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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 30 23
Rank change year-on-year +7 -7 -9
Permanent jobs citing Python 341 286 489
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.72% 8.27% 6.83%
As % of the Programming Languages category 35.15% 38.81% 25.47%
Number of salaries quoted 193 123 340
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,174 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,565 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.98% +1.03% -18.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £72,250 £92,000 £80,125
South East median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% -15.38%

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 970 737 1,920
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.27% 21.31% 26.81%
Number of salaries quoted 728 447 1,541
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.06%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,125 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 26 June 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 26 June 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 +18 132 £56,250 +12.50% 44
Oxfordshire +4 130 £60,000 -4.00% 34
Buckinghamshire +6 79 £56,000 -13.85% 23
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 (1.76%) Confluence
2 3 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (0.88%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.59%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.59%) WordPress
4 1 (0.29%) Apache
4 1 (0.29%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.29%) Camunda
4 1 (0.29%) Jupyter
Applications
1 62 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.64%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (0.88%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.88%) Lightworks
4 2 (0.59%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (0.88%) Raiser’s Edge
1 3 (0.88%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 163 (47.80%) Azure
2 112 (32.84%) AWS
3 76 (22.29%) Power Platform
4 69 (20.23%) Azure AI
5 32 (9.38%) GCP
6 18 (5.28%) GitHub
7 17 (4.99%) Amazon EKS
7 17 (4.99%) Azure Sentinel
8 15 (4.40%) Serverless
9 14 (4.11%) OpenShift
10 13 (3.81%) Amazon EC2
10 13 (3.81%) Azure Data Factory
10 13 (3.81%) Cloudflare
11 11 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (3.23%) Azure Logic Apps
11 11 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
12 9 (2.64%) SaaS
13 7 (2.05%) Amazon ECS
13 7 (2.05%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 6 (1.76%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 33 (9.68%) Firewall
2 25 (7.33%) DNS
3 13 (3.81%) VPN
4 9 (2.64%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.35%) SSL
6 7 (2.05%) DHCP
7 6 (1.76%) HTTP
8 5 (1.47%) Cisco ASA
8 5 (1.47%) Wireless
9 4 (1.17%) VLAN
10 3 (0.88%) MQTT
10 3 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.59%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.59%) Internet
12 1 (0.29%) Broadband
12 1 (0.29%) DNSSEC
12 1 (0.29%) HTTPS
12 1 (0.29%) SMTP
12 1 (0.29%) Software-Defined Radio
12 1 (0.29%) SpaceWire
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (19.35%) Power BI
2 50 (14.66%) Tableau
3 24 (7.04%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (3.81%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.64%) Data Lake
5 9 (2.64%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.76%) Airbyte
6 6 (1.76%) RDBMS
7 5 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (1.17%) MySQL
9 3 (0.88%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.88%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.59%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.59%) Redis
10 2 (0.59%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.29%) Big Data
11 1 (0.29%) GIS
11 1 (0.29%) Hadoop
11 1 (0.29%) Spotfire
Development Applications
1 41 (12.02%) Git
2 25 (7.33%) GitLab
3 18 (5.28%) Jenkins
4 15 (4.40%) JIRA
5 8 (2.35%) JUnit
6 7 (2.05%) JMeter
6 7 (2.05%) Mockito
7 6 (1.76%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.47%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.17%) Artifactory
9 4 (1.17%) LabVIEW
10 3 (0.88%) Polyspace
10 3 (0.88%) VectorCAST
11 2 (0.59%) Mocha
11 2 (0.59%) PetaLinux
11 2 (0.59%) Selenium
12 1 (0.29%) Storybook
12 1 (0.29%) Subversion
12 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
12 1 (0.29%) Zephyr
General
1 148 (43.40%) Social Skills
2 60 (17.60%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (9.97%) Finance
4 33 (9.68%) Manufacturing
5 15 (4.40%) Telecoms
6 12 (3.52%) Public Sector
7 10 (2.93%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (2.64%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (2.35%) Aerospace
9 8 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.76%) Retail
11 5 (1.47%) Electronics
11 5 (1.47%) Health Technology
11 5 (1.47%) Law
12 4 (1.17%) Automotive
12 4 (1.17%) Banking
12 4 (1.17%) Games
13 3 (0.88%) Marketing
14 2 (0.59%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 80 (23.46%) Analyst
1 80 (23.46%) Software Engineer
2 63 (18.48%) Python Engineer
3 61 (17.89%) Data Analyst
4 53 (15.54%) Python Software Engineer
5 49 (14.37%) Junior
6 48 (14.08%) Junior Analyst
6 48 (14.08%) Junior Data Analyst
7 38 (11.14%) Developer
