Python Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Python
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 36 15
Rank change year-on-year +9 -21 0
Permanent jobs citing Python 338 247 401
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.58% 6.44% 8.43%
As % of the Programming Languages category 30.34% 37.03% 30.45%
Number of salaries quoted 224 99 196
10th Percentile £41,975 £40,195 £38,810
25th Percentile £50,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,509
Median % change year-on-year - +6.18% -16.28%
75th Percentile £71,563 £79,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £86,250
South East median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

All Programming Languages
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,114 667 1,317
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 15.09% 17.40% 27.70%
Number of salaries quoted 870 393 803
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,770 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Python job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Python
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in the Thames Valley

Python
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 September 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
Oxfordshire +6 172 £62,500 -3.85% 198
Berkshire +14 109 £60,000 +26.26% 170
Buckinghamshire -9 57 £55,000 +4.76% 40
Python
South East

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 7 (2.07%) Confluence
1 7 (2.07%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.18%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.18%) SAS
3 2 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.59%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 24 (7.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.78%) Lightworks
3 4 (1.18%) Mathematica
3 4 (1.18%) Simulink
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.30%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 6 (1.78%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 129 (38.17%) Azure
2 117 (34.62%) AWS
3 45 (13.31%) Power Platform
4 39 (11.54%) Azure AI
5 28 (8.28%) GitHub
6 26 (7.69%) Azure Sentinel
7 20 (5.92%) Amazon EKS
8 17 (5.03%) GCP
8 17 (5.03%) Microsoft 365
8 17 (5.03%) Serverless
9 15 (4.44%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (4.14%) Amazon EC2
10 14 (4.14%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (4.14%) Cloudflare
11 13 (3.85%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (3.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 11 (3.25%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 11 (3.25%) Azure Logic Apps
14 10 (2.96%) Amazon ECS
15 9 (2.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 33 (9.76%) DNS
2 30 (8.88%) Firewall
3 17 (5.03%) VPN
4 14 (4.14%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.96%) DHCP
5 10 (2.96%) Wireless
6 9 (2.66%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (2.37%) SSL
8 7 (2.07%) VLAN
9 6 (1.78%) HTTP
9 6 (1.78%) MQTT
10 5 (1.48%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.59%) IPv4
11 2 (0.59%) IPv6
11 2 (0.59%) SNMP
11 2 (0.59%) WireGuard
12 1 (0.30%) DNSSEC
12 1 (0.30%) Network Security
12 1 (0.30%) NGN
12 1 (0.30%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (12.72%) Power BI
2 29 (8.58%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (6.21%) Tableau
4 16 (4.73%) Relational Database
5 13 (3.85%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (3.85%) NoSQL
5 13 (3.85%) SQL Server
6 11 (3.25%) Metadata
6 11 (3.25%) MongoDB
7 10 (2.96%) Star Schema
8 9 (2.66%) Amazon QuickSight
8 9 (2.66%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.66%) DynamoDB
8 9 (2.66%) Snowflake Schema
9 7 (2.07%) MySQL
9 7 (2.07%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.78%) Airbyte
11 4 (1.18%) Redis
12 2 (0.59%) GIS
12 2 (0.59%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 50 (14.79%) Git
2 20 (5.92%) Jenkins
3 19 (5.62%) GitLab
4 14 (4.14%) JIRA
5 9 (2.66%) JMeter
5 9 (2.66%) JUnit
6 8 (2.37%) LabVIEW
6 8 (2.37%) Mockito
7 6 (1.78%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.48%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.18%) Artifactory
9 4 (1.18%) PetaLinux
10 3 (0.89%) MLflow
10 3 (0.89%) Mocha
10 3 (0.89%) Polyspace
10 3 (0.89%) Selenium
10 3 (0.89%) VectorCAST
11 2 (0.59%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.59%) Eclipse RCP
12 1 (0.30%) Cypress.io
General
1 118 (34.91%) Social Skills
2 35 (10.36%) Manufacturing
3 33 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (8.28%) Finance
5 19 (5.62%) Aerospace
6 14 (4.14%) Retail
7 11 (3.25%) Electronics
7 11 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (3.25%) Public Sector
8 9 (2.66%) Automotive
8 9 (2.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.07%) Health Technology
10 5 (1.48%) Legal
11 4 (1.18%) Banking
11 4 (1.18%) Marketing
12 3 (0.89%) Mandarin Language
13 2 (0.59%) Aviation
13 2 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.59%) Law
13 2 (0.59%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 91 (26.92%) Software Engineer
2 80 (23.67%) Python Engineer
3 69 (20.41%) Senior
4 64 (18.93%) Python Software Engineer
5 47 (13.91%) C++ Software Engineer
6 43 (12.72%) Analyst
7 31 (9.17%) C# Software Engineer
8 27 (7.99%) AWS Engineer
9 26 (7.69%) Developer
