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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 30 29
Rank change year-on-year +9 -1 -17
Permanent jobs citing Python 334 270 447
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.87% 8.02% 6.56%
As % of the Programming Languages category 35.72% 37.66% 23.90%
Number of salaries quoted 185 115 339
10th Percentile £41,450 £37,350 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £93,250 £80,500
South East median annual salary £62,250 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.40% +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 935 717 1,870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.42% 21.29% 27.44%
Number of salaries quoted 702 437 1,557
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,283 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.53% +0.51% -7.56%

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 30 May 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 30 May 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 +19 135 £55,000 +7.84% 36
Oxfordshire +1 116 £63,750 +15.91% 28
Buckinghamshire +6 83 £56,000 -12.16% 22
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 5 (1.50%) Apache Airflow
2 4 (1.20%) Confluence
3 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.60%) WordPress
4 1 (0.30%) Apache
4 1 (0.30%) Camunda
4 1 (0.30%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.30%) Kinematics
Applications
1 69 (20.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.99%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (0.90%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.30%) Lightworks
Business Applications
1 3 (0.90%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 174 (52.10%) Azure
2 101 (30.24%) AWS
3 90 (26.95%) Power Platform
4 75 (22.46%) Azure AI
5 32 (9.58%) GCP
6 21 (6.29%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (4.49%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (4.49%) Azure Logic Apps
7 15 (4.49%) Azure Sentinel
8 14 (4.19%) Amazon EKS
8 14 (4.19%) Serverless
9 13 (3.89%) Amazon EC2
9 13 (3.89%) GitHub
10 12 (3.59%) Cloudflare
10 12 (3.59%) OpenShift
11 10 (2.99%) Microsoft 365
12 8 (2.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 8 (2.40%) SaaS
13 7 (2.10%) Amazon ECS
13 7 (2.10%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.68%) Firewall
2 20 (5.99%) DNS
3 10 (2.99%) VPN
4 9 (2.69%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.10%) SSL
6 6 (1.80%) HTTP
7 5 (1.50%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (0.90%) DHCP
8 3 (0.90%) MQTT
9 2 (0.60%) Internet
10 1 (0.30%) Broadband
10 1 (0.30%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.30%) Modbus
10 1 (0.30%) Network Security
10 1 (0.30%) Radio Access Network
10 1 (0.30%) SMTP
10 1 (0.30%) Software-Defined Radio
10 1 (0.30%) SpaceWire
10 1 (0.30%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (21.86%) Power BI
2 56 (16.77%) Tableau
3 19 (5.69%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (3.29%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.69%) Data Lake
5 9 (2.69%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.80%) RDBMS
7 5 (1.50%) Airbyte
7 5 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.60%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.60%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.60%) Spark SQL
8 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.30%) Big Data
9 1 (0.30%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.30%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.30%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.30%) MySQL
9 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.30%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 42 (12.57%) Git
2 23 (6.89%) GitLab
3 17 (5.09%) Jenkins
4 13 (3.89%) JIRA
5 7 (2.10%) JMeter
5 7 (2.10%) JUnit
5 7 (2.10%) Mockito
6 6 (1.80%) SonarQube
7 5 (1.50%) Cucumber
8 4 (1.20%) Artifactory
9 3 (0.90%) MLflow
9 3 (0.90%) Polyspace
9 3 (0.90%) VectorCAST
10 2 (0.60%) Claude Code
11 1 (0.30%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.30%) Subversion
11 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.30%) Zephyr
General
1 153 (45.81%) Social Skills
2 59 (17.66%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (11.98%) Finance
4 25 (7.49%) Manufacturing
5 16 (4.79%) Telecoms
6 12 (3.59%) Public Sector
7 10 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (2.10%) Aerospace
8 7 (2.10%) Law
8 7 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.80%) Retail
10 5 (1.50%) Automotive
10 5 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.20%) Games
12 3 (0.90%) Health Technology
12 3 (0.90%) Marketing
13 2 (0.60%) Aeronautics
13 2 (0.60%) Aviation
13 2 (0.60%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 86 (25.75%) Analyst
2 68 (20.36%) Data Analyst
3 67 (20.06%) Software Engineer
4 55 (16.47%) Junior
4 55 (16.47%) Python Engineer
5 54 (16.17%) Junior Analyst
5 54 (16.17%) Junior Data Analyst
6 47 (14.07%) Developer
6 47 (14.07%) Python Software Engineer
7 31 (9.28%) C++ Software Engineer
8 30 (8.98%) Senior
9 24 (7.19%) C# Software Engineer
10 22 (6.59%) Data Engineer
