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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 38 16
Rank change year-on-year +8 -22 -2
Permanent jobs citing Python 335 254 396
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.67% 6.43% 8.12%
As % of the Programming Languages category 30.99% 37.30% 30.02%
Number of salaries quoted 217 98 209
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,173 £38,396
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -18.52%
75th Percentile £66,250 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,750 £94,125 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 1,081 681 1,319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 15.06% 17.24% 27.05%
Number of salaries quoted 845 394 845
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 £56,509
Median % change year-on-year - +6.18% -5.82%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £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 11 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 11 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 +7 159 £60,000 -7.69% 90
Berkshire +21 113 £60,000 +26.26% 89
Buckinghamshire -4 63 £52,500 -12.50% 35
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 (2.09%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.79%) Confluence
3 4 (1.19%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.19%) SAS
4 3 (0.90%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.60%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.60%) WordPress
6 1 (0.30%) Apache
6 1 (0.30%) Jupyter
Applications
1 30 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.49%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.90%) Simulink
4 2 (0.60%) Mathematica
5 1 (0.30%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.30%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 6 (1.79%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 136 (40.60%) Azure
2 118 (35.22%) AWS
3 47 (14.03%) Power Platform
4 45 (13.43%) Azure AI
5 32 (9.55%) GitHub
6 25 (7.46%) Azure Sentinel
7 20 (5.97%) GCP
8 19 (5.67%) Amazon EKS
9 16 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (4.78%) Serverless
10 15 (4.48%) Azure Data Factory
11 14 (4.18%) Amazon EC2
11 14 (4.18%) Cloudflare
12 13 (3.88%) GitHub Actions
13 12 (3.58%) Azure DevOps
14 11 (3.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 9 (2.69%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 9 (2.69%) Amazon ECS
16 8 (2.39%) Azure Logic Apps
16 8 (2.39%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 34 (10.15%) Firewall
2 33 (9.85%) DNS
3 17 (5.07%) VPN
4 14 (4.18%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.99%) DHCP
6 9 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (2.69%) Wireless
7 8 (2.39%) SSL
8 7 (2.09%) VLAN
9 6 (1.79%) HTTP
10 5 (1.49%) MQTT
11 4 (1.19%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.60%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (0.60%) Internet
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%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (13.43%) Power BI
2 28 (8.36%) PostgreSQL
2 28 (8.36%) Tableau
3 14 (4.18%) Relational Database
4 10 (2.99%) MongoDB
5 9 (2.69%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (2.69%) Metadata
5 9 (2.69%) NoSQL
5 9 (2.69%) SQL Server
6 8 (2.39%) Star Schema
7 7 (2.09%) Amazon QuickSight
7 7 (2.09%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (2.09%) DynamoDB
7 7 (2.09%) RDBMS
7 7 (2.09%) Snowflake Schema
8 6 (1.79%) Airbyte
9 5 (1.49%) Data Lake
9 5 (1.49%) MySQL
10 4 (1.19%) Redis
11 2 (0.60%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 50 (14.93%) Git
2 23 (6.87%) GitLab
3 20 (5.97%) Jenkins
4 12 (3.58%) JIRA
5 9 (2.69%) JUnit
6 8 (2.39%) JMeter
6 8 (2.39%) LabVIEW
6 8 (2.39%) Mockito
7 6 (1.79%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.49%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.19%) Artifactory
10 3 (0.90%) MLflow
10 3 (0.90%) PetaLinux
10 3 (0.90%) Polyspace
10 3 (0.90%) 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%) Zephyr
General
1 128 (38.21%) Social Skills
2 36 (10.75%) Analytical Skills
2 36 (10.75%) Manufacturing
3 27 (8.06%) Finance
4 16 (4.78%) Aerospace
5 12 (3.58%) Retail
6 11 (3.28%) Electronics
6 11 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (3.28%) Public Sector
7 9 (2.69%) Automotive
7 9 (2.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.09%) Health Technology
8 7 (2.09%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.49%) Legal
10 4 (1.19%) Banking
11 3 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.90%) Mandarin Language
11 3 (0.90%) Marketing
12 2 (0.60%) Aviation
12 2 (0.60%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 84 (25.07%) Software Engineer
2 75 (22.39%) Python Engineer
3 63 (18.81%) Senior
4 58 (17.31%) Python Software Engineer
5 48 (14.33%) Analyst
6 40 (11.94%) C++ Software Engineer
7 29 (8.66%) Data Analyst
8 27 (8.06%) C# Software Engineer
8 27 (8.06%) Developer
9 25 (7.46%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 25 (7.46%) Junior
10 24 (7.16%) Junior Analyst
