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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 28 20
Rank change year-on-year +5 -8 -5
Permanent jobs citing Python 352 284 384
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.25% 7.83% 7.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 33.88% 38.48% 28.26%
Number of salaries quoted 213 118 231
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,015 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,565 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.48% +1.03% -18.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £76,875 £71,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,750 £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 1,039 738 1,359
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 15.51% 20.34% 26.09%
Number of salaries quoted 790 433 989
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,350 £38,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,750 £43,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -11.29%
75th Percentile £72,188 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -6.38%

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 August 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 August 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 +3 146 £60,000 -4.00% 91
Berkshire +11 133 £60,000 +28.31% 96
Buckinghamshire -5 73 £52,500 -21.05% 32
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 (1.99%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.70%) Confluence
3 3 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.57%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.57%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.57%) WordPress
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
Applications
1 48 (13.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.42%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.85%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.85%) Simulink
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.28%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 6 (1.70%) Raiser’s Edge
2 3 (0.85%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 162 (46.02%) Azure
2 126 (35.80%) AWS
3 61 (17.33%) Azure AI
4 58 (16.48%) Power Platform
5 31 (8.81%) GCP
6 29 (8.24%) GitHub
7 23 (6.53%) Azure Sentinel
8 18 (5.11%) Amazon EKS
9 16 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
10 15 (4.26%) Serverless
11 14 (3.98%) OpenShift
12 13 (3.69%) Amazon EC2
12 13 (3.69%) Azure Data Factory
12 13 (3.69%) Cloudflare
13 9 (2.56%) Azure Logic Apps
14 8 (2.27%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 8 (2.27%) Amazon ECS
14 8 (2.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (2.27%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (1.99%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 41 (11.65%) Firewall
2 33 (9.38%) DNS
3 18 (5.11%) VPN
4 14 (3.98%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.84%) DHCP
6 9 (2.56%) Wireless
7 8 (2.27%) SSL
7 8 (2.27%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (1.99%) HTTP
8 7 (1.99%) VLAN
9 5 (1.42%) Cisco ASA
9 5 (1.42%) MQTT
10 3 (0.85%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.57%) Internet
11 2 (0.57%) IPv4
11 2 (0.57%) IPv6
11 2 (0.57%) WireGuard
12 1 (0.28%) Broadband
12 1 (0.28%) DNSSEC
12 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (15.63%) Power BI
2 43 (12.22%) Tableau
3 28 (7.95%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (3.69%) Relational Database
5 8 (2.27%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.99%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.70%) Airbyte
7 6 (1.70%) RDBMS
8 5 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (1.14%) MongoDB
9 4 (1.14%) MySQL
9 4 (1.14%) NoSQL
9 4 (1.14%) Redis
10 3 (0.85%) Metadata
11 2 (0.57%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.57%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.57%) GIS
11 2 (0.57%) QGIS
11 2 (0.57%) Spotfire
11 2 (0.57%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 47 (13.35%) Git
2 26 (7.39%) GitLab
3 19 (5.40%) Jenkins
4 15 (4.26%) JIRA
5 8 (2.27%) JUnit
5 8 (2.27%) LabVIEW
6 7 (1.99%) JMeter
6 7 (1.99%) Mockito
7 6 (1.70%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.42%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.14%) Artifactory
10 3 (0.85%) PetaLinux
10 3 (0.85%) Polyspace
10 3 (0.85%) VectorCAST
11 2 (0.57%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.57%) Eclipse RCP
11 2 (0.57%) Mocha
11 2 (0.57%) Selenium
12 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
12 1 (0.28%) Zephyr
General
1 150 (42.61%) Social Skills
2 48 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (9.94%) Manufacturing
4 26 (7.39%) Finance
5 15 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (4.26%) Telecoms
6 11 (3.13%) Public Sector
7 10 (2.84%) Aerospace
7 10 (2.84%) Electronics
7 10 (2.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (2.56%) Retail
9 7 (1.99%) Automotive
9 7 (1.99%) Health Technology
10 6 (1.70%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.42%) Legal
12 4 (1.14%) Banking
12 4 (1.14%) Games
12 4 (1.14%) Marketing
13 3 (0.85%) Law
13 3 (0.85%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 84 (23.86%) Software Engineer
2 73 (20.74%) Python Engineer
3 67 (19.03%) Analyst
