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 10 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 4,087 | 6,190 | 8,842 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.37% | 11.14% | 10.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.13% | 32.67% | 28.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,932 | 4,461 | 6,306 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £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 | £825 | £778 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £509 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.83% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 115 | 130 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.96 | £22.22 | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £34.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.00 | £64.69 | £50.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.15% | +27.31% | +35.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £60.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.50 | £78.45 | £65.23 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £58.75 | £51.70 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.64% | +13.63% | +37.87% |
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 | 13,127 | 18,949 | 31,503 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.08% | 34.10% | 36.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,257 | 13,645 | 23,030 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £381 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £458 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £764 | £788 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 531 | 440 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £29.71 | £19.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £51.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +21.95% | +16.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £78.12 | £70.00 |
| 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 | -2 | 3,616 | £565 | -5.83% | 2,585 |
| London | -2 | 2,322 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,377 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,578 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,228 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 1,356 | £509 | -5.83% | 1,269 |
| North of England | -2 | 386 | £501 | -12.83% | 252 |
| South East | +1 | 364 | £515 | -6.36% | 337 |
| South West | -10 | 196 | £575 | +1.10% | 206 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 182 | £505 | -16.70% | 61 |
| Scotland | -12 | 178 | £484 | -3.30% | 98 |
| North West | -6 | 176 | £500 | -11.59% | 165 |
| Midlands | 0 | 132 | £450 | -14.29% | 181 |
| East of England | -21 | 83 | £445 | -11.00% | 153 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 79 | £450 | -18.18% | 120 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 52 | £425 | -15.00% | 59 |
| North East | +5 | 31 | £600 | -7.69% | 26 |
| Wales | +20 | 21 | £550 | - | 32 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 11 | £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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