11 21 (6.29%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 18 (5.39%) Automation Engineer
12 18 (5.39%) Network Engineer
13 16 (4.79%) AWS Engineer
14 15 (4.49%) AWS Software Engineer
14 15 (4.49%) Power Platform Developer
15 14 (4.19%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (8.98%) REST
2 21 (6.29%) JSON
3 14 (4.19%) YAML
4 13 (3.89%) NumPy
4 13 (3.89%) Pandas
5 12 (3.59%) React
6 11 (3.29%) HTML
7 10 (2.99%) Django
7 10 (2.99%) Jinja
7 10 (2.99%) Web Services
7 10 (2.99%) XML
8 9 (2.69%) .NET
9 8 (2.40%) Spring
10 7 (2.10%) ActiveMQ
10 7 (2.10%) Apache Camel
10 7 (2.10%) Hibernate
10 7 (2.10%) jQuery
10 7 (2.10%) Middleware
10 7 (2.10%) Spring Boot
10 7 (2.10%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.68%) Distributed Systems
2 26 (7.78%) Low-Code
3 19 (5.69%) Life Science
4 18 (5.39%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (4.79%) Algorithms
6 15 (4.49%) Distributed Computing
7 14 (4.19%) Client/Server
8 13 (3.89%) Cloud Native
9 9 (2.69%) Cyber Defence
9 9 (2.69%) Hackathon
9 9 (2.69%) Security Operations Centre
10 8 (2.40%) PKI
11 7 (2.10%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.80%) Product Ownership
13 5 (1.50%) Embedded Systems
13 5 (1.50%) Renewable Energy
13 5 (1.50%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (1.50%) Virtual Team
14 4 (1.20%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 65 (19.46%) Linux
2 22 (6.59%) Windows
3 6 (1.80%) Unix
4 3 (0.90%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.30%) FreeBSD
5 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.30%) OpenBSD
5 1 (0.30%) Robot Operating System
5 1 (0.30%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (36.23%) AI
2 88 (26.35%) CI/CD
3 80 (23.95%) Business Intelligence
4 78 (23.35%) Software Engineering
5 75 (22.46%) Problem-Solving
6 71 (21.26%) Agile
7 60 (17.96%) DevOps
8 46 (13.77%) Computer Science
9 44 (13.17%) Analytics
10 42 (12.57%) Continuous Improvement
11 37 (11.08%) Containerisation
12 36 (10.78%) Machine Learning
12 36 (10.78%) Test Automation
13 35 (10.48%) Deployment Automation
14 34 (10.18%) Data Governance
15 33 (9.88%) Data Modelling
16 29 (8.68%) Cybersecurity
17 28 (8.38%) Decision-Making
18 27 (8.08%) ETL
19 26 (7.78%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 110 (32.93%) SQL
2 57 (17.07%) C++
3 51 (15.27%) JavaScript
4 50 (14.97%) C#
5 28 (8.38%) Java
6 26 (7.78%) PowerShell
7 19 (5.69%) Bash
7 19 (5.69%) C
8 16 (4.79%) TypeScript
9 14 (4.19%) Rust
10 13 (3.89%) VBA
11 11 (3.29%) Shell Script
12 6 (1.80%) Groovy
13 5 (1.50%) Apex Code
14 4 (1.20%) Go
14 4 (1.20%) Perl
14 4 (1.20%) R
15 1 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
15 1 (0.30%) Ruby
15 1 (0.30%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 81 (24.25%) Degree
2 76 (22.75%) Azure Certification
3 48 (14.37%) Computer Science Degree
4 30 (8.98%) Security Cleared
5 24 (7.19%) SC Cleared
6 22 (6.59%) Master's Degree
7 10 (2.99%) ACCA
7 10 (2.99%) CIMA
8 8 (2.40%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (2.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 7 (2.10%) PhD
10 4 (1.20%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.90%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 3 (0.90%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.60%) CompTIA CySA+
12 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.30%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 1 (0.30%) CREST Certified
13 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 1 (0.30%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (11.08%) QA
2 16 (4.79%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.40%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.90%) IEC 61508
4 3 (0.90%) ISO 26262
4 3 (0.90%) SOC 2
5 2 (0.60%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 2 (0.60%) Def Stans
5 2 (0.60%) GxP
5 2 (0.60%) ISO 22301
5 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.30%) ECSS
6 1 (0.30%) MISRA
6 1 (0.30%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (8.98%) Docker
2 26 (7.78%) Hyper-V
2 26 (7.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.89%) KVM
4 10 (2.99%) Active Directory
5 5 (1.50%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.30%) Firmware
6 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 30 (8.98%) Kubernetes
2 18 (5.39%) Terraform
3 13 (3.89%) Graylog
4 10 (2.99%) Ansible
5 9 (2.69%) Proxmox
6 8 (2.40%) Kibana
6 8 (2.40%) ZABBIX
7 5 (1.50%) Grafana
7 5 (1.50%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.20%) Packer
9 3 (0.90%) Argo
10 2 (0.60%) Istio
10 2 (0.60%) Kustomize
11 1 (0.30%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.30%) QRadar
Vendors
1 106 (31.74%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.78%) VMware
3 15 (4.49%) SAP
4 13 (3.89%) Databricks
5 12 (3.59%) Red Hat
6 10 (2.99%) Cisco
6 10 (2.99%) Oracle
6 10 (2.99%) Splunk
7 8 (2.40%) IBM
7 8 (2.40%) Veeam
8 7 (2.10%) Dynatrace
9 5 (1.50%) AppDynamics
9 5 (1.50%) CrowdStrike
9 5 (1.50%) F5
9 5 (1.50%) Google
9 5 (1.50%) Juniper
9 5 (1.50%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.50%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.20%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.20%) ServiceNow