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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 11 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -1 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Python | 9,278 | 14,979 | 27,662 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 9.30% | 15.09% | 17.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 27.95% | 34.86% | 31.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,082 | 7,467 | 11,198 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,015 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £51,579 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | +3.57% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £120,000 | £113,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +8.70% | +4.55% |
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 | 33,193 | 42,967 | 86,682 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.26% | 43.30% | 54.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,893 | 27,483 | 43,403 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,100 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
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 17 May 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 17 May 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 | -5 | 7,575 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 3,146 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 5,327 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 1,782 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 3,916 | £72,500 | +0.69% | 1,452 |
| London | -2 | 3,677 | £87,500 | +6.06% | 1,817 |
| Scotland | -9 | 1,304 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 109 |
| South East | -11 | 1,145 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 694 |
| North of England | -25 | 930 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 265 |
| South West | -5 | 893 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 232 |
| North West | -18 | 598 | £57,000 | -12.31% | 155 |
| Midlands | -37 | 501 | £53,500 | -6.96% | 212 |
| East of England | -9 | 384 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 202 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 306 | £55,000 | -7.17% | 149 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 262 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 86 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 191 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 62 |
| Wales | -20 | 94 | £51,528 | -6.39% | 42 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 80 | £75,200 | +25.33% | 45 |
| North East | -21 | 70 | £60,141 | -3.77% | 24 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 1 | £67,500 | +92.86% | 1 |
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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