Python
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Python skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Python over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 3,985 | 6,550 | 8,928 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.23% | 11.09% | 10.06% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.21% | 31.82% | 27.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,847 | 4,715 | 6,334 |
| 10th Percentile | £388 | £425 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | £700 | £696 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £810 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | +4.76% | +11.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 99 | 134 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.63 | £22.16 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £33.01 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £64.69 | £49.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.25% | +30.03% | +24.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £58.13 | £49.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.53% | +16.83% | +32.67% |
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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,769 | 20,585 | 32,182 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.59% | 34.85% | 36.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,080 | 14,839 | 23,447 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £394 | £383 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £454 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +2.04% | +15.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 487 | 463 | 509 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.70 | £26.15 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £49.84 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.67% | +20.00% | +14.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.50 | £77.80 | £69.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £60.63 | £49.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.09% | +21.86% | +19.16% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Python.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Python over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -1 | 3,459 | £563 | -6.25% | 3,129 |
| London | -2 | 2,246 | £588 | -6.00% | 1,755 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,586 | £575 | - | 1,492 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 1,313 | £513 | -6.82% | 1,468 |
| North of England | -2 | 349 | £500 | -13.04% | 252 |
| South East | -12 | 306 | £525 | -4.55% | 385 |
| Scotland | -2 | 228 | £500 | - | 104 |
| South West | -8 | 181 | £600 | +3.49% | 238 |
| North West | -6 | 177 | £500 | -11.97% | 155 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 144 | £500 | -16.67% | 77 |
| Midlands | +17 | 134 | £425 | -19.05% | 206 |
| East of England | -11 | 96 | £450 | -10.00% | 229 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 77 | £425 | -24.44% | 133 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 57 | £475 | -5.00% | 72 |
| North East | +6 | 30 | £516 | -23.63% | 21 |
| Wales | +7 | 20 | £500 | - | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 13 | £435 | -13.00% | 46 |
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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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