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 1 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 2 7
Rank change year-on-year -5 +5 +13
Permanent jobs citing Python 58 47 96
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 11.72% 22.93% 14.20%
As % of the Programming Languages category 53.70% 47.96% 40.68%
Number of salaries quoted 25 23 82
10th Percentile £50,750 £43,750 £40,125
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +18.18% -12.00%
75th Percentile - £80,625 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,500 £97,500 £77,750
Oxfordshire median annual salary £63,750 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.91% - +44.55%

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 108 98 236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford 21.82% 47.80% 34.91%
Number of salaries quoted 68 62 217
10th Percentile £48,500 £44,075 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -5.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,375 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £89,375 £77,750
Oxfordshire median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.92% -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 1 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.72%) Kinematics
Applications
1 18 (31.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.72%) Lightworks
Cloud Services
1 28 (48.28%) Azure
2 24 (41.38%) Azure AI
3 18 (31.03%) Power Platform
4 17 (29.31%) AWS
5 1 (1.72%) Amazon S3
5 1 (1.72%) Amazon SQS
5 1 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
5 1 (1.72%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (1.72%) GCP
5 1 (1.72%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.72%) HTTP
1 1 (1.72%) Modbus
1 1 (1.72%) MQTT
1 1 (1.72%) Software-Defined Radio
1 1 (1.72%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (31.03%) Power BI
1 18 (31.03%) Tableau
2 2 (3.45%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (3.45%) Git
2 1 (1.72%) JIRA
2 1 (1.72%) Zephyr
General
1 29 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (15.52%) Manufacturing
3 3 (5.17%) Automotive
4 2 (3.45%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.72%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.72%) Aviation
5 1 (1.72%) Electronics
5 1 (1.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 28 (48.28%) Python Engineer
2 27 (46.55%) Software Engineer
3 26 (44.83%) Python Software Engineer
4 20 (34.48%) C++ Software Engineer
5 18 (31.03%) Analyst
5 18 (31.03%) Data Analyst
5 18 (31.03%) Junior
5 18 (31.03%) Junior Analyst
5 18 (31.03%) Junior Data Analyst
6 13 (22.41%) C# Software Engineer
7 8 (13.79%) AWS Engineer
7 8 (13.79%) AWS Software Engineer
7 8 (13.79%) Cloud Engineer
8 7 (12.07%) Cloud Software Engineer
9 6 (10.34%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 4 (6.90%) Senior
11 3 (5.17%) Senior Software Engineer
12 2 (3.45%) Developer
13 1 (1.72%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 1 (1.72%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) Blazor
1 2 (3.45%) Django
1 2 (3.45%) React
1 2 (3.45%) Vue
2 1 (1.72%) gRPC
2 1 (1.72%) JSON
2 1 (1.72%) Middleware
2 1 (1.72%) Playwright
2 1 (1.72%) Protocol Buffers
2 1 (1.72%) REST
2 1 (1.72%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.79%) Distributed Computing
2 1 (1.72%) Algorithms
2 1 (1.72%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (1.72%) FPGA
2 1 (1.72%) Robotics
2 1 (1.72%) Verilog
2 1 (1.72%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.45%) Linux
2 1 (1.72%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (51.72%) Software Engineering
2 25 (43.10%) AI
3 18 (31.03%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (13.79%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
4 8 (13.79%) Finite Element Analysis
5 6 (10.34%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
6 5 (8.62%) Agile
6 5 (8.62%) CI/CD
6 5 (8.62%) Machine Learning
6 5 (8.62%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (8.62%) TDD
7 4 (6.90%) Design Patterns
7 4 (6.90%) Full-Stack Development
8 3 (5.17%) Business Development
8 3 (5.17%) Infrastructure as Code
8 3 (5.17%) Test Automation
8 3 (5.17%) Visualisation
9 2 (3.45%) Data Management
9 2 (3.45%) OOP
9 2 (3.45%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 23 (39.66%) C++
2 20 (34.48%) SQL
3 13 (22.41%) C#
4 6 (10.34%) JavaScript
5 4 (6.90%) TypeScript
6 1 (1.72%) C
6 1 (1.72%) Java
6 1 (1.72%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 24 (41.38%) Azure Certification
2 16 (27.59%) Degree
3 13 (22.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (10.34%) Master's Degree
5 5 (8.62%) PhD
6 1 (1.72%) ISTQB
6 1 (1.72%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.72%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.17%) QA
System Software
1 2 (3.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (6.90%) Kubernetes
2 3 (5.17%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (31.03%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.72%) NVIDIA
2 1 (1.72%) Xilinx