Python
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Python skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Python over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -2 | +1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Python | 8,096 | 10,039 | 29,980 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 8.96% | 12.44% | 17.10% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 29.34% | 30.96% | 32.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,336 | 6,692 | 11,684 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,289 | £43,266 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £54,500 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.57% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £125,000 | £122,500 | £113,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,000 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.20% | +8.70% | +4.55% |
All Programming Languages
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 27,596 | 32,430 | 91,738 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 30.53% | 40.19% | 52.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19,728 | 24,108 | 43,810 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,750 | £37,171 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £53,850 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.14% | +7.70% |
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 26 July 2024.
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 26 July 2024. 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 | 6,922 | £75,000 | - | 952 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 4,346 | £58,000 | -7.20% | 749 |
| London | +2 | 3,521 | £90,000 | +5.88% | 380 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 3,419 | £77,500 | +6.01% | 575 |
| South East | -5 | 1,085 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 190 |
| Scotland | -2 | 842 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 53 |
| North of England | -15 | 842 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 141 |
| South West | -7 | 733 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 120 |
| North West | -12 | 533 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 75 |
| Midlands | -21 | 425 | £57,503 | +0.01% | 102 |
| East of England | +4 | 257 | £60,000 | - | 69 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 254 | £62,190 | +5.41% | 67 |
| Yorkshire | -16 | 233 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 31 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 166 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 33 |
| Wales | -12 | 84 | £60,000 | +6.63% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 77 | £75,275 | +3.83% | 72 |
| North East | +12 | 76 | £62,783 | -3.41% | 35 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 2 | £67,500 | +92.86% | 1 |
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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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