10 24 (7.16%) Junior Data Analyst
11 23 (6.87%) AWS Engineer
12 21 (6.27%) AWS Software Engineer
13 20 (5.97%) Network Engineer
14 19 (5.67%) Data Engineer
14 19 (5.67%) Java Engineer
15 16 (4.78%) Cloud Engineer
16 13 (3.88%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (10.75%) React
2 27 (8.06%) Terraform
3 23 (6.87%) REST
4 20 (5.97%) JSON
5 17 (5.07%) Django
6 14 (4.18%) HTML
7 13 (3.88%) NumPy
7 13 (3.88%) Pandas
8 11 (3.28%) Node.js
8 11 (3.28%) XML
9 10 (2.99%) Spring
9 10 (2.99%) Spring Boot
9 10 (2.99%) Vue
10 8 (2.39%) ActiveMQ
10 8 (2.39%) Apache Camel
10 8 (2.39%) Hibernate
10 8 (2.39%) jQuery
10 8 (2.39%) Web Services
10 8 (2.39%) WireMock
10 8 (2.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.57%) Distributed Computing
1 22 (6.57%) Distributed Systems
2 20 (5.97%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (5.07%) Algorithms
4 16 (4.78%) Security Operations Centre
5 15 (4.48%) Product Ownership
6 14 (4.18%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (3.58%) Cloud Native
7 12 (3.58%) Robotics
8 11 (3.28%) Embedded Systems
9 9 (2.69%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (2.69%) Life Science
10 8 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (2.39%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (2.39%) IoT
10 8 (2.39%) PKI
11 7 (2.09%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (1.79%) CCTV
12 6 (1.79%) CSOC
12 6 (1.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 75 (22.39%) Linux
2 34 (10.15%) Windows
3 7 (2.09%) Debian
4 3 (0.90%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (0.90%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (0.90%) Gentoo
4 3 (0.90%) Robot Operating System
4 3 (0.90%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.60%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (33.13%) AI
2 105 (31.34%) Software Engineering
3 87 (25.97%) CI/CD
4 83 (24.78%) Problem-Solving
5 71 (21.19%) Agile
6 56 (16.72%) Business Intelligence
6 56 (16.72%) DevOps
7 45 (13.43%) Machine Learning
8 42 (12.54%) Analytics
9 40 (11.94%) Computer Science
10 34 (10.15%) Containerisation
10 34 (10.15%) Continuous Improvement
10 34 (10.15%) Data Modelling
10 34 (10.15%) SIEM
11 32 (9.55%) Full-Stack Development
12 31 (9.25%) Test Automation
13 28 (8.36%) Infrastructure as Code
14 27 (8.06%) Mentoring
14 27 (8.06%) Microservices
14 27 (8.06%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 80 (23.88%) SQL
2 69 (20.60%) C++
3 55 (16.42%) C#
4 47 (14.03%) JavaScript
5 42 (12.54%) PowerShell
6 41 (12.24%) Java
7 36 (10.75%) TypeScript
8 35 (10.45%) Bash
9 13 (3.88%) Go
9 13 (3.88%) MATLAB
10 12 (3.58%) C
11 11 (3.28%) Shell Script
12 8 (2.39%) Rust
13 6 (1.79%) Groovy
13 6 (1.79%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (1.49%) Apex Code
15 4 (1.19%) Perl
15 4 (1.19%) Ruby
16 2 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 2 (0.60%) R
Qualifications
1 82 (24.48%) Degree
2 48 (14.33%) Azure Certification
2 48 (14.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 38 (11.34%) Security Cleared
4 34 (10.15%) SC Cleared
5 29 (8.66%) Master's Degree
6 21 (6.27%) PhD
7 15 (4.48%) CompTIA Security+
8 8 (2.39%) CISSP
9 7 (2.09%) CompTIA CySA+
10 6 (1.79%) GCIA
10 6 (1.79%) GIAC
10 6 (1.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (1.49%) AWS Certification
11 5 (1.49%) CCNA CyberOps
11 5 (1.49%) CEH
12 3 (0.90%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 1 (0.30%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.36%) QA
2 23 (6.87%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.88%) GDPR
4 7 (2.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 5 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.49%) SOC 2
6 4 (1.19%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.90%) ECSS
7 3 (0.90%) IEC 61508
7 3 (0.90%) 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 46 (13.73%) Docker
2 21 (6.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (5.97%) Hyper-V
4 15 (4.48%) Active Directory
5 12 (3.58%) KVM
6 6 (1.79%) vSphere
7 3 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.60%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.60%) Firmware
8 2 (0.60%) iptables
Systems Management
1 47 (14.03%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.48%) Graylog
3 12 (3.58%) Ansible
4 10 (2.99%) Grafana
4 10 (2.99%) Prometheus
5 9 (2.69%) Kibana
6 8 (2.39%) Proxmox
6 8 (2.39%) ZABBIX
7 6 (1.79%) Argo
8 4 (1.19%) Kustomize
8 4 (1.19%) Packer
8 4 (1.19%) Podman
9 3 (0.90%) Istio
10 1 (0.30%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.30%) QRadar
10 1 (0.30%) WMI
Vendors
1 82 (24.48%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.27%) VMware
3 12 (3.58%) Splunk
4 10 (2.99%) Databricks
5 9 (2.69%) Cisco
6 8 (2.39%) CrowdStrike
6 8 (2.39%) Dynatrace
6 8 (2.39%) IBM
6 8 (2.39%) Red Hat
6 8 (2.39%) Veeam
7 7 (2.09%) Informatica
7 7 (2.09%) Talend
8 6 (1.79%) New Relic
9 5 (1.49%) AppDynamics
9 5 (1.49%) Fortinet
9 5 (1.49%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.19%) Thales
10 4 (1.19%) Xilinx
11 3 (0.90%) Darktrace
11 3 (0.90%) NVIDIA