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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Python skills in IT contracts advertised for the Devon region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Python over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Devon region.

 Python
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank64-
Rank change year-on-year
Down-2New entry-
Matching contract IT job ads37130
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Devon22.02 %9.489 %-
As % of the Programming Languages category34.91 %23.21 %-
Daily rates quoted2440
Average daily rate£255£225-
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.33 %-
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£300£275
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %+9.090 %
Hourly rates quoted820
Average hourly rate£33.50£31.25-
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.200 %-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.50£34.50£38.00
% change year-on-year
--9.210 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
Devon
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1065689
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Devon63.10 %40.88 %33.33 %
Daily rates quoted531327
Average daily rate£270£225£320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00 %-29.68 %
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£325
% change year-on-year
--7.690 %
Hourly rates quoted121210
Average hourly rate£33.50£30.00£25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.66 %+20.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£25.50£22.75£18.60
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£33.80£31.50£45.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.50£30.25£35.00
% change year-on-year
-5.780 %-13.57 %
Python South WestPython
South West

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.

Python
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Python across the Devon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Devon Python Demand Trend

Python
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Python across the Devon region.

Devon Python Daily Rate Trend

Python
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Python across the Devon region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Devon Python Daily Rate Histogram

Python
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Python across the Devon region.

Devon Python Hourly Rate Trend

Python
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Devon region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ExeterUp+218£271-
Newton AbbotDown-12£270+20.00 %
Python South WestPython
South West

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing Python also 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 that cited Python.

129 (78.38 %)Perl
129 (78.38 %)ClearCase
228 (75.68 %)Telecoms
325 (67.57 %)MySQL
424 (64.86 %)AWK
523 (62.16 %)UML
617 (45.95 %)LAN
617 (45.95 %)WAN
715 (40.54 %)Requirements Analysis
814 (37.84 %)Open Source
814 (37.84 %)VB
912 (32.43 %)MS Excel
109 (24.32 %)C
115 (13.51 %)Firmware
124 (10.81 %)Adobe Flex
124 (10.81 %)Java
124 (10.81 %)JavaScript
124 (10.81 %)Web Services
124 (10.81 %)UNIX
124 (10.81 %)Linux
133 (8.108 %)OOA/OOD
133 (8.108 %)Ethernet
133 (8.108 %)Wireless
133 (8.108 %)Embedded C
142 (5.405 %)VHDL
142 (5.405 %)Software Engineering
142 (5.405 %)TCP/IP
142 (5.405 %)Flash
142 (5.405 %)Oracle
142 (5.405 %)Unit Testing

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing Python also 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 that cited Python. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
14 (10.81 %)Adobe Flex
14 (10.81 %)Web Services
22 (5.405 %)Flash
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
112 (32.43 %)MS Excel
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (2.703 %)Summit
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
117 (45.95 %)LAN
117 (45.95 %)WAN
23 (8.108 %)Ethernet
23 (8.108 %)Wireless
32 (5.405 %)TCP/IP
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (67.57 %)MySQL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
129 (78.38 %)ClearCase
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
128 (75.68 %)Telecoms
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
128 (75.68 %)Developer
223 (62.16 %)Python Developer
312 (32.43 %)MySQL Developer
45 (13.51 %)Development Engineer
54 (10.81 %)Web Developer
63 (8.108 %)Software Engineer
72 (5.405 %)Embedded Software Engineer
72 (5.405 %)Software Development Engineer
72 (5.405 %)Web Engineer
81 (2.703 %)Embedded Software Developer
81 (2.703 %)Embedded C Engineer
81 (2.703 %)C Software Engineer
81 (2.703 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
81 (2.703 %)Software Developer
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
114 (37.84 %)Open Source
25 (13.51 %)Firmware
32 (5.405 %)VHDL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
14 (10.81 %)UNIX
14 (10.81 %)Linux
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
123 (62.16 %)UML
215 (40.54 %)Requirements Analysis
33 (8.108 %)OOA/OOD
42 (5.405 %)Software Engineering
42 (5.405 %)Unit Testing
42 (5.405 %)Web Development
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
129 (78.38 %)Perl
224 (64.86 %)AWK
314 (37.84 %)VB
49 (24.32 %)C
54 (10.81 %)Java
54 (10.81 %)JavaScript
63 (8.108 %)Embedded C
71 (2.703 %)SQL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
12 (5.405 %)SC Cleared
12 (5.405 %)Security Cleared
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
12 (5.405 %)Oracle