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 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 42 15
Rank change year-on-year +11 -27 0
Permanent jobs citing Python 318 232 417
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.24% 6.07% 8.77%
As % of the Programming Languages category 28.83% 36.42% 30.66%
Number of salaries quoted 215 91 193
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,240 £39,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -10.77%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,350 £93,750 £91,250
South East median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% +4.55% -8.33%

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 1,103 637 1,360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.71% 16.68% 28.59%
Number of salaries quoted 867 381 792
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.86% -3.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £56,430 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.33% +2.60% -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 2 October 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 2 October 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 +7 160 £62,500 -3.85% 224
Berkshire +10 107 £60,000 +26.26% 178
Buckinghamshire -13 51 £52,500 - 60
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 (2.20%) Confluence
1 7 (2.20%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.26%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.26%) SAS
3 2 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.63%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.63%) Palantir Foundry
4 1 (0.31%) Apache
Applications
1 18 (5.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.89%) Lightworks
3 4 (1.26%) Mathematica
3 4 (1.26%) Simulink
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.31%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.31%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 6 (1.89%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 114 (35.85%) Azure
2 109 (34.28%) AWS
3 41 (12.89%) Power Platform
4 28 (8.81%) GitHub
5 27 (8.49%) Azure AI
5 27 (8.49%) Azure Sentinel
6 18 (5.66%) GCP
6 18 (5.66%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (5.03%) Amazon EKS
8 15 (4.72%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (4.40%) Cloudflare
10 13 (4.09%) GitHub Actions
10 13 (4.09%) Serverless
11 12 (3.77%) Azure Data Factory
11 12 (3.77%) Azure Logic Apps
11 12 (3.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 11 (3.46%) Amazon ECS
12 11 (3.46%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 9 (2.83%) Amazon EC2
14 8 (2.52%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (10.06%) DNS
2 29 (9.12%) Firewall
3 17 (5.35%) VPN
4 14 (4.40%) TCP/IP
5 10 (3.14%) Wireless
6 9 (2.83%) DHCP
6 9 (2.83%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (2.52%) SSL
8 7 (2.20%) VLAN
9 6 (1.89%) HTTP
9 6 (1.89%) MQTT
10 5 (1.57%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.63%) IPv4
11 2 (0.63%) IPv6
11 2 (0.63%) SNMP
11 2 (0.63%) Software-Defined Radio
11 2 (0.63%) WireGuard
12 1 (0.31%) DNSSEC
12 1 (0.31%) Network Security
12 1 (0.31%) NGN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (12.26%) Power BI
2 30 (9.43%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (5.35%) Relational Database
4 16 (5.03%) Tableau
5 14 (4.40%) NoSQL
6 13 (4.09%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (4.09%) Metadata
6 13 (4.09%) SQL Server
7 11 (3.46%) MongoDB
7 11 (3.46%) Star Schema
8 9 (2.83%) Amazon QuickSight
8 9 (2.83%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.83%) DynamoDB
8 9 (2.83%) Snowflake Schema
9 7 (2.20%) MySQL
9 7 (2.20%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.89%) Airbyte
11 4 (1.26%) Redis
12 3 (0.94%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.94%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 45 (14.15%) Git
2 14 (4.40%) GitLab
2 14 (4.40%) Jenkins
3 9 (2.83%) JMeter
3 9 (2.83%) JUnit
4 8 (2.52%) JIRA
4 8 (2.52%) LabVIEW
4 8 (2.52%) Mockito
5 4 (1.26%) PetaLinux
6 3 (0.94%) MLflow
6 3 (0.94%) Mocha
6 3 (0.94%) Selenium
7 2 (0.63%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.63%) Eclipse RCP
8 1 (0.31%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.31%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.31%) Polyspace
8 1 (0.31%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.31%) Storybook
8 1 (0.31%) VectorCAST
General
1 107 (33.65%) Social Skills
2 38 (11.95%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (10.38%) Manufacturing
4 29 (9.12%) Finance
5 19 (5.97%) Aerospace
6 16 (5.03%) Retail
7 12 (3.77%) Electronics
7 12 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (3.46%) Public Sector
9 9 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (2.52%) Automotive
11 7 (2.20%) Health Technology
12 5 (1.57%) Legal
13 4 (1.26%) Banking
13 4 (1.26%) Marketing
14 3 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.94%) Mandarin Language
15 2 (0.63%) Aviation
15 2 (0.63%) Law
15 2 (0.63%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 87 (27.36%) Software Engineer
2 74 (23.27%) Python Engineer
3 65 (20.44%) Senior
4 60 (18.87%) Python Software Engineer
5 44 (13.84%) C++ Software Engineer
6 38 (11.95%) Analyst
7 28 (8.81%) C# Software Engineer
8 25 (7.86%) AWS Engineer
9 24 (7.55%) AWS Software Engineer
10 23 (7.23%) Developer
11 21 (6.60%) Data Engineer
12 20 (6.29%) Java Engineer