8 36 (10.56%) C++ Software Engineer
9 30 (8.80%) Senior
10 27 (7.92%) C# Software Engineer
11 23 (6.74%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 22 (6.45%) Data Engineer
13 21 (6.16%) Network Engineer
14 19 (5.57%) AWS Engineer
15 18 (5.28%) Automation Engineer
16 17 (4.99%) AWS Software Engineer
17 12 (3.52%) Java Engineer
17 12 (3.52%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.92%) REST
2 22 (6.45%) JSON
3 14 (4.11%) HTML
3 14 (4.11%) YAML
4 13 (3.81%) Django
4 13 (3.81%) NumPy
4 13 (3.81%) Pandas
4 13 (3.81%) React
5 11 (3.23%) XML
6 10 (2.93%) Jinja
6 10 (2.93%) Web Services
7 8 (2.35%) Spring
7 8 (2.35%) Spring Boot
8 7 (2.05%) .NET
8 7 (2.05%) ActiveMQ
8 7 (2.05%) Apache Camel
8 7 (2.05%) CSS
8 7 (2.05%) Hibernate
8 7 (2.05%) jQuery
8 7 (2.05%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.50%) Distributed Systems
2 22 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (6.16%) Low-Code
4 17 (4.99%) Distributed Computing
5 16 (4.69%) Algorithms
6 15 (4.40%) Cloud Native
6 15 (4.40%) Life Science
7 14 (4.11%) Client/Server
8 11 (3.23%) Hackathon
8 11 (3.23%) Security Operations Centre
9 9 (2.64%) Cyber Defence
10 8 (2.35%) PKI
11 7 (2.05%) Embedded Systems
11 7 (2.05%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.76%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.76%) Renewable Energy
13 5 (1.47%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (1.47%) Virtual Team
14 4 (1.17%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 73 (21.41%) Linux
2 26 (7.62%) Windows
3 6 (1.76%) Unix
4 3 (0.88%) Debian
4 3 (0.88%) Gentoo
4 3 (0.88%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.59%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.29%) FreeBSD
6 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.29%) OpenBSD
6 1 (0.29%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (34.90%) AI
2 90 (26.39%) Software Engineering
3 83 (24.34%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (23.75%) CI/CD
5 74 (21.70%) Business Intelligence
6 69 (20.23%) Agile
7 54 (15.84%) DevOps
8 45 (13.20%) Computer Science
8 45 (13.20%) Continuous Improvement
9 44 (12.90%) Analytics
10 38 (11.14%) Containerisation
10 38 (11.14%) Test Automation
11 36 (10.56%) Machine Learning
12 32 (9.38%) Data Modelling
13 30 (8.80%) Deployment Automation
14 28 (8.21%) Data Governance
15 27 (7.92%) Infrastructure as Code
16 26 (7.62%) Cybersecurity
16 26 (7.62%) Full-Stack Development
17 24 (7.04%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 101 (29.62%) SQL
2 65 (19.06%) C++
3 53 (15.54%) C#
4 47 (13.78%) JavaScript
5 34 (9.97%) Java
6 33 (9.68%) PowerShell
7 27 (7.92%) Bash
8 22 (6.45%) TypeScript
9 20 (5.87%) C
10 16 (4.69%) Rust
11 12 (3.52%) VBA
12 11 (3.23%) Shell Script
13 6 (1.76%) Groovy
13 6 (1.76%) MATLAB
14 5 (1.47%) Apex Code
15 4 (1.17%) Go
15 4 (1.17%) Perl
15 4 (1.17%) R
15 4 (1.17%) Ruby
16 2 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 84 (24.63%) Degree
2 70 (20.53%) Azure Certification
3 51 (14.96%) Computer Science Degree
4 35 (10.26%) Security Cleared
5 29 (8.50%) SC Cleared
6 22 (6.45%) Master's Degree
7 10 (2.93%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (2.64%) ACCA
8 9 (2.64%) CIMA
8 9 (2.64%) PhD
9 8 (2.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (1.17%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.88%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 3 (0.88%) CompTIA CySA+
11 3 (0.88%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.59%) GCIA
12 2 (0.59%) GIAC
12 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.29%) CEH
13 1 (0.29%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (9.97%) QA
2 16 (4.69%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.93%) Accessibility
4 4 (1.17%) SOC 2
5 3 (0.88%) ECSS
5 3 (0.88%) GDPR
5 3 (0.88%) IEC 61508
5 3 (0.88%) ISO 26262
6 2 (0.59%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.59%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.59%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.29%) MISRA
7 1 (0.29%) SLA
System Software
1 35 (10.26%) Docker
2 29 (8.50%) Hyper-V
2 29 (8.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.74%) KVM
4 14 (4.11%) Active Directory
5 5 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.88%) vSphere
7 1 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.29%) Firmware
7 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 35 (10.26%) Kubernetes
2 18 (5.28%) Terraform
3 14 (4.11%) Graylog
4 13 (3.81%) Ansible
5 9 (2.64%) Proxmox
6 8 (2.35%) Kibana
6 8 (2.35%) ZABBIX
7 7 (2.05%) Grafana
7 7 (2.05%) Prometheus
8 5 (1.47%) Argo
9 4 (1.17%) Kustomize
9 4 (1.17%) Packer
10 3 (0.88%) Istio
10 3 (0.88%) Podman
11 1 (0.29%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.29%) QRadar
Vendors
1 99 (29.03%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.50%) VMware
3 14 (4.11%) Red Hat
3 14 (4.11%) SAP
4 11 (3.23%) Cisco
5 10 (2.93%) Oracle
5 10 (2.93%) Splunk
6 9 (2.64%) Databricks
7 8 (2.35%) IBM
7 8 (2.35%) Veeam
8 7 (2.05%) Dynatrace
9 6 (1.76%) Google
10 5 (1.47%) AppDynamics
10 5 (1.47%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (1.47%) F5
10 5 (1.47%) Juniper
10 5 (1.47%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.47%) Salesforce
11 4 (1.17%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.88%) MuleSoft