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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Contract jobs citing Python | 4,047 | 6,252 | 8,808 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.39% | 11.09% | 10.03% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.27% | 32.52% | 27.85% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2,910 | 4,497 | 6,286 |
10th Percentile | £381 | £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 | £511 | £542 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | -5.76% | +3.29% | +10.53% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 111 | 127 | 107 |
10th Percentile | £20.77 | £22.16 | £19.91 |
25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £35.63 |
Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £65.00 | £50.85 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +27.83% | +35.60% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.90 | £59.71 |
90th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.80 | £65.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £58.75 | £52.56 |
% change year-on-year | +10.64% | +11.79% | +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 | 12,943 | 19,224 | 31,631 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.04% | 34.10% | 36.03% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,180 | 13,863 | 23,133 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £385 | £388 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £460 | £456 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £679 | £663 |
90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £755 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.68% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 522 | 432 | 487 |
10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.54 | £19.51 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £62.00 | £62.50 | £51.12 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +22.26% | +14.88% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.06 | £61.00 |
90th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.07 | £71.15 |
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.
Python
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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | 3,566 | £565 | -5.83% | 2,954 |
London | -2 | 2,287 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,664 |
Work from Home | 0 | 1,564 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,370 |
UK excluding London | -3 | 1,351 | £511 | -5.76% | 1,379 |
North of England | 0 | 386 | £503 | -12.61% | 263 |
South East | -3 | 348 | £525 | -4.55% | 371 |
Scotland | -8 | 193 | £491 | -1.85% | 124 |
South West | -12 | 192 | £600 | +2.21% | 207 |
Yorkshire | +18 | 182 | £507 | -16.37% | 67 |
North West | -4 | 176 | £500 | -9.91% | 166 |
Midlands | +6 | 130 | £450 | -14.29% | 201 |
East of England | -18 | 88 | £450 | -10.00% | 174 |
West Midlands | -6 | 77 | £450 | -18.18% | 140 |
East Midlands | +5 | 52 | £438 | -12.50% | 60 |
North East | +3 | 30 | £600 | -9.43% | 31 |
Wales | +14 | 20 | £550 | +4.76% | 33 |
Northern Ireland | +3 | 9 | £413 | -17.50% | 33 |
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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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