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 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 36 15
Rank change year-on-year +7 -21 -1
Permanent jobs citing Python 331 255 401
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.62% 6.46% 8.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 30.85% 37.56% 30.17%
Number of salaries quoted 213 99 210
10th Percentile £41,900 £40,195 £38,508
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,504
Median % change year-on-year - +6.19% -16.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £94,000 £85,000
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 1,073 679 1,329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.96% 17.21% 27.42%
Number of salaries quoted 838 393 848
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £73,750
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 14 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 14 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 +6 162 £60,000 -7.69% 174
Berkshire +16 107 £62,500 +28.18% 145
Buckinghamshire -4 62 £52,500 -9.87% 57
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 (2.11%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.81%) Confluence
3 4 (1.21%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.21%) SAS
4 2 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.60%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 29 (8.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.51%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.91%) Mathematica
3 3 (0.91%) Simulink
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.30%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 6 (1.81%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 132 (39.88%) Azure
2 115 (34.74%) AWS
3 47 (14.20%) Power Platform
4 45 (13.60%) Azure AI
5 30 (9.06%) GitHub
6 25 (7.55%) Azure Sentinel
7 20 (6.04%) GCP
8 19 (5.74%) Amazon EKS
9 16 (4.83%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (4.83%) Serverless
10 14 (4.23%) Amazon EC2
10 14 (4.23%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (4.23%) Cloudflare
11 13 (3.93%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (3.63%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (3.02%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 9 (2.72%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 9 (2.72%) Amazon ECS
15 8 (2.42%) Azure Logic Apps
16 7 (2.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 33 (9.97%) DNS
2 30 (9.06%) Firewall
3 17 (5.14%) VPN
4 14 (4.23%) TCP/IP
5 10 (3.02%) DHCP
6 9 (2.72%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (2.72%) Wireless
7 8 (2.42%) SSL
8 7 (2.11%) VLAN
9 6 (1.81%) HTTP
10 5 (1.51%) MQTT
11 4 (1.21%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.60%) IPv4
12 2 (0.60%) IPv6
12 2 (0.60%) SNMP
12 2 (0.60%) WireGuard
13 1 (0.30%) DNSSEC
13 1 (0.30%) Network Security
13 1 (0.30%) NGN
13 1 (0.30%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (13.60%) Power BI
2 28 (8.46%) PostgreSQL
3 27 (8.16%) Tableau
4 14 (4.23%) Relational Database
5 10 (3.02%) MongoDB
6 9 (2.72%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (2.72%) Metadata
6 9 (2.72%) NoSQL
6 9 (2.72%) SQL Server
7 8 (2.42%) Star Schema
8 7 (2.11%) Amazon QuickSight
8 7 (2.11%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (2.11%) DynamoDB
8 7 (2.11%) RDBMS
8 7 (2.11%) Snowflake Schema
9 6 (1.81%) Airbyte
10 5 (1.51%) MySQL
11 4 (1.21%) Data Lake
11 4 (1.21%) Redis
12 2 (0.60%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 46 (13.90%) Git
2 20 (6.04%) Jenkins
3 19 (5.74%) GitLab
4 12 (3.63%) JIRA
5 9 (2.72%) JUnit
6 8 (2.42%) JMeter
6 8 (2.42%) LabVIEW
6 8 (2.42%) Mockito
7 6 (1.81%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.51%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.21%) Artifactory
10 3 (0.91%) MLflow
10 3 (0.91%) PetaLinux
10 3 (0.91%) Polyspace
10 3 (0.91%) VectorCAST
11 2 (0.60%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.60%) Eclipse RCP
11 2 (0.60%) Mocha
11 2 (0.60%) Selenium
12 1 (0.30%) Storybook
General
1 125 (37.76%) Social Skills
2 35 (10.57%) Manufacturing
3 33 (9.97%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (7.85%) Finance
5 17 (5.14%) Aerospace
6 12 (3.63%) Retail
7 11 (3.32%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (3.32%) Public Sector
8 10 (3.02%) Electronics
9 9 (2.72%) Automotive
9 9 (2.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.11%) Health Technology
11 5 (1.51%) Legal
12 4 (1.21%) Banking
13 3 (0.91%) Mandarin Language
13 3 (0.91%) Marketing
13 3 (0.91%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.60%) Aviation
14 2 (0.60%) Law
15 1 (0.30%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 88 (26.59%) Software Engineer
2 77 (23.26%) Python Engineer
3 65 (19.64%) Senior
4 60 (18.13%) Python Software Engineer
5 47 (14.20%) Analyst
6 41 (12.39%) C++ Software Engineer
7 28 (8.46%) C# Software Engineer
7 28 (8.46%) Data Analyst
8 25 (7.55%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
8 25 (7.55%) Developer
9 24 (7.25%) AWS Engineer
9 24 (7.25%) Junior
9 24 (7.25%) Junior Analyst
9 24 (7.25%) Junior Data Analyst
10 22 (6.65%) AWS Software Engineer