4 55 (15.63%) Python Software Engineer
5 53 (15.06%) Senior
6 47 (13.35%) Data Analyst
7 40 (11.36%) Junior
8 39 (11.08%) Junior Analyst
8 39 (11.08%) Junior Data Analyst
9 36 (10.23%) C++ Software Engineer
10 31 (8.81%) Developer
11 27 (7.67%) C# Software Engineer
12 26 (7.39%) Network Engineer
13 25 (7.10%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
14 22 (6.25%) Data Engineer
15 20 (5.68%) AWS Engineer
16 18 (5.11%) AWS Software Engineer
17 17 (4.83%) Automation Engineer
18 16 (4.55%) Java Engineer
19 14 (3.98%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (8.81%) React
2 29 (8.24%) REST
3 25 (7.10%) JSON
4 18 (5.11%) Django
5 14 (3.98%) HTML
5 14 (3.98%) YAML
6 13 (3.69%) XML
7 12 (3.41%) NumPy
7 12 (3.41%) Pandas
8 10 (2.84%) Jinja
8 10 (2.84%) Web Services
9 9 (2.56%) Node.js
10 8 (2.27%) Spring
10 8 (2.27%) Spring Boot
10 8 (2.27%) Vue
11 7 (1.99%) .NET
11 7 (1.99%) ActiveMQ
11 7 (1.99%) CSS
11 7 (1.99%) Hibernate
11 7 (1.99%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 27 (7.67%) Distributed Systems
2 26 (7.39%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (5.40%) Distributed Computing
4 15 (4.26%) Algorithms
4 15 (4.26%) Security Operations Centre
5 13 (3.69%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.69%) Life Science
6 10 (2.84%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.56%) Client/Server
7 9 (2.56%) Embedded Systems
7 9 (2.56%) IoT
7 9 (2.56%) Low-Code
7 9 (2.56%) Robotics
8 8 (2.27%) Cyber Defence
8 8 (2.27%) Fibre Optics
8 8 (2.27%) Hackathon
8 8 (2.27%) PKI
8 8 (2.27%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.99%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 82 (23.30%) Linux
2 31 (8.81%) Windows
3 6 (1.70%) Unix
4 4 (1.14%) Debian
5 3 (0.85%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (0.85%) Gentoo
5 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.28%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.28%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (34.94%) AI
2 100 (28.41%) Software Engineering
3 89 (25.28%) Problem-Solving
4 86 (24.43%) CI/CD
5 69 (19.60%) Agile
6 67 (19.03%) Business Intelligence
7 59 (16.76%) DevOps
8 44 (12.50%) Analytics
9 41 (11.65%) Computer Science
9 41 (11.65%) Containerisation
10 39 (11.08%) Continuous Improvement
10 39 (11.08%) Test Automation
11 38 (10.80%) Machine Learning
12 36 (10.23%) Data Modelling
13 32 (9.09%) SIEM
14 30 (8.52%) Infrastructure as Code
15 29 (8.24%) Full-Stack Development
15 29 (8.24%) Microservices
16 26 (7.39%) Mentoring
16 26 (7.39%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (27.27%) SQL
2 68 (19.32%) C++
3 50 (14.20%) C#
4 47 (13.35%) JavaScript
5 42 (11.93%) PowerShell
6 38 (10.80%) Java
7 34 (9.66%) TypeScript
8 32 (9.09%) Bash
9 16 (4.55%) C
10 14 (3.98%) Rust
11 12 (3.41%) Go
12 11 (3.13%) MATLAB
13 10 (2.84%) Shell Script
14 6 (1.70%) Apex Code
14 6 (1.70%) Groovy
14 6 (1.70%) Kusto Query Language
15 4 (1.14%) Perl
15 4 (1.14%) Ruby
15 4 (1.14%) VBA
16 3 (0.85%) R
Qualifications
1 82 (23.30%) Degree
2 62 (17.61%) Azure Certification
3 51 (14.49%) Computer Science Degree
4 36 (10.23%) Security Cleared
5 32 (9.09%) SC Cleared
6 26 (7.39%) Master's Degree
7 14 (3.98%) CompTIA Security+
7 14 (3.98%) PhD
8 8 (2.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 7 (1.99%) CISSP
9 7 (1.99%) CompTIA CySA+
10 6 (1.70%) GCIA
10 6 (1.70%) GIAC
11 5 (1.42%) AWS Certification
11 5 (1.42%) CCNA CyberOps
11 5 (1.42%) CEH
12 3 (0.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 3 (0.85%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.09%) QA
2 18 (5.11%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.27%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.99%) GDPR
5 5 (1.42%) SOC 2
6 4 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.85%) ECSS
7 3 (0.85%) IEC 61508
7 3 (0.85%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.57%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.57%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.57%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.28%) SLA
System Software
1 47 (13.35%) Docker
2 28 (7.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (7.67%) Hyper-V
4 19 (5.40%) KVM
5 17 (4.83%) Active Directory
6 6 (1.70%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.70%) vSphere
7 2 (0.57%) iptables
8 1 (0.28%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.28%) Firmware
8 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 44 (12.50%) Kubernetes
2 27 (7.67%) Terraform
3 14 (3.98%) Graylog
4 13 (3.69%) Ansible
5 10 (2.84%) Grafana
5 10 (2.84%) Prometheus
6 9 (2.56%) Proxmox
7 8 (2.27%) Kibana
7 8 (2.27%) ZABBIX
8 6 (1.70%) Argo
9 4 (1.14%) Kustomize
9 4 (1.14%) Packer
9 4 (1.14%) Podman
10 3 (0.85%) Istio
11 1 (0.28%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.28%) QRadar
Vendors
1 96 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.95%) VMware
3 15 (4.26%) Cisco
4 14 (3.98%) Red Hat
5 10 (2.84%) Databricks
5 10 (2.84%) Splunk
6 8 (2.27%) IBM
6 8 (2.27%) Oracle
6 8 (2.27%) Veeam
7 7 (1.99%) CrowdStrike
7 7 (1.99%) Dynatrace
8 6 (1.70%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.42%) AppDynamics
9 5 (1.42%) F5
9 5 (1.42%) Fortinet
9 5 (1.42%) Juniper
9 5 (1.42%) New Relic
9 5 (1.42%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.42%) SAP
10 4 (1.14%) Xilinx