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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 4,068 | 6,236 | 8,845 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.50% | 11.08% | 10.02% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.53% | 32.32% | 27.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,930 | 4,472 | 6,317 |
| 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 | £688 | £713 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £820 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £511 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.01% | +4.67% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 107 | 128 | 106 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.77 | £22.16 | £20.46 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £36.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £64.69 | £51.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.25% | +25.91% | +28.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £60.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.35 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £53.78 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | +6.92% | +34.44% |
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 | 12,901 | 19,292 | 31,819 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.12% | 34.28% | 36.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,183 | 13,883 | 23,258 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +16.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 513 | 437 | 494 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.39 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.36 | £62.50 | £51.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.23% | +22.11% | +16.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.48 | £72.28 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.99 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +22.59% | +24.35% |
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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 28 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 28 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 28 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 | 3,583 | £567 | -5.50% | 2,878 |
| London | -2 | 2,306 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,547 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,588 | £586 | -0.64% | 1,285 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 1,348 | £511 | -7.01% | 1,446 |
| North of England | 0 | 383 | £500 | -13.04% | 303 |
| South East | -3 | 348 | £525 | -4.55% | 365 |
| Scotland | -7 | 195 | £494 | -1.20% | 125 |
| South West | -10 | 191 | £600 | +2.65% | 216 |
| North West | -4 | 179 | £500 | -9.09% | 183 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 176 | £507 | -16.37% | 83 |
| Midlands | +8 | 131 | £450 | -14.29% | 208 |
| East of England | -21 | 86 | £445 | -11.00% | 180 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 79 | £450 | -21.74% | 139 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 51 | £425 | -15.00% | 68 |
| North East | +6 | 30 | £600 | -11.11% | 37 |
| Wales | +9 | 20 | £550 | +10.00% | 34 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 9 | £413 | -17.50% | 42 |
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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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