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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 26 29
Rank change year-on-year +4 +3 -19
Permanent jobs citing Python 339 290 426
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.97% 8.53% 6.53%
As % of the Programming Languages category 36.69% 38.62% 23.42%
Number of salaries quoted 182 133 334
10th Percentile £41,300 £37,300 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,565 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.98% +1.03% -15.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £97,500 £81,750
South East median annual salary £62,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.62% +18.18% -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 924 751 1,819
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.26% 22.10% 27.89%
Number of salaries quoted 686 475 1,537
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,650 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -11.29%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £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 19 May 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 19 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
Berkshire +18 136 £55,000 +5.77% 55
Oxfordshire +3 117 £63,750 +15.91% 107
Buckinghamshire +6 86 £55,000 -10.20% 33
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 6 (1.77%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (0.88%) Confluence
3 2 (0.59%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.59%) WordPress
4 1 (0.29%) Apache
4 1 (0.29%) Camunda
4 1 (0.29%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.29%) Kinematics
Applications
1 77 (22.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.54%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (0.88%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (0.88%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 178 (52.51%) Azure
2 101 (29.79%) Power Platform
3 99 (29.20%) AWS
4 80 (23.60%) Azure AI
5 33 (9.73%) GCP
6 21 (6.19%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (4.72%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (4.42%) Azure Logic Apps
9 14 (4.13%) Amazon EKS
9 14 (4.13%) Serverless
10 13 (3.83%) Amazon EC2
10 13 (3.83%) Azure Sentinel
11 12 (3.54%) OpenShift
12 11 (3.24%) GitHub
13 10 (2.95%) Cloudflare
14 9 (2.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 9 (2.65%) SaaS
15 8 (2.36%) Microsoft 365
16 7 (2.06%) Amazon S3
16 7 (2.06%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.67%) Firewall
2 19 (5.60%) DNS
3 8 (2.36%) VPN
4 7 (2.06%) SSL
4 7 (2.06%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.47%) Cisco ASA
5 5 (1.47%) HTTP
6 3 (0.88%) DHCP
7 2 (0.59%) Internet
7 2 (0.59%) MQTT
8 1 (0.29%) Broadband
8 1 (0.29%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.29%) Modbus
8 1 (0.29%) Network Security
8 1 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.29%) SMTP
8 1 (0.29%) Software-Defined Radio
8 1 (0.29%) SpaceWire
8 1 (0.29%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (24.48%) Power BI
2 63 (18.58%) Tableau
3 19 (5.60%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (3.54%) Relational Database
5 10 (2.95%) SQL Server
6 9 (2.65%) Data Lake
7 7 (2.06%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.77%) RDBMS
9 5 (1.47%) Airbyte
10 3 (0.88%) Spark SQL
10 3 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.59%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.59%) Metadata
11 2 (0.59%) MySQL
11 2 (0.59%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.59%) Snowflake Schema
12 1 (0.29%) Data Hub
12 1 (0.29%) Hadoop
12 1 (0.29%) Semantic Layer
12 1 (0.29%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 42 (12.39%) Git
2 24 (7.08%) GitLab
3 18 (5.31%) Jenkins
4 12 (3.54%) JIRA
5 7 (2.06%) JMeter
5 7 (2.06%) JUnit
5 7 (2.06%) Mockito
6 6 (1.77%) SonarQube
7 5 (1.47%) Cucumber
8 4 (1.18%) Artifactory
9 3 (0.88%) MLflow
9 3 (0.88%) Polyspace
9 3 (0.88%) VectorCAST
10 2 (0.59%) Claude Code
11 1 (0.29%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.29%) Subversion
11 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.29%) Zephyr
General
1 160 (47.20%) Social Skills
2 63 (18.58%) Analytical Skills
3 45 (13.27%) Finance
4 25 (7.37%) Manufacturing
5 16 (4.72%) Telecoms
6 13 (3.83%) Public Sector
7 12 (3.54%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (2.65%) Law
9 7 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.18%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.18%) Automotive
12 4 (1.18%) Games
13 3 (0.88%) Marketing
13 3 (0.88%) Retail
14 2 (0.59%) Aviation
14 2 (0.59%) Electronics
14 2 (0.59%) Multimedia
14 2 (0.59%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 94 (27.73%) Analyst
2 76 (22.42%) Data Analyst
3 65 (19.17%) Software Engineer
4 61 (17.99%) Junior
5 60 (17.70%) Junior Analyst
5 60 (17.70%) Junior Data Analyst
6 54 (15.93%) Python Engineer
7 47 (13.86%) Developer
7 47 (13.86%) Python Software Engineer
8 31 (9.14%) C++ Software Engineer
9 29 (8.55%) Senior
10 23 (6.78%) C# Software Engineer
