Python Job Trends in the South West

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 6 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 19 14
Rank change year-on-year +8 -5 -5
Permanent jobs citing Python 529 242 815
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 6.89% 8.91% 9.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 46.90% 28.67% 27.71%
Number of salaries quoted 237 169 593
10th Percentile £34,500 £37,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,784 £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 £73,750 £76,250 £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% -3.45%

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 1,128 844 2,941
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 14.69% 31.08% 33.03%
Number of salaries quoted 698 615 2,416
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,443 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.25% +4.44% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,751 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

Python
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.

Python job vacancy trend in the South West

Python
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in the South West over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in the South West

Python
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 6 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
Gloucestershire +1 152 £60,000 -4.00% 56
Bristol 0 148 £60,000 -11.11% 69
Devon +38 104 £50,000 +5.26% 20
Somerset +14 58 £47,500 -20.83% 25
Dorset +4 39 £50,000 +8.11% 12
Wiltshire -23 12 £71,250 +38.08% 28
Cornwall - 10 £40,000 - 2
Python
England

Python
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (3.02%) Apache
2 13 (2.46%) Apache Spark
3 8 (1.51%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.32%) Jupyter
5 4 (0.76%) Confluence
6 2 (0.38%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.38%) Oracle Application Server
6 2 (0.38%) WordPress
7 1 (0.19%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 155 (29.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.51%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.13%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.19%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 288 (54.44%) Azure
2 186 (35.16%) Azure AI
3 170 (32.14%) Power Platform
4 142 (26.84%) AWS
5 45 (8.51%) GitHub
6 43 (8.13%) GCP
7 26 (4.91%) Amazon S3
8 25 (4.73%) Serverless
9 22 (4.16%) AWS Lambda
10 19 (3.59%) GitHub Actions
11 18 (3.40%) Amazon EC2
12 12 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (2.08%) OpenShift
14 9 (1.70%) Microsoft 365
15 8 (1.51%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 8 (1.51%) AWS CloudFormation
15 8 (1.51%) Azure Data Factory
16 7 (1.32%) dbt
16 7 (1.32%) Snowflake
16 7 (1.32%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.97%) WAN
2 17 (3.21%) Firewall
3 15 (2.84%) Internet
4 14 (2.65%) TCP/IP
5 13 (2.46%) LAN
6 12 (2.27%) SD-WAN
7 11 (2.08%) Cisco ASA
7 11 (2.08%) DNS
8 10 (1.89%) VLAN
9 9 (1.70%) Broadband
9 9 (1.70%) Network Security
10 8 (1.51%) 5G
10 8 (1.51%) Cisco Firepower
10 8 (1.51%) Unified Communications
10 8 (1.51%) WebEx
11 7 (1.32%) DHCP
12 5 (0.95%) BGP
12 5 (0.95%) MPLS
12 5 (0.95%) VPN
13 4 (0.76%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 168 (31.76%) Power BI
2 156 (29.49%) Tableau
3 21 (3.97%) Elasticsearch
4 17 (3.21%) Amazon RDS
4 17 (3.21%) NoSQL
5 16 (3.02%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (2.46%) MongoDB
6 13 (2.46%) SQL Server
7 12 (2.27%) Big Data
8 11 (2.08%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.70%) Data Lake
10 8 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (1.51%) MySQL
11 7 (1.32%) Data Mining
12 6 (1.13%) Neo4j
13 5 (0.95%) InfluxDB
13 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.76%) Amazon Redshift
14 4 (0.76%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 70 (13.23%) Git
2 50 (9.45%) Jenkins
3 27 (5.10%) GitLab
4 12 (2.27%) Cucumber
5 11 (2.08%) Bitbucket
6 10 (1.89%) Cypress.io
6 10 (1.89%) JUnit
7 9 (1.70%) JIRA
7 9 (1.70%) Selenium
7 9 (1.70%) SonarQube
8 8 (1.51%) LabVIEW
8 8 (1.51%) Visual Studio Code
9 7 (1.32%) CircleCI
9 7 (1.32%) Subversion
10 5 (0.95%) TestRail
11 4 (0.76%) Robot Framework
11 4 (0.76%) TestNG
12 3 (0.57%) Burp Suite
12 3 (0.57%) Metasploit
13 2 (0.38%) DBeaver
General
1 240 (45.37%) Social Skills
2 55 (10.40%) Finance
3 52 (9.83%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (5.29%) Public Sector
5 21 (3.97%) Aerospace
6 19 (3.59%) Telecoms
7 18 (3.40%) Electronics
8 17 (3.21%) Marketing
9 15 (2.84%) Multimedia
10 14 (2.65%) Retail
11 13 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.46%) Manufacturing
12 11 (2.08%) Banking
12 11 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.70%) Tech for Good
14 4 (0.76%) Aviation
14 4 (0.76%) Avionics
14 4 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.76%) Law
14 4 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 162 (30.62%) Analyst
2 155 (29.30%) Data Analyst
3 146 (27.60%) Junior
4 144 (27.22%) Junior Analyst
4 144 (27.22%) Junior Data Analyst
5 58 (10.96%) Software Engineer
6 55 (10.40%) Developer
7 42 (7.94%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
8 35 (6.62%) Senior
9 33 (6.24%) Data Engineer
10 29 (5.48%) Trainee