11 19 (5.74%) Java Engineer
12 18 (5.44%) Data Engineer
13 17 (5.14%) Cloud Engineer
14 16 (4.83%) Network Engineer
15 13 (3.93%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (10.88%) React
2 28 (8.46%) Terraform
3 21 (6.34%) REST
4 17 (5.14%) Django
5 16 (4.83%) JSON
6 12 (3.63%) HTML
7 11 (3.32%) Node.js
7 11 (3.32%) NumPy
7 11 (3.32%) Pandas
8 10 (3.02%) Spring
8 10 (3.02%) Spring Boot
8 10 (3.02%) Vue
9 9 (2.72%) XML
10 8 (2.42%) ActiveMQ
10 8 (2.42%) Apache Camel
10 8 (2.42%) FastAPI
10 8 (2.42%) Hibernate
10 8 (2.42%) jQuery
10 8 (2.42%) Web Services
10 8 (2.42%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.95%) Distributed Computing
2 22 (6.65%) Distributed Systems
3 18 (5.44%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.83%) Security Operations Centre
5 15 (4.53%) Algorithms
5 15 (4.53%) Product Ownership
6 14 (4.23%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (3.63%) Cloud Native
7 12 (3.63%) Robotics
8 11 (3.32%) Embedded Systems
9 9 (2.72%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (2.72%) Life Science
10 8 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (2.42%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (2.42%) IoT
10 8 (2.42%) PKI
11 7 (2.11%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (1.81%) CCTV
12 6 (1.81%) CSOC
12 6 (1.81%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 72 (21.75%) Linux
2 34 (10.27%) Windows
3 7 (2.11%) Debian
4 3 (0.91%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (0.91%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (0.91%) Gentoo
4 3 (0.91%) Robot Operating System
4 3 (0.91%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (34.44%) AI
2 108 (32.63%) Software Engineering
3 84 (25.38%) CI/CD
4 83 (25.08%) Problem-Solving
5 71 (21.45%) Agile
6 57 (17.22%) Business Intelligence
7 53 (16.01%) DevOps
8 46 (13.90%) Machine Learning
9 41 (12.39%) Analytics
9 41 (12.39%) Computer Science
10 34 (10.27%) Continuous Improvement
10 34 (10.27%) SIEM
11 33 (9.97%) Data Modelling
12 32 (9.67%) Full-Stack Development
13 30 (9.06%) Containerisation
13 30 (9.06%) Test Automation
14 28 (8.46%) Mentoring
15 27 (8.16%) Vulnerability Management
16 26 (7.85%) Infrastructure as Code
16 26 (7.85%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 79 (23.87%) SQL
2 72 (21.75%) C++
3 56 (16.92%) C#
4 44 (13.29%) JavaScript
5 42 (12.69%) Java
5 42 (12.69%) PowerShell
6 37 (11.18%) TypeScript
7 35 (10.57%) Bash
8 14 (4.23%) MATLAB
9 13 (3.93%) Go
10 12 (3.63%) Shell Script
11 11 (3.32%) C
12 9 (2.72%) Rust
13 6 (1.81%) Groovy
13 6 (1.81%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (1.51%) Apex Code
15 4 (1.21%) Perl
15 4 (1.21%) Ruby
16 2 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 1 (0.30%) Julia
Qualifications
1 84 (25.38%) Degree
2 49 (14.80%) Computer Science Degree
3 46 (13.90%) Azure Certification
4 39 (11.78%) Security Cleared
5 35 (10.57%) SC Cleared
6 30 (9.06%) Master's Degree
7 23 (6.95%) PhD
8 15 (4.53%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (2.42%) CISSP
10 7 (2.11%) CompTIA CySA+
11 6 (1.81%) GCIA
11 6 (1.81%) GIAC
11 6 (1.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (1.51%) CCNA CyberOps
12 5 (1.51%) CEH
13 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 2 (0.60%) AWS Certification
15 1 (0.30%) CREST Certified
15 1 (0.30%) HNC
15 1 (0.30%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.46%) QA
2 23 (6.95%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.93%) GDPR
4 7 (2.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 5 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.51%) SOC 2
6 4 (1.21%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.91%) ECSS
7 3 (0.91%) IEC 61508
7 3 (0.91%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.60%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.60%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 45 (13.60%) Docker
2 21 (6.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (6.04%) Hyper-V
4 15 (4.53%) Active Directory
5 12 (3.63%) KVM
6 6 (1.81%) vSphere
7 3 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.60%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.60%) Firmware
8 2 (0.60%) iptables
Systems Management
1 47 (14.20%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.53%) Graylog
3 12 (3.63%) Ansible
4 10 (3.02%) Grafana
4 10 (3.02%) Prometheus
5 9 (2.72%) Kibana
6 8 (2.42%) Proxmox
6 8 (2.42%) ZABBIX
7 6 (1.81%) Argo
8 4 (1.21%) Kustomize
8 4 (1.21%) Packer
8 4 (1.21%) Podman
9 3 (0.91%) Istio
10 1 (0.30%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.30%) QRadar
10 1 (0.30%) WMI
Vendors
1 77 (23.26%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.34%) VMware
3 12 (3.63%) Splunk
4 10 (3.02%) Databricks
5 8 (2.42%) CrowdStrike
5 8 (2.42%) Dynatrace
5 8 (2.42%) IBM
5 8 (2.42%) Veeam
6 7 (2.11%) Informatica
6 7 (2.11%) Talend
7 6 (1.81%) New Relic
8 5 (1.51%) AppDynamics
8 5 (1.51%) Cisco
8 5 (1.51%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.51%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.51%) Thales
9 4 (1.21%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.91%) Darktrace
10 3 (0.91%) NVIDIA
10 3 (0.91%) Xilinx