The first table below looks at the demand for the Python Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Python Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the City of London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python Developer
Rank 184 186 205
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Python Developer 19 31 31
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 0.296% 0.394% 0.320%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.320% 0.431% 0.349%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 28 27
Average daily rate £500 £500 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £313 £334 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £620 £625 £685
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £400
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £50.00 £20.00 -
% change year-on-year
+150.00% -
All Job Titles
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5943 7197 8889
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 92.48% 91.54% 91.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 4362 5164 6490
Average daily rate £450 £450 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £275 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 141 183 186
Average hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 £19.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +2.56%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £41.50 £41.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Python Developer
London

Python Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Python Developer across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

City of London Python Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Python Developer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Python Developer across the City of London region.

City of London Python Developer Daily Rate Trend

Python Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Python Developer across the City of London region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

City of London Python Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Python Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region that cited Python Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Python Developer in their job title.

1 30 (100.00%) Python
2 12 (40.00%) Java
2 12 (40.00%) Finance
3 10 (33.33%) SQL
3 10 (33.33%) Banking
4 9 (30.00%) Investment Banking
4 9 (30.00%) C#
5 8 (26.67%) Front Office
6 7 (23.33%) Django
7 6 (20.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (16.67%) C++
8 5 (16.67%) Degree
8 5 (16.67%) Multithreading
8 5 (16.67%) System Testing
8 5 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
8 5 (16.67%) Risk Management
8 5 (16.67%) Workflow
8 5 (16.67%) Computer Science
9 4 (13.33%) Asset Management
9 4 (13.33%) Front Arena
9 4 (13.33%) JavaScript
10 3 (10.00%) Fixed Income
10 3 (10.00%) Derivative
11 2 (6.667%) Equity Derivative
11 2 (6.667%) TDD
11 2 (6.667%) Open Source
11 2 (6.667%) BDD
11 2 (6.667%) Equities
11 2 (6.667%) Perl
11 2 (6.667%) UNIX

Python Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region that cited Python Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Python Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (23.33%) Django
2 1 (3.333%) Middleware
2 1 (3.333%) XML
2 1 (3.333%) HTML
2 1 (3.333%) LAMP
2 1 (3.333%) Backbone.js
2 1 (3.333%) web2py
2 1 (3.333%) jQuery
Business Applications
1 4 (13.33%) Front Arena
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.333%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.333%) NoSQL
1 1 (3.333%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 1 (3.333%) JIRA
General
1 12 (40.00%) Finance
2 10 (33.33%) Banking
3 9 (30.00%) Investment Banking
4 8 (26.67%) Front Office
5 1 (3.333%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 5 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 3 (10.00%) Fixed Income
3 3 (10.00%) Derivative
4 2 (6.667%) Equity Derivative
4 2 (6.667%) Open Source
4 2 (6.667%) Equities
5 1 (3.333%) Mathematics
5 1 (3.333%) Credit Risk
5 1 (3.333%) Market Risk
5 1 (3.333%) Streaming Media
5 1 (3.333%) Grid Computing
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.667%) UNIX
1 2 (6.667%) Linux
2 1 (3.333%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (16.67%) Multithreading
1 5 (16.67%) System Testing
1 5 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
1 5 (16.67%) Risk Management
1 5 (16.67%) Workflow
2 4 (13.33%) Asset Management
3 2 (6.667%) TDD
3 2 (6.667%) BDD
3 2 (6.667%) OO
4 1 (3.333%) Benchmarking
4 1 (3.333%) Validation
4 1 (3.333%) Scrum
4 1 (3.333%) Analytics
4 1 (3.333%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (3.333%) Workflow Management
4 1 (3.333%) Software Engineering
4 1 (3.333%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 30 (100.00%) Python
2 12 (40.00%) Java
3 10 (33.33%) SQL
4 9 (30.00%) C#
5 5 (16.67%) C++
6 4 (13.33%) JavaScript
7 2 (6.667%) Perl
8 1 (3.333%) C
Qualifications
1 5 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (3.333%) Oracle
1 1 (3.333%) Perforce
City, London
My client, an exciting start-up firm focusing on Mobile Apps and Downloads, are looking for a highly motivated Python Developer with a strong background in software development...
Asset Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Requirements analysis, software design, peer review, software development... Essential Numerate degree or equivalent preferred Good investment banking experience - including an understanding of the time value of money Strong...
Nicoll Curtin
Rate: £500 - £700 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
Python SQL Developer Finance London Investment Bank Market Risk My Tier 1 Investment Banking Client is looking for a solid Python/ SQL Developer to set up a new...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £450 - £600 per day + dependant on candiate
Posted: 15 May 2013