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 31 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 11 31
Rank change year-on-year -10 +20 -17
Permanent jobs citing Python 23 71 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 5.56% 9.29% 6.31%
As % of the Programming Languages category 29.49% 33.81% 18.66%
Number of salaries quoted 22 22 22
10th Percentile - - £27,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £58,940 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -32.13% +15.00% -26.79%
75th Percentile £59,250 £68,113 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,375 £93,824 -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £58,940 £50,000
% change year-on-year -32.13% +17.88% -28.57%

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 78 210 134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 18.84% 27.49% 33.84%
Number of salaries quoted 75 73 122
10th Percentile £25,650 £30,300 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £39,221 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £55,250 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,375
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £49,274 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.82% +3.73% -9.52%

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 31 October 2025.

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 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 14 (60.87%) Azure
2 12 (52.17%) AWS
3 10 (43.48%) GitHub
4 4 (17.39%) SaaS
5 2 (8.70%) GCP
6 1 (4.35%) FinancialForce
6 1 (4.35%) iPaaS
6 1 (4.35%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 10 (43.48%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (21.74%) Data Mining
1 5 (21.74%) Tableau
2 2 (8.70%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (8.70%) MongoDB
2 2 (8.70%) MySQL
2 2 (8.70%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (4.35%) Looker
Development Applications
1 10 (43.48%) Git
General
1 10 (43.48%) Multimedia
2 6 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (26.09%) Finance
3 4 (17.39%) Retail
4 2 (8.70%) Marketing
5 1 (4.35%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (65.22%) Trainee
2 7 (30.43%) Developer
2 7 (30.43%) Software Developer
3 6 (26.09%) Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) Data Analyst
4 5 (21.74%) Trainee Analyst
4 5 (21.74%) Trainee Data Analyst
4 5 (21.74%) Trainee Developer
4 5 (21.74%) Trainee Software Developer
5 4 (17.39%) Senior
6 2 (8.70%) Azure Data Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) Azure Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) Data Engineer
6 2 (8.70%) Lead
6 2 (8.70%) Lead Developer
6 2 (8.70%) Lead Python Developer
6 2 (8.70%) Lead Software Developer
6 2 (8.70%) Python Developer
6 2 (8.70%) SaaS Developer
6 2 (8.70%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (43.48%) CSS
1 10 (43.48%) HTML
2 2 (8.70%) RESTful
3 1 (4.35%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Marketing Technology
2 1 (4.35%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.35%) Educational Technology
2 1 (4.35%) e-Learning
2 1 (4.35%) Learning Management System
2 1 (4.35%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (52.17%) Mentoring
2 10 (43.48%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (34.78%) Analytics
4 6 (26.09%) Data Analysis
4 6 (26.09%) Data Analytics
4 6 (26.09%) Project Management
5 5 (21.74%) Business Analysis
6 3 (13.04%) CI/CD
6 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (8.70%) AI
7 2 (8.70%) Business Strategy
7 2 (8.70%) Clean Code
7 2 (8.70%) Containerisation
7 2 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (8.70%) Marketing Analytics
7 2 (8.70%) Product Roadmap
7 2 (8.70%) Requirements Gathering
7 2 (8.70%) Roadmaps
7 2 (8.70%) Technical Leadership
7 2 (8.70%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 11 (47.83%) JavaScript
2 9 (39.13%) SQL
3 5 (21.74%) R
4 1 (4.35%) Java
4 1 (4.35%) JCL
4 1 (4.35%) REXX
Qualifications
1 10 (43.48%) AWS Certification
1 10 (43.48%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 10 (43.48%) Azure Certification
1 10 (43.48%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) QA
System Software
1 2 (8.70%) Docker
2 1 (4.35%) Time Sharing Option
Vendors
1 15 (65.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) Broadcom
2 1 (4.35%) Databricks
2 1 (4.35%) Dell
2 1 (4.35%) IBM