10 25 (7.40%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 25 (7.40%) AWS Software Engineer
11 22 (6.51%) Data Analyst
11 22 (6.51%) Java Engineer
12 20 (5.92%) Data Engineer
13 18 (5.33%) Cloud Engineer
13 18 (5.33%) Junior
13 18 (5.33%) Junior Analyst
13 18 (5.33%) Junior Data Analyst
14 16 (4.73%) Network Engineer
15 14 (4.14%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (10.65%) React
2 29 (8.58%) Terraform
3 20 (5.92%) REST
4 18 (5.33%) JSON
5 15 (4.44%) Django
6 12 (3.55%) HTML
6 12 (3.55%) Node.js
7 11 (3.25%) XML
8 10 (2.96%) NumPy
8 10 (2.96%) Pandas
8 10 (2.96%) Spring
8 10 (2.96%) Spring Boot
8 10 (2.96%) Vue
9 8 (2.37%) ActiveMQ
9 8 (2.37%) Apache Camel
9 8 (2.37%) FastAPI
9 8 (2.37%) Hibernate
9 8 (2.37%) jQuery
9 8 (2.37%) PySpark
9 8 (2.37%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.69%) Distributed Computing
2 20 (5.92%) Distributed Systems
3 17 (5.03%) Security Operations Centre
3 17 (5.03%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.73%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (4.44%) Cloud Native
5 15 (4.44%) Product Ownership
6 14 (4.14%) Algorithms
7 12 (3.55%) Embedded Systems
7 12 (3.55%) Robotics
8 10 (2.96%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.66%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (2.66%) IoT
10 8 (2.37%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (2.37%) PKI
11 7 (2.07%) Life Science
11 7 (2.07%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (1.78%) CSOC
12 6 (1.78%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.78%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 72 (21.30%) Linux
2 37 (10.95%) Windows
3 7 (2.07%) Debian
4 4 (1.18%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (0.89%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.89%) Gentoo
5 3 (0.89%) Robot Operating System
5 3 (0.89%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (33.73%) AI
2 113 (33.43%) Software Engineering
3 95 (28.11%) CI/CD
4 86 (25.44%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (21.60%) Agile
6 57 (16.86%) DevOps
7 55 (16.27%) Business Intelligence
8 48 (14.20%) Machine Learning
9 45 (13.31%) Analytics
10 40 (11.83%) Computer Science
11 34 (10.06%) Data Modelling
11 34 (10.06%) SIEM
12 33 (9.76%) Full-Stack Development
13 31 (9.17%) Continuous Improvement
14 29 (8.58%) Containerisation
14 29 (8.58%) Mentoring
14 29 (8.58%) Test Automation
15 27 (7.99%) Data Engineering
15 27 (7.99%) Infrastructure as Code
15 27 (7.99%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 80 (23.67%) C++
2 78 (23.08%) SQL
3 62 (18.34%) C#
4 49 (14.50%) Java
5 46 (13.61%) JavaScript
6 43 (12.72%) PowerShell
7 37 (10.95%) Bash
7 37 (10.95%) TypeScript
8 16 (4.73%) MATLAB
9 13 (3.85%) Go
9 13 (3.85%) Shell Script
10 11 (3.25%) C
11 10 (2.96%) Rust
12 7 (2.07%) Kusto Query Language
13 6 (1.78%) Groovy
14 5 (1.48%) Apex Code
15 4 (1.18%) Perl
15 4 (1.18%) Ruby
16 2 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 1 (0.30%) R
Qualifications
1 88 (26.04%) Degree
2 50 (14.79%) Computer Science Degree
3 44 (13.02%) Security Cleared
4 40 (11.83%) Azure Certification
4 40 (11.83%) SC Cleared
5 31 (9.17%) Master's Degree
6 25 (7.40%) PhD
7 15 (4.44%) CompTIA Security+
8 10 (2.96%) CISSP
9 7 (2.07%) CompTIA CySA+
10 6 (1.78%) GCIA
10 6 (1.78%) GIAC
10 6 (1.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (1.48%) CCNA CyberOps
11 5 (1.48%) CEH
12 3 (0.89%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (0.59%) ISTQB
14 1 (0.30%) GCIH
14 1 (0.30%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.99%) Data Quality
2 25 (7.40%) QA
3 15 (4.44%) GDPR
4 9 (2.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 6 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.48%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.18%) ECSS
8 3 (0.89%) IEC 61508
8 3 (0.89%) ISO 26262
9 2 (0.59%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.59%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.59%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.59%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.30%) NIST
System Software
1 45 (13.31%) Docker
2 19 (5.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (5.33%) Hyper-V
4 15 (4.44%) Active Directory
5 10 (2.96%) KVM
6 6 (1.78%) vSphere
7 2 (0.59%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.59%) Firmware
7 2 (0.59%) iptables
8 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 48 (14.20%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.44%) Graylog
3 12 (3.55%) Ansible
4 10 (2.96%) Grafana
4 10 (2.96%) Prometheus
5 9 (2.66%) Kibana
6 8 (2.37%) Proxmox
6 8 (2.37%) ZABBIX
7 6 (1.78%) Argo
8 4 (1.18%) Kustomize
8 4 (1.18%) Packer
8 4 (1.18%) Podman
9 3 (0.89%) Istio
10 1 (0.30%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.30%) QRadar
10 1 (0.30%) WMI
Vendors
1 75 (22.19%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.62%) VMware
3 12 (3.55%) Databricks
3 12 (3.55%) Splunk
4 9 (2.66%) CrowdStrike
4 9 (2.66%) Informatica
4 9 (2.66%) Talend
5 8 (2.37%) Dynatrace
5 8 (2.37%) IBM
5 8 (2.37%) Veeam
6 7 (2.07%) Thales
7 6 (1.78%) New Relic
8 5 (1.48%) AppDynamics
8 5 (1.48%) Cisco
8 5 (1.48%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.48%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.18%) Darktrace
9 4 (1.18%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.18%) Xilinx
10 3 (0.89%) NVIDIA