Python
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Python skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Python over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +1 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Python | 6,399 | 18,817 | 18,338 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 11.99% | 15.01% | 14.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 29.57% | 32.74% | 27.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,566 | 10,302 | 11,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £52,500 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,576 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.82% | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £91,250 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £118,750 | £112,636 | £108,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +9.52% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Python is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 21,640 | 57,467 | 67,549 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 40.55% | 45.85% | 52.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,902 | 36,547 | 45,642 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,820 | £38,302 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,140 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,250 | £102,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | - |
Python
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Python
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python.
Python
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Python over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
Python
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | -3 | 5,650 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 3,249 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 3,265 | £60,000 | - | 1,864 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 3,067 | £73,750 | +5.36% | 1,654 |
| London | -4 | 2,753 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 1,779 |
| South East | +3 | 833 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 581 |
| North of England | -5 | 769 | £60,000 | -1.93% | 337 |
| South West | -1 | 684 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 261 |
| North West | -4 | 438 | £60,000 | - | 188 |
| Scotland | +5 | 379 | £60,000 | - | 187 |
| Midlands | -14 | 323 | £56,500 | -1.74% | 171 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 310 | £59,763 | -4.38% | 116 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 178 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 117 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 147 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 53 |
| East of England | -13 | 139 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 270 |
| Wales | -17 | 97 | £57,165 | +3.94% | 48 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 65 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 33 |
| North East | -15 | 26 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 36 |
| Isle of Man | - | 10 | £60,000 | - |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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