11 25 (4.73%) Python Developer
12 22 (4.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 20 (3.78%) Python Engineer
14 19 (3.59%) Data Scientist
15 18 (3.40%) Lead
16 16 (3.02%) DevOps Engineer
16 16 (3.02%) Test Engineer
17 12 (2.27%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
18 11 (2.08%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.54%) CSS
2 21 (3.97%) React
3 20 (3.78%) HTML
4 19 (3.59%) Elastic Stack
5 17 (3.21%) Vue
6 16 (3.02%) Node.js
7 15 (2.84%) AngularJS
7 15 (2.84%) pytest
8 13 (2.46%) REST
9 12 (2.27%) Django
10 11 (2.08%) Apache NiFi
11 10 (1.89%) NumPy
11 10 (1.89%) Pandas
11 10 (1.89%) Spring
11 10 (1.89%) Spring Boot
12 9 (1.70%) FastAPI
13 8 (1.51%) Flask
13 8 (1.51%) OAuth
13 8 (1.51%) PySpark
13 8 (1.51%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.16%) Cloud Native
2 17 (3.21%) Algorithms
3 16 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (2.65%) Greenfield Project
5 10 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (1.70%) Onboarding
6 9 (1.70%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.51%) FlexPod
7 8 (1.51%) Mobile App
7 8 (1.51%) Self-Driving Car
7 8 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
8 7 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.13%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.13%) Replication
9 6 (1.13%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.13%) Video\Live Streaming
10 5 (0.95%) Over-the-Top Content
11 4 (0.76%) CUDA
11 4 (0.76%) GNSS
11 4 (0.76%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 79 (14.93%) Linux
2 40 (7.56%) Windows
3 14 (2.65%) Unix
4 11 (2.08%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.13%) CentOS
6 5 (0.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.38%) Solaris
7 2 (0.38%) VMS
8 1 (0.19%) CoreOS
8 1 (0.19%) Debian
8 1 (0.19%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.19%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 245 (46.31%) AI
2 191 (36.11%) Business Intelligence
3 93 (17.58%) CI/CD
4 91 (17.20%) Software Engineering
5 90 (17.01%) DevOps
6 76 (14.37%) Agile
7 66 (12.48%) Problem-Solving
8 59 (11.15%) Infrastructure as Code
9 55 (10.40%) Analytics
10 53 (10.02%) Containerisation
11 51 (9.64%) Test Automation
12 48 (9.07%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
13 45 (8.51%) Data Science
14 44 (8.32%) Continuous Improvement
14 44 (8.32%) Mentoring
15 42 (7.94%) Machine Learning
16 35 (6.62%) Cybersecurity
17 33 (6.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 29 (5.48%) Full-Stack Development
19 27 (5.10%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 203 (38.37%) SQL
2 81 (15.31%) Bash
2 81 (15.31%) JavaScript
3 77 (14.56%) Java
4 48 (9.07%) PowerShell
5 38 (7.18%) C++
6 28 (5.29%) TypeScript
7 26 (4.91%) Go
8 24 (4.54%) R
9 23 (4.35%) C#
10 21 (3.97%) C
11 12 (2.27%) PHP
12 11 (2.08%) MATLAB
13 10 (1.89%) Scala
14 6 (1.13%) Rust
15 5 (0.95%) Kotlin
16 4 (0.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 4 (0.76%) Groovy
17 3 (0.57%) Erlang
17 3 (0.57%) VBA
Qualifications
1 201 (38.00%) Azure Certification
2 96 (18.15%) Security Cleared
3 62 (11.72%) DV Cleared
4 43 (8.13%) Degree
5 30 (5.67%) SC Cleared
6 26 (4.91%) AWS Certification
7 25 (4.73%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 15 (2.84%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.89%) CREST Certified
11 8 (1.51%) HND
12 6 (1.13%) CISSP
12 6 (1.13%) SANS
13 4 (0.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.76%) PhD
14 3 (0.57%) CCNP
14 3 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.57%) Master's Degree
15 1 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
15 1 (0.19%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.40%) Data Quality
1 18 (3.40%) QA
2 8 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.32%) Accessibility
4 4 (0.76%) GDPR
5 3 (0.57%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.57%) NIST
6 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.19%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 71 (13.42%) Docker
2 14 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.08%) Firmware
4 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (0.95%) vSphere
5 4 (0.76%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.76%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.76%) iptables
6 3 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.38%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 82 (15.50%) Kubernetes
2 68 (12.85%) Terraform
3 59 (11.15%) Ansible
4 40 (7.56%) Grafana
5 16 (3.02%) Prometheus
6 12 (2.27%) Puppet
7 11 (2.08%) Kibana
8 10 (1.89%) logstash
9 9 (1.70%) Argo
10 8 (1.51%) Cisco CUCM
10 8 (1.51%) Rancher
11 7 (1.32%) yum
12 6 (1.13%) Progress Chef
13 4 (0.76%) vCenter Server
14 3 (0.57%) Kubeflow
14 3 (0.57%) NetBackup
14 3 (0.57%) Nmap
14 3 (0.57%) SCCM
14 3 (0.57%) SCOM
14 3 (0.57%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 199 (37.62%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.59%) Splunk
3 18 (3.40%) Cisco
4 15 (2.84%) Databricks
4 15 (2.84%) VMware
5 13 (2.46%) Oracle
6 12 (2.27%) Fortinet
6 12 (2.27%) Palo Alto
7 9 (1.70%) Red Hat
8 8 (1.51%) Atlassian
8 8 (1.51%) Google
9 6 (1.13%) SAP
10 5 (0.95%) NetApp
11 4 (0.76%) Cognos
11 4 (0.76%) MicroStrategy
11 4 (0.76%) Typelevel
12 3 (0.57%) Dell
12 3 (0.57%) HP
12 3 (0.57%) Juniper
12 3 (0.57%) Veeam