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 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 7 34
Rank change year-on-year -5 +27 -31
Permanent jobs citing Python 48 74 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 10.96% 14.42% 7.03%
As % of the Programming Languages category 50.53% 42.53% 23.28%
Number of salaries quoted 42 25 24
10th Percentile - £44,738 £41,625
25th Percentile £28,250 £55,000 £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £65,465 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -53.41% +21.79% -18.87%
75th Percentile £45,000 £96,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £66,250 - £78,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £30,500 £65,465 £51,250
% change year-on-year -53.41% +27.74% -14.58%

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 95 174 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 21.69% 33.92% 30.21%
Number of salaries quoted 86 52 108
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,250 £28,908
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,749
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +8.38% +1.50%
75th Percentile £55,625 £71,250 £61,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £96,250 £75,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -

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 27 December 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 16 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 32 (66.67%) Azure
2 25 (52.08%) AWS
3 23 (47.92%) GitHub
4 5 (10.42%) Azure AI
4 5 (10.42%) Power Platform
5 4 (8.33%) SaaS
6 2 (4.17%) GCP
7 1 (2.08%) FinancialForce
7 1 (2.08%) iPaaS
7 1 (2.08%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 23 (47.92%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (33.33%) Tableau
2 11 (22.92%) Data Mining
3 5 (10.42%) Power BI
4 2 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (4.17%) MongoDB
4 2 (4.17%) MySQL
4 2 (4.17%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (2.08%) Looker
Development Applications
1 23 (47.92%) Git
General
1 23 (47.92%) Multimedia
2 12 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (25.00%) Finance
3 8 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 4 (8.33%) Retail
5 2 (4.17%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 34 (70.83%) Trainee
2 17 (35.42%) Analyst
2 17 (35.42%) Data Analyst
3 14 (29.17%) Developer
3 14 (29.17%) Software Developer
4 12 (25.00%) Trainee Developer
4 12 (25.00%) Trainee Software Developer
5 11 (22.92%) Trainee Analyst
5 11 (22.92%) Trainee Data Analyst
6 5 (10.42%) Junior
6 5 (10.42%) Junior Analyst
6 5 (10.42%) Junior Data Analyst
7 4 (8.33%) Senior
8 2 (4.17%) Azure Engineer
8 2 (4.17%) Data Engineer
8 2 (4.17%) Data Scientist
8 2 (4.17%) Lead
8 2 (4.17%) Lead Python Developer
8 2 (4.17%) Lead Software Developer
8 2 (4.17%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (47.92%) CSS
1 23 (47.92%) HTML
2 2 (4.17%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.17%) Marketing Technology
2 1 (2.08%) Educational Technology
2 1 (2.08%) e-Learning
2 1 (2.08%) Learning Management System
2 1 (2.08%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (52.08%) Mentoring
2 23 (47.92%) Cybersecurity
3 14 (29.17%) Analytics
4 12 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 12 (25.00%) Data Analytics
5 11 (22.92%) Business Analysis
5 11 (22.92%) Project Management
6 9 (18.75%) AI
7 5 (10.42%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (8.33%) E-Commerce
9 3 (6.25%) CI/CD
9 3 (6.25%) Decision-Making
10 2 (4.17%) Business Strategy
10 2 (4.17%) Containerisation
10 2 (4.17%) Dashboard Development
10 2 (4.17%) Data Science
10 2 (4.17%) Marketing Analytics
10 2 (4.17%) Microservices
10 2 (4.17%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 24 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 22 (45.83%) SQL
3 11 (22.92%) R
4 1 (2.08%) Java
Qualifications
1 28 (58.33%) Azure Certification
2 23 (47.92%) AWS Certification
2 23 (47.92%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 23 (47.92%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.08%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.17%) Docker
Vendors
1 39 (81.25%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.08%) Databricks