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 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 4,064 | 6,178 | 8,807 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.44% | 11.14% | 10.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.31% | 32.65% | 27.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,922 | 4,444 | 6,284 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £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 | £688 | £713 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £823 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 114 | 126 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.91 | £22.20 | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £48.04 | £35.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.00 | £65.00 | £50.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.15% | +27.83% | +35.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £71.20 | £59.71 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.75 | £80.25 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £59.28 | £52.56 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.66% | +12.79% | +31.39% |
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 | 12,980 | 18,923 | 31,559 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.14% | 34.13% | 36.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,174 | 13,638 | 23,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £385 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £458 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £680 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £756 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.00% | - | +14.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 524 | 428 | 490 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.55 | £30.53 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.42 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.25 | £62.50 | £51.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.40% | +21.65% | +16.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.06 | £60.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.13 | £78.36 | £70.85 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | +28.05% |
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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 June 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 June 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 June 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 | 3,589 | £567 | -5.50% | 2,737 |
| London | -2 | 2,295 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,457 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,567 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,295 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 1,363 | £510 | -5.56% | 1,376 |
| North of England | -1 | 388 | £501 | -12.83% | 288 |
| South East | -2 | 357 | £525 | -4.55% | 348 |
| South West | -10 | 198 | £600 | +2.65% | 211 |
| Scotland | -8 | 190 | £484 | -3.20% | 116 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 182 | £505 | -16.70% | 80 |
| North West | -5 | 178 | £500 | -11.16% | 179 |
| Midlands | +3 | 128 | £438 | -15.66% | 204 |
| East of England | -17 | 87 | £439 | -12.25% | 165 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 76 | £438 | -20.45% | 136 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 51 | £425 | -15.00% | 66 |
| North East | +1 | 31 | £600 | -9.43% | 29 |
| Wales | +17 | 20 | £550 | -2.22% | 38 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 10 | £425 | -15.00% | 35 |
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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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