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 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 18 15
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 -2
Permanent jobs citing Python 271 481 580
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 5.90% 8.59% 13.34%
As % of the Programming Languages category 35.42% 29.03% 32.90%
Number of salaries quoted 172 300 380
10th Percentile £30,165 £39,875 £37,150
25th Percentile £42,356 £50,938 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,225 £87,500 £91,934
England median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% +3.45% +3.57%

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 765 1,657 1,763
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 16.65% 29.59% 40.55%
Number of salaries quoted 566 911 1,422
10th Percentile £30,165 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £44,206
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

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 29 November 2025.

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 29 November 2025. 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
Bristol -7 95 £60,000 -16.66% 89
Gloucestershire +11 76 £70,000 +3.70% 67
Devon -16 30 £50,000 -28.57% 27
Wiltshire -4 22 £36,650 -45.70% 33
Dorset -9 21 £101,250 +84.09% 21
Somerset -16 13 £72,500 +31.82% 23
Cornwall -17 6 £55,000 -8.33% 4
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 12 (4.43%) Apache
2 8 (2.95%) Confluence
3 3 (1.11%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Superset
4 1 (0.37%) JBoss
4 1 (0.37%) SAS
4 1 (0.37%) SharePoint
Applications
1 29 (10.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.37%) Doxygen
2 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.37%) Weka
2 1 (0.37%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.37%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 106 (39.11%) AWS
2 91 (33.58%) Azure
3 32 (11.81%) GitHub
4 30 (11.07%) Power Platform
5 25 (9.23%) Serverless
6 24 (8.86%) Amazon S3
7 21 (7.75%) AWS Lambda
8 16 (5.90%) Amazon EC2
8 16 (5.90%) GCP
9 14 (5.17%) Azure AI
9 14 (5.17%) GitHub Actions
9 14 (5.17%) OpenShift
10 13 (4.80%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (3.32%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (1.85%) Amazon SageMaker
12 5 (1.85%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (1.48%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 4 (1.48%) Amazon ECS
13 4 (1.48%) Snowflake
13 4 (1.48%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.54%) Internet
2 12 (4.43%) TCP/IP
3 10 (3.69%) Firewall
3 10 (3.69%) WAN
4 9 (3.32%) DNS
5 7 (2.58%) SD-WAN
6 6 (2.21%) 5G
6 6 (2.21%) LAN
6 6 (2.21%) Software-Defined Radio
7 5 (1.85%) HTTP
7 5 (1.85%) Network Security
7 5 (1.85%) VPN
7 5 (1.85%) Wireshark
8 4 (1.48%) Ethernet
8 4 (1.48%) VSAN
8 4 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (1.11%) BGP
9 3 (1.11%) DHCP
9 3 (1.11%) MPLS
9 3 (1.11%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (11.07%) Power BI
2 29 (10.70%) Tableau
3 13 (4.80%) Amazon RDS
3 13 (4.80%) Elasticsearch
4 12 (4.43%) MongoDB
4 12 (4.43%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (4.43%) Relational Database
5 11 (4.06%) MySQL
5 11 (4.06%) NoSQL
6 7 (2.58%) Data Mining
7 6 (2.21%) Big Data
7 6 (2.21%) SQL Server
8 5 (1.85%) BigQuery
8 5 (1.85%) Neo4j
9 4 (1.48%) ClickHouse
9 4 (1.48%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (1.48%) InfluxDB
10 3 (1.11%) DynamoDB
10 3 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 55 (20.30%) Git
2 26 (9.59%) Jenkins
3 20 (7.38%) GitLab
4 9 (3.32%) JIRA
5 8 (2.95%) Selenium
6 7 (2.58%) JUnit
7 6 (2.21%) Bitbucket
7 6 (2.21%) Cypress.io
8 5 (1.85%) Locust
9 4 (1.48%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.48%) IDA Disassembler
9 4 (1.48%) LabVIEW
9 4 (1.48%) Zephyr
10 3 (1.11%) Balsamiq
11 2 (0.74%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.74%) Gatling
11 2 (0.74%) LoadRunner
11 2 (0.74%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.74%) Subversion
11 2 (0.74%) TestRail
General
1 69 (25.46%) Social Skills
2 53 (19.56%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (19.19%) Finance
4 21 (7.75%) Electronics
4 21 (7.75%) Marketing
5 20 (7.38%) Manufacturing
6 18 (6.64%) Law
7 16 (5.90%) Aerospace
8 14 (5.17%) Retail
9 13 (4.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (4.80%) Multimedia
10 12 (4.43%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.95%) Military
12 7 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.85%) Automotive
13 5 (1.85%) Avionics
13 5 (1.85%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.48%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.48%) Tech for Good
15 3 (1.11%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 43 (15.87%) Analyst
2 41 (15.13%) Software Engineer
3 30 (11.07%) Data Analyst
4 28 (10.33%) Senior
5 27 (9.96%) Developer
6 21 (7.75%) Python Engineer
7 20 (7.38%) Trainee
8 18 (6.64%) Python Software Engineer
9 17 (6.27%) Junior
10 15 (5.54%) Junior Analyst
10 15 (5.54%) Junior Data Analyst
10 15 (5.54%) Lead
11 12 (4.43%) Data Engineer
11 12 (4.43%) DevOps Engineer
11 12 (4.43%) Test Engineer
12 9 (3.32%) Security Engineer
12 9 (3.32%) Software Developer
13 8 (2.95%) Administrator
14 7 (2.58%) Architect
