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 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 11 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -1 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Python | 9,162 | 15,166 | 27,000 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 9.30% | 14.93% | 17.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 27.73% | 34.51% | 31.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,034 | 7,588 | 11,319 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,874 | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £51,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.90% | +3.57% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £91,934 | £95,000 | £91,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £120,000 | £113,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £62,450 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.93% | +8.61% | +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 | 33,037 | 43,949 | 85,007 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.55% | 43.27% | 54.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,871 | 28,012 | 43,733 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,500 | £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 | £106,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £53,325 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +3.14% | +6.65% |
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 7 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 7 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 | 7,442 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 3,073 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 5,314 | £55,000 | -11.93% | 1,555 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 3,835 | £70,576 | +0.82% | 1,410 |
| London | -3 | 3,566 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 1,625 |
| Scotland | -7 | 1,312 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 105 |
| South East | -12 | 1,121 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 379 |
| North of England | -23 | 933 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 285 |
| South West | -5 | 894 | £56,250 | -6.25% | 241 |
| North West | -18 | 595 | £57,000 | -9.16% | 163 |
| Midlands | -37 | 496 | £53,948 | -6.18% | 239 |
| East of England | -11 | 383 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 237 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 305 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 157 |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 267 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 95 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 188 | £49,990 | -9.11% | 82 |
| Wales | -16 | 99 | £51,528 | -6.31% | 40 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 82 | £75,200 | +25.33% | 50 |
| North East | -23 | 71 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 27 |
| 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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