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 30 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +1 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Python | 6,470 | 18,792 | 18,300 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 12.01% | 14.87% | 14.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 29.58% | 32.29% | 27.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,637 | 10,313 | 11,437 |
| 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 | £113,000 | £107,500 |
| 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 | 21,870 | 58,197 | 67,611 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 40.61% | 46.05% | 52.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,139 | 36,667 | 45,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,788 | £38,250 | £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 | £105,000 | £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 30 November 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 30 November 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 | 5,731 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 3,331 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 3,282 | £60,000 | - | 1,902 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 3,115 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 1,732 |
| London | -4 | 2,796 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 1,880 |
| South East | +3 | 844 | £55,050 | -8.25% | 624 |
| North of England | -4 | 784 | £60,000 | -2.18% | 327 |
| South West | -1 | 691 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 272 |
| North West | -2 | 448 | £60,000 | - | 182 |
| Scotland | +4 | 361 | £60,000 | - | 171 |
| Midlands | -17 | 324 | £57,000 | -0.87% | 167 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 314 | £59,526 | -2.70% | 111 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 179 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 117 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 147 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 50 |
| East of England | -16 | 137 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 286 |
| Wales | -18 | 99 | £56,083 | +1.97% | 51 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 66 | £72,500 | +31.82% | 32 |
| North East | -10 | 27 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 37 |
| Isle of Man | - | 10 | £60,000 | - |
Python
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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