 (3.13%) Wireless
3 1 (1.56%) HTTP
3 1 (1.56%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (1.56%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (25.00%) Power BI
1 16 (25.00%) Tableau
2 2 (3.13%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (6.25%) Git
2 2 (3.13%) PetaLinux
3 1 (1.56%) JIRA
3 1 (1.56%) LabVIEW
3 1 (1.56%) Zephyr
General
1 28 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 13 (20.31%) Manufacturing
3 3 (4.69%) Automotive
4 2 (3.13%) Aerospace
4 2 (3.13%) Electronics
5 1 (1.56%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.56%) Aviation
5 1 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 34 (53.13%) Python Engineer
1 34 (53.13%) Software Engineer
2 31 (48.44%) Python Software Engineer
3 25 (39.06%) C++ Software Engineer
4 16 (25.00%) Analyst
4 16 (25.00%) C# Software Engineer
4 16 (25.00%) Data Analyst
4 16 (25.00%) Junior
4 16 (25.00%) Junior Analyst
4 16 (25.00%) Junior Data Analyst
5 11 (17.19%) Cloud Engineer
6 10 (15.63%) AWS Engineer
6 10 (15.63%) AWS Software Engineer
6 10 (15.63%) Cloud Software Engineer
7 6 (9.38%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
8 5 (7.81%) Senior
9 3 (4.69%) Senior Software Engineer
10 2 (3.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 2 (3.13%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 2 (3.13%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.81%) Django
1 5 (7.81%) Vue
2 3 (4.69%) Blazor
3 2 (3.13%) React
3 2 (3.13%) Yocto
4 1 (1.56%) .NET
4 1 (1.56%) ASP.NET
4 1 (1.56%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (1.56%) gRPC
4 1 (1.56%) JSON
4 1 (1.56%) Playwright
4 1 (1.56%) Protocol Buffers
4 1 (1.56%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 10 (15.63%) Distributed Computing
2 3 (4.69%) FPGA
2 3 (4.69%) Verilog
2 3 (4.69%) VHDL
3 2 (3.13%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (3.13%) IoT
4 1 (1.56%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (1.56%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.25%) Linux
2 2 (3.13%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (56.25%) Software Engineering
2 25 (39.06%) AI
3 16 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 13 (20.31%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
4 13 (20.31%) Finite Element Analysis
5 11 (17.19%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (12.50%) Agile
6 8 (12.50%) CI/CD
6 8 (12.50%) Design Patterns
6 8 (12.50%) Full-Stack Development
7 7 (10.94%) Machine Learning
8 6 (9.38%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
8 6 (9.38%) Containerisation
8 6 (9.38%) OOP
8 6 (9.38%) TDD
9 5 (7.81%) Test Automation
10 4 (6.25%) OO
10 4 (6.25%) Software Architecture
10 4 (6.25%) Visualisation
11 3 (4.69%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (46.88%) C++
2 19 (29.69%) C#
3 17 (26.56%) SQL
4 8 (12.50%) TypeScript
5 5 (7.81%) JavaScript
6 3 (4.69%) C
6 3 (4.69%) MATLAB
7 2 (3.13%) Rust
8 1 (1.56%) Java
8 1 (1.56%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 22 (34.38%) Azure Certification
2 18 (28.13%) Degree
3 15 (23.44%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (10.94%) Master's Degree
5 6 (9.38%) PhD
6 1 (1.56%) ISTQB
6 1 (1.56%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.25%) QA
2 2 (3.13%) ECSS
System Software
1 6 (9.38%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (12.50%) Kubernetes
2 3 (4.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 16 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.69%) Xilinx