10 23 (6.78%) Data Engineer
11 21 (6.19%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 19 (5.60%) Automation Engineer
13 16 (4.72%) Network Engineer
14 15 (4.42%) AWS Engineer
14 15 (4.42%) Power Platform Developer
15 14 (4.13%) AWS Software Engineer
15 14 (4.13%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (8.85%) REST
2 20 (5.90%) JSON
3 14 (4.13%) NumPy
3 14 (4.13%) Pandas
3 14 (4.13%) YAML
4 11 (3.24%) HTML
5 10 (2.95%) .NET
5 10 (2.95%) Jinja
5 10 (2.95%) React
5 10 (2.95%) Web Services
5 10 (2.95%) XML
6 9 (2.65%) Django
7 8 (2.36%) Middleware
7 8 (2.36%) Spring
8 7 (2.06%) ActiveMQ
8 7 (2.06%) Apache Camel
8 7 (2.06%) Hibernate
8 7 (2.06%) jQuery
8 7 (2.06%) SOAP
8 7 (2.06%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.26%) Distributed Systems
2 26 (7.67%) Low-Code
3 19 (5.60%) Life Science
4 16 (4.72%) Algorithms
4 16 (4.72%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (4.13%) Client/Server
5 14 (4.13%) Distributed Computing
6 13 (3.83%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.65%) Cyber Defence
7 9 (2.65%) Hackathon
8 8 (2.36%) Security Operations Centre
9 7 (2.06%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.77%) PKI
10 6 (1.77%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (1.47%) Renewable Energy
11 5 (1.47%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.47%) Virtual Team
12 4 (1.18%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 63 (18.58%) Linux
2 19 (5.60%) Windows
3 7 (2.06%) Unix
4 3 (0.88%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.29%) FreeBSD
5 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.29%) OpenBSD
5 1 (0.29%) Robot Operating System
5 1 (0.29%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (37.46%) AI
2 90 (26.55%) CI/CD
3 89 (26.25%) Business Intelligence
4 77 (22.71%) Software Engineering
5 73 (21.53%) Problem-Solving
6 71 (20.94%) Agile
7 58 (17.11%) DevOps
8 46 (13.57%) Analytics
8 46 (13.57%) Computer Science
9 43 (12.68%) Continuous Improvement
10 38 (11.21%) Machine Learning
11 36 (10.62%) Containerisation
12 35 (10.32%) Deployment Automation
12 35 (10.32%) Test Automation
13 34 (10.03%) Data Modelling
14 33 (9.73%) Decision-Making
15 32 (9.44%) Data Governance
16 29 (8.55%) Data Pipeline
16 29 (8.55%) ETL
17 28 (8.26%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 119 (35.10%) SQL
2 55 (16.22%) C++
3 50 (14.75%) JavaScript
4 45 (13.27%) C#
5 28 (8.26%) Java
6 23 (6.78%) PowerShell
7 19 (5.60%) C
8 17 (5.01%) Bash
9 15 (4.42%) VBA
10 14 (4.13%) Rust
10 14 (4.13%) TypeScript
11 11 (3.24%) Shell Script
12 6 (1.77%) Groovy
13 5 (1.47%) Apex Code
13 5 (1.47%) R
14 4 (1.18%) Go
14 4 (1.18%) Perl
15 1 (0.29%) Ruby
15 1 (0.29%) Scala
15 1 (0.29%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 81 (23.89%) Degree
2 80 (23.60%) Azure Certification
3 50 (14.75%) Computer Science Degree
4 30 (8.85%) Security Cleared
5 24 (7.08%) SC Cleared
6 20 (5.90%) Master's Degree
7 12 (3.54%) ACCA
7 12 (3.54%) CIMA
8 8 (2.36%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (2.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 6 (1.77%) PhD
11 4 (1.18%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.88%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 3 (0.88%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.59%) CompTIA CySA+
13 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.29%) GCIA
14 1 (0.29%) GIAC
14 1 (0.29%) ISTQB
14 1 (0.29%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (10.91%) QA
2 18 (5.31%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.65%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.88%) IEC 61508
4 3 (0.88%) ISO 26262
4 3 (0.88%) SOC 2
5 2 (0.59%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 2 (0.59%) Def Stans
5 2 (0.59%) GxP
5 2 (0.59%) ISO 22301
5 2 (0.59%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.29%) ECSS
6 1 (0.29%) MISRA
6 1 (0.29%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (8.85%) Docker
2 24 (7.08%) Hyper-V
2 24 (7.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (6.19%) KVM
4 10 (2.95%) Active Directory
5 5 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.29%) Firmware
6 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 29 (8.55%) Kubernetes
2 20 (5.90%) Terraform
3 11 (3.24%) Ansible
4 10 (2.95%) Graylog
5 8 (2.36%) Kibana
6 7 (2.06%) Proxmox
7 6 (1.77%) Grafana
7 6 (1.77%) Prometheus
7 6 (1.77%) ZABBIX
8 4 (1.18%) Argo
8 4 (1.18%) Packer
9 2 (0.59%) Istio
9 2 (0.59%) Kustomize
10 1 (0.29%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.29%) QRadar
Vendors
1 109 (32.15%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.08%) VMware
3 17 (5.01%) SAP
4 14 (4.13%) Databricks
5 13 (3.83%) Red Hat
6 10 (2.95%) Cisco
6 10 (2.95%) Oracle
7 9 (2.65%) Splunk
8 7 (2.06%) Dynatrace
8 7 (2.06%) IBM
9 6 (1.77%) Veeam
10 5 (1.47%) AppDynamics
10 5 (1.47%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (1.47%) F5
10 5 (1.47%) Google
10 5 (1.47%) Juniper
10 5 (1.47%) MuleSoft
10 5 (1.47%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.47%) Salesforce
11 4 (1.18%) ServiceNow