Python
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 15 | 20 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -5 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs citing Python | 516 | 243 | 813 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 6.65% | 9.00% | 8.99% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 45.22% | 29.21% | 27.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 227 | 166 | 594 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,375 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.77% | -5.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £97,500 | £87,500 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +7.14% | -6.67% |
All Programming Languages
South West
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 the South West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 1,141 | 832 | 2,913 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 14.71% | 30.80% | 32.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 713 | 589 | 2,396 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £44,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,250 | £65,847 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,150 | £82,950 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
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Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Python.
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Salary Histogram in the South West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in the South West over the 6 months to 20 May 2026.
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Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Gloucestershire | +4 | 148 | £60,000 | - | 54 |
| Bristol | +3 | 142 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 114 |
| Devon | +29 | 102 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 27 |
| Somerset | +14 | 61 | £42,784 | -25.59% | 21 |
| Dorset | +2 | 37 | £50,000 | +8.11% | 11 |
| Cornwall | - | 11 | £52,246 | - | 21 |
| Wiltshire | -25 | 10 | £75,000 | +45.35% | 34 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:
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