14 7 (2.58%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (9.59%) React
2 18 (6.64%) HTML
3 17 (6.27%) CSS
4 11 (4.06%) AngularJS
5 8 (2.95%) Apache NiFi
5 8 (2.95%) PySpark
5 8 (2.95%) pytest
5 8 (2.95%) Spring
5 8 (2.95%) Spring Boot
6 7 (2.58%) Pandas
6 7 (2.58%) PyTorch
6 7 (2.58%) REST
6 7 (2.58%) TensorFlow
7 6 (2.21%) Hibernate
7 6 (2.21%) JSF
8 5 (1.85%) Playwright
8 5 (1.85%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (1.48%) Django
9 4 (1.48%) MERN Stack
9 4 (1.48%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.12%) Algorithms
2 15 (5.54%) Cloud Native
3 14 (5.17%) Linux Command Line
4 11 (4.06%) IoT
5 8 (2.95%) Public Cloud
6 7 (2.58%) Embedded Systems
6 7 (2.58%) GNSS
6 7 (2.58%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.58%) Satnav
7 6 (2.21%) Analogue Electronics
7 6 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.21%) Product Ownership
7 6 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.85%) Private Cloud
9 4 (1.48%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (1.48%) FPGA
9 4 (1.48%) Freedom of Information
9 4 (1.48%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.48%) Verilog
9 4 (1.48%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 54 (19.93%) Linux
2 20 (7.38%) Windows
3 10 (3.69%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.95%) Unix
5 7 (2.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (2.58%) Ubuntu
6 6 (2.21%) CentOS
7 5 (1.85%) Debian
8 3 (1.11%) CoreOS
8 3 (1.11%) FreeRTOS
8 3 (1.11%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (1.11%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.37%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.37%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (25.09%) Software Engineering
2 63 (23.25%) AI
2 63 (23.25%) CI/CD
3 59 (21.77%) Agile
4 56 (20.66%) Problem-Solving
5 50 (18.45%) DevOps
6 44 (16.24%) Analytics
7 43 (15.87%) Business Intelligence
8 41 (15.13%) Machine Learning
9 34 (12.55%) Mentoring
10 31 (11.44%) Infrastructure as Code
11 30 (11.07%) Continuous Improvement
12 29 (10.70%) Data Analysis
12 29 (10.70%) Test Automation
13 28 (10.33%) Containerisation
14 27 (9.96%) Data Science
15 25 (9.23%) Cybersecurity
16 24 (8.86%) Computer Science
16 24 (8.86%) Data Analytics
17 22 (8.12%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 83 (30.63%) SQL
2 61 (22.51%) Java
3 54 (19.93%) JavaScript
4 40 (14.76%) C++
5 38 (14.02%) Bash
6 36 (13.28%) C
7 28 (10.33%) PowerShell
8 22 (8.12%) R
9 20 (7.38%) TypeScript
10 15 (5.54%) C#
11 13 (4.80%) MATLAB
12 10 (3.69%) Go
13 7 (2.58%) Bicep
14 6 (2.21%) Embedded C
15 4 (1.48%) Kotlin
16 3 (1.11%) Google Apps Script
16 3 (1.11%) Shell Script
16 3 (1.11%) Tcl
16 3 (1.11%) VBA
16 3 (1.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 78 (28.78%) Security Cleared
2 54 (19.93%) Degree
3 44 (16.24%) DV Cleared
4 40 (14.76%) SC Cleared
5 32 (11.81%) Azure Certification
6 16 (5.90%) AWS Certification
7 13 (4.80%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 13 (4.80%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (3.69%) CREST Certified
9 9 (3.32%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (2.95%) Master's Degree
11 6 (2.21%) CISSP
11 6 (2.21%) SANS
12 5 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (1.48%) HND
14 3 (1.11%) CCNP
14 3 (1.11%) CITP
15 2 (0.74%) CCNA
15 2 (0.74%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.95%) QA
2 7 (2.58%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.58%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.85%) GDPR
4 3 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.74%) NCSC
5 2 (0.74%) NIST
6 1 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.37%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.37%) IEC 62304
6 1 (0.37%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.37%) SLA
System Software
1 42 (15.50%) Docker
2 8 (2.95%) Firmware
3 5 (1.85%) Active Directory
4 4 (1.48%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.11%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.74%) vSphere
7 1 (0.37%) Ceph
7 1 (0.37%) iptables
7 1 (0.37%) KVM
7 1 (0.37%) Lustre
7 1 (0.37%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.37%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 54 (19.93%) Kubernetes
2 34 (12.55%) Terraform
3 27 (9.96%) Ansible
4 9 (3.32%) Kibana
5 7 (2.58%) Grafana
6 5 (1.85%) Progress Chef
6 5 (1.85%) Prometheus
7 4 (1.48%) Puppet
8 3 (1.11%) Docker Swarm
8 3 (1.11%) McAfee ePO
8 3 (1.11%) SCVMM
9 2 (0.74%) Argo
9 2 (0.74%) Rancher
9 2 (0.74%) yum
10 1 (0.37%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.37%) Kubeflow
10 1 (0.37%) logstash
10 1 (0.37%) Nagios
10 1 (0.37%) Nmap
10 1 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 47 (17.34%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.90%) Google
2 16 (5.90%) Oracle
3 13 (4.80%) Databricks
4 12 (4.43%) Red Hat
5 8 (2.95%) Atlassian
6 6 (2.21%) EMC
7 5 (1.85%) Alteryx
7 5 (1.85%) Cisco
7 5 (1.85%) SAP
8 4 (1.48%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.48%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.11%) McAfee
9 3 (1.11%) Splunk
9 3 (1.11%) VMware
10 1 (0.37%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.37%) Palantir
10 1 (0.37%) Salesforce
10 1 (0.37%) Talend
10 1 (0.37%) Zoho