Python Job Trends in Sheffield

Python
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 7 32
Rank change year-on-year -4 +25 -29
Permanent jobs citing Python 46 65 35
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 10.55% 14.32% 5.52%
As % of the Programming Languages category 48.42% 39.63% 15.70%
Number of salaries quoted 39 22 30
10th Percentile - £45,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £61,563 £42,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £78,500 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -61.15% +53.17% +2.50%
75th Percentile £45,000 £96,250 £60,000
90th Percentile - - £78,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £30,500 £78,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -61.15% +57.00% +10.69%

All Programming Languages
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 95 164 223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 21.79% 36.12% 35.17%
Number of salaries quoted 84 48 194
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,000 £27,875
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,063 £38,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.22% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £45,000 £72,688 £60,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £96,250 £73,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £37,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -34.78% +15.00% -

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Python job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Python
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in Sheffield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in Sheffield over the 6 months to 25 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in Sheffield

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 18 (39.13%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 31 (67.39%) Azure
2 25 (54.35%) AWS
2 25 (54.35%) GitHub
3 6 (13.04%) Azure AI
3 6 (13.04%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.17%) FinancialForce
4 1 (2.17%) iPaaS
4 1 (2.17%) SaaS
4 1 (2.17%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 25 (54.35%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (39.13%) Tableau
2 12 (26.09%) Data Mining
3 6 (13.04%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 25 (54.35%) Git
General
1 25 (54.35%) Multimedia
2 13 (28.26%) Finance
3 12 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (19.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (80.43%) Trainee
2 18 (39.13%) Analyst
2 18 (39.13%) Data Analyst
3 13 (28.26%) Developer
3 13 (28.26%) Software Developer
3 13 (28.26%) Trainee Developer
3 13 (28.26%) Trainee Software Developer
4 12 (26.09%) Trainee Analyst
4 12 (26.09%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 6 (13.04%) Junior
5 6 (13.04%) Junior Analyst
5 6 (13.04%) Junior Data Analyst
6 2 (4.35%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (54.35%) CSS
1 25 (54.35%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.17%) Educational Technology
1 1 (2.17%) e-Learning
1 1 (2.17%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (54.35%) Cybersecurity
1 25 (54.35%) Mentoring
2 12 (26.09%) Analytics
2 12 (26.09%) Business Analysis
2 12 (26.09%) Data Analysis
2 12 (26.09%) Data Analytics
2 12 (26.09%) Project Management
3 8 (17.39%) AI
4 6 (13.04%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (4.35%) Dashboard Development
5 2 (4.35%) Data Science
5 2 (4.35%) Decision-Making
5 2 (4.35%) E-Commerce
5 2 (4.35%) LLM
5 2 (4.35%) Machine Learning
5 2 (4.35%) Predictive Modelling
5 2 (4.35%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (4.35%) Statistical Analysis
5 2 (4.35%) Statistical Modelling
5 2 (4.35%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 25 (54.35%) JavaScript
2 21 (45.65%) SQL
3 12 (26.09%) R
Qualifications
1 31 (67.39%) Azure Certification
2 25 (54.35%) AWS Certification
2 25 (54.35%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 25 (54.35%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 43 (93.48%) Microsoft