How strong is demand for Python among Swiss employers?

156 of 1,990 employers (8%) name Python, placing it at rank 8.

Do Swiss employers ask for Python more in some cantons than others?

By share of the canton's employers: Zürich (7%), Vaud (15%).

How does Python compare to Java in Switzerland?

Python is named by 156 employers (8%), Java by 92 (5%). Python ranks higher by employer count.

Python in Swiss job advertisements

156 of the 1,990 employers in this set name Python: 8% of them.

By Semion Sidorenko, Founder at Prospex Counted 3 Sep 2026

156

Employers

Share of employers

396

Python by canton

Employers with at least one Job-Room advertisement naming any of the 212 products looked for. N = 1,990. An employer naming three products counts in three rows, so the column sums above 100%.
Canton	Employers naming it	Share of the canton
Zürich	39 / 560	7%
Bern	fewer than 20 employers
Aargau	fewer than 20 employers
Vaud	23 / 155	15%
Lucerne	fewer than 20 employers
St. Gallen	fewer than 20 employers

How strong is demand for Python among Swiss employers?: 156 of 1,990 employers (8%) name Python, placing it at rank 8.
Do Swiss employers ask for Python more in some cantons than others?: By share of the canton's employers: Zürich (7%), Vaud (15%).
How does Python compare to Java in Switzerland?: Python is named by 156 employers (8%), Java by 92 (5%). Python ranks higher by employer count.

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Semion Sidorenko

Semion Sidorenko is the Founder and CEO of Prospex. From data engineering to machine learning research, he spent 15 years helping companies scale up data platforms. Before founding Prospex, he worked as an ML engineer at EPFL and as an independent data engineering consultant for Swiss companies.

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