13 19 (5.97%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
14 18 (5.66%) Cloud Engineer
15 16 (5.03%) Data Analyst
15 16 (5.03%) Network Engineer
16 15 (4.72%) Security Analyst
17 13 (4.09%) Systems Engineer
18 12 (3.77%) Junior
18 12 (3.77%) Junior Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (11.32%) React
2 21 (6.60%) Terraform
3 15 (4.72%) Django
3 15 (4.72%) REST
4 14 (4.40%) JSON
5 12 (3.77%) HTML
5 12 (3.77%) Node.js
5 12 (3.77%) XML
6 11 (3.46%) Spring
6 11 (3.46%) Spring Boot
7 10 (3.14%) PySpark
7 10 (3.14%) Vue
8 9 (2.83%) Hibernate
9 8 (2.52%) ActiveMQ
9 8 (2.52%) Apache Camel
9 8 (2.52%) FastAPI
9 8 (2.52%) jQuery
9 8 (2.52%) NumPy
9 8 (2.52%) Pandas
9 8 (2.52%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.86%) Distributed Computing
2 18 (5.66%) Security Operations Centre
3 17 (5.35%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (5.03%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (4.72%) Cloud Native
5 15 (4.72%) Product Ownership
6 14 (4.40%) Distributed Systems
7 12 (3.77%) Algorithms
8 10 (3.14%) Embedded Systems
8 10 (3.14%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (3.14%) Robotics
9 9 (2.83%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (2.83%) IoT
10 8 (2.52%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (2.52%) PKI
11 7 (2.20%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (1.89%) CSOC
12 6 (1.89%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (1.89%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.89%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 70 (22.01%) Linux
2 37 (11.64%) Windows
3 7 (2.20%) Debian
4 4 (1.26%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (0.94%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.94%) Gentoo
5 3 (0.94%) Robot Operating System
5 3 (0.94%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.31%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (34.59%) Software Engineering
2 100 (31.45%) AI
3 87 (27.36%) CI/CD
4 86 (27.04%) Problem-Solving
5 65 (20.44%) Agile
6 51 (16.04%) Business Intelligence
6 51 (16.04%) DevOps
7 47 (14.78%) Analytics
8 43 (13.52%) Machine Learning
9 37 (11.64%) Computer Science
9 37 (11.64%) Data Modelling
10 34 (10.69%) SIEM
11 33 (10.38%) Full-Stack Development
12 32 (10.06%) Continuous Improvement
13 30 (9.43%) Mentoring
14 29 (9.12%) Cybersecurity
15 28 (8.81%) Data Engineering
15 28 (8.81%) Stakeholder Management
16 27 (8.49%) Vulnerability Management
17 26 (8.18%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 78 (24.53%) C++
2 76 (23.90%) SQL
3 60 (18.87%) C#
4 45 (14.15%) JavaScript
5 44 (13.84%) Java
6 43 (13.52%) PowerShell
7 35 (11.01%) TypeScript
8 34 (10.69%) Bash
9 17 (5.35%) MATLAB
10 14 (4.40%) Go
11 13 (4.09%) C
12 12 (3.77%) Shell Script
13 11 (3.46%) Rust
14 8 (2.52%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (1.57%) Apex Code
16 4 (1.26%) Ruby
17 3 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 3 (0.94%) R
18 1 (0.31%) Groovy
18 1 (0.31%) OCaml
Qualifications
1 83 (26.10%) Degree
2 44 (13.84%) Computer Science Degree
2 44 (13.84%) Security Cleared
3 40 (12.58%) SC Cleared
4 30 (9.43%) Master's Degree
5 28 (8.81%) Azure Certification
6 24 (7.55%) PhD
7 15 (4.72%) CompTIA Security+
8 11 (3.46%) CISSP
9 7 (2.20%) CompTIA CySA+
10 6 (1.89%) GCIA
10 6 (1.89%) GIAC
10 6 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (1.57%) CCNA CyberOps
11 5 (1.57%) CEH
12 3 (0.94%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (0.63%) CREST Certified
13 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.63%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (9.43%) Data Quality
2 15 (4.72%) GDPR
3 14 (4.40%) QA
4 9 (2.83%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 8 (2.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.26%) ECSS
7 4 (1.26%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.94%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.63%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.63%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.63%) NIST
10 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.31%) IASME
10 1 (0.31%) IEC 61508
10 1 (0.31%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 44 (13.84%) Docker
2 18 (5.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (5.35%) Hyper-V
4 14 (4.40%) Active Directory
5 10 (3.14%) KVM
6 6 (1.89%) vSphere
7 2 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.63%) Firmware
7 2 (0.63%) iptables
8 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 43 (13.52%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.72%) Graylog
3 12 (3.77%) Grafana
4 11 (3.46%) Prometheus
5 9 (2.83%) Kibana
6 8 (2.52%) Proxmox
6 8 (2.52%) ZABBIX
7 7 (2.20%) Ansible
8 6 (1.89%) Argo
9 4 (1.26%) Kustomize
9 4 (1.26%) Podman
10 3 (0.94%) Istio
11 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (0.63%) Nagios
12 1 (0.31%) QRadar
12 1 (0.31%) WMI
Vendors
1 71 (22.33%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.66%) VMware
3 12 (3.77%) Databricks
3 12 (3.77%) Splunk
4 10 (3.14%) CrowdStrike
5 9 (2.83%) Dynatrace
5 9 (2.83%) Informatica
5 9 (2.83%) Talend
5 9 (2.83%) Thales
6 8 (2.52%) Veeam
7 6 (1.89%) New Relic
8 5 (1.57%) Cisco
8 5 (1.57%) Darktrace
8 5 (1.57%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.57%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.26%) IBM
9 4 (1.26%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.26%) Xilinx
10 3 (0.94%) NVIDIA
10 3 (0.94%) OpenAI