Python Contracts in Devon

Python
South West > Devon

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Devon 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 7 12
Rank change year-on-year -19 +5 -10
Contract jobs citing Python 11 33 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 4.06% 16.92% 11.43%
As % of the Programming Languages category 52.38% 43.42% 43.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 17 24
10th Percentile £413 £585 £557
25th Percentile £553 - £570
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £590
Median % change year-on-year - +1.78% -8.18%
75th Percentile £637 £675 £650
90th Percentile £749 £717 £665
South West median daily rate £600 £580 £525
% change year-on-year +3.49% +10.43% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £41.00
Median hourly rate - £45.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% +7.01%
75th Percentile - £48.75 £43.00
90th Percentile - £51.00 -
South West median hourly rate £74.44 £65.50 £56.32
% change year-on-year +13.65% +16.31% +37.35%

All Programming Languages
Devon

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 advertised in Devon with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 21 76 65
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 7.75% 38.97% 26.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 56 50
10th Percentile £344 £338 £215
25th Percentile £413 £425 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £549
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.23% -0.23%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £590
90th Percentile £724 £675 £654
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £500
% change year-on-year +2.44% +2.50% +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - - £37.54
25th Percentile £52.50 £45.00 £38.11
Median hourly rate £55.00 £47.50 £40.08
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% +18.52% -2.25%
75th Percentile £57.50 £56.88 £42.04
90th Percentile - £64.75 £42.62
South West median hourly rate £67.25 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +3.46% +8.33% +31.87%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Job vacancy trend for Python in Devon

Python
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python in Devon.

Daily rate trend for Python in Devon

Python
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in Devon over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Python in Devon

Python
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Python in Devon.

Hourly rate trend for Python in Devon

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Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Devon region over the 6 months to 5 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
Exeter -16 6 £600 - 12
Plymouth +2 5 £749 +36.18% 6
Python
South West

Python
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (54.55%) AWS
2 2 (18.18%) GitHub
2 2 (18.18%) Serverless
Development Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Jenkins
2 4 (36.36%) Cypress.io
2 4 (36.36%) JIRA
2 4 (36.36%) Selenium
3 2 (18.18%) JUnit
General
1 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Developer
1 5 (45.45%) Software Developer
2 4 (36.36%) Test Engineer
3 3 (27.27%) Senior
3 3 (27.27%) Senior Test Engineer
4 2 (18.18%) Full Stack Engineer
4 2 (18.18%) Java Engineer
4 2 (18.18%) Python Engineer
4 2 (18.18%) SEO Engineer
5 1 (9.09%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (63.64%) HTML
1 7 (63.64%) REST
2 6 (54.55%) CSS
3 5 (45.45%) Flask
4 2 (18.18%) CSS3
4 2 (18.18%) HTML5
4 2 (18.18%) Jest
4 2 (18.18%) Node.js
4 2 (18.18%) React
4 2 (18.18%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) API Development
1 5 (45.45%) Front End Development
1 5 (45.45%) Web Application Development
2 4 (36.36%) Agile
2 4 (36.36%) Functional Testing
2 4 (36.36%) Non-Functional Testing
2 4 (36.36%) Performance Testing
2 4 (36.36%) Prototyping
2 4 (36.36%) Scenario Testing
2 4 (36.36%) Test Management
2 4 (36.36%) User Stories
3 3 (27.27%) Creative Thinking
4 2 (18.18%) API Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Backlog Management
4 2 (18.18%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 2 (18.18%) Loose Coupling
4 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) Runbook
4 2 (18.18%) SDLC
4 2 (18.18%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 9 (81.82%) JavaScript
2 6 (54.55%) Java
3 2 (18.18%) Kotlin
3 2 (18.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
2 4 (36.36%) SC Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) ISTQB
4 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) Terraform