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This section looks at the demand for Python skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Python over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPython
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank94109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads916
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.157 %1.443 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£338-
Average daily rate£394-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£297
% change on same period last year+7.93 %
Hourly rates quoted17
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£36.86
Average hourly rate£35.50£37.93
% change on same period last year-6.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.31£34.36
% change on same period last year+5.67 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads7781109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.027 %1.105 %
Daily rates quoted189243
Average minimum daily rate£336£304
Average daily rate£358£323
% change on same period last year+10.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted166220
Average minimum hourly rate£35.87£34.13
Average hourly rate£37.54£36.47
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.21£38.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
Python South EastPython
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily 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 Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire Python Daily Rate Trend

Python
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Python Hourly Rate Trend

Python
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BasingstokeNew entry-3--
HavantNew entry-1--
GosportNew entry-1£375-
PortsmouthDown-61--
Python South EastPython
South East

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

110 (62.50 %)Windows
110 (62.50 %)Linux
27 (43.75 %)Java
36 (37.50 %)Subversion
45 (31.25 %)OO
54 (25.00 %)Eclipse
54 (25.00 %)MPEG
54 (25.00 %)HTTP
54 (25.00 %)C
54 (25.00 %)Ant
54 (25.00 %)JUnit
54 (25.00 %)Test-First Development
54 (25.00 %)Multimedia
54 (25.00 %)CruiseControl
54 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
54 (25.00 %)SSL
54 (25.00 %)Quicktime
54 (25.00 %)Mac OS X
54 (25.00 %)Degree
54 (25.00 %)Video Editing
54 (25.00 %)Computer Science
54 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
63 (18.75 %)Sun
63 (18.75 %)ISEB
63 (18.75 %)IBM
63 (18.75 %)Oracle
63 (18.75 %)RDBMS
63 (18.75 %)Shell Script
63 (18.75 %)TIBCO
63 (18.75 %)Rendezvous

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (18.75 %)Swing
22 (12.50 %).NET
31 (6.250 %)WCF
31 (6.250 %)WPF
31 (6.250 %)Django
31 (6.250 %)DAO
31 (6.250 %)HTML
31 (6.250 %)ADO
31 (6.250 %)ATL
31 (6.250 %)CSS
31 (6.250 %)STL
31 (6.250 %)XML
31 (6.250 %)XSD
31 (6.250 %)XSL
31 (6.250 %)ODBC
31 (6.250 %)ActiveX
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (18.75 %)Rendezvous
13 (18.75 %)SAS
21 (6.250 %)Apache
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (25.00 %)Quicktime
23 (18.75 %)MS Office
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (6.250 %)Staffware
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (25.00 %)HTTP
14 (25.00 %)SSL
23 (18.75 %)SSH
31 (6.250 %)IMAP
31 (6.250 %)Internet
31 (6.250 %)HTTPS
31 (6.250 %)SMTP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (18.75 %)RDBMS
22 (12.50 %)MySQL
31 (6.250 %)GIS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (37.50 %)Subversion
24 (25.00 %)Eclipse
24 (25.00 %)Ant
24 (25.00 %)JUnit
24 (25.00 %)CruiseControl
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (25.00 %)Multimedia
14 (25.00 %)Video Editing
22 (12.50 %)Finance
31 (6.250 %)Avionics
31 (6.250 %)Electronics
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (50.00 %)Developer
24 (25.00 %)Tester
24 (25.00 %)Java Developer
33 (18.75 %)Java Swing Developer
42 (12.50 %)Python Developer
42 (12.50 %)Consultant
51 (6.250 %)C++/C# Developer
51 (6.250 %)Software Engineer
51 (6.250 %)C++ Developer
51 (6.250 %)Test Engineer
51 (6.250 %)Team Leader
51 (6.250 %)Senior Test Engineer
51 (6.250 %)Test Development Engineer
51 (6.250 %).NET Team Leader
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (25.00 %)MPEG
14 (25.00 %)Computer Science
21 (6.250 %)Multithreading
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (62.50 %)Windows
110 (62.50 %)Linux
24 (25.00 %)Mac OS X
33 (18.75 %)UNIX
33 (18.75 %)Windows 2000
33 (18.75 %)Solaris
41 (6.250 %)pSOS
41 (6.250 %)VxWorks
41 (6.250 %)Debian
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (31.25 %)OO
24 (25.00 %)Test-First Development
24 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
24 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
33 (18.75 %)ITIL
42 (12.50 %)Project Planning
51 (6.250 %)Load Balancing
51 (6.250 %)Service Delivery
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (43.75 %)Java
24 (25.00 %)C
33 (18.75 %)Shell Script
33 (18.75 %)C++
33 (18.75 %)Perl
42 (12.50 %)PHP
42 (12.50 %)C#
51 (6.250 %)Ruby
51 (6.250 %)JavaScript
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (25.00 %)Degree
23 (18.75 %)ISEB
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (18.75 %)NFS
21 (6.250 %)Samba
21 (6.250 %)Squid
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)Sun
13 (18.75 %)IBM
13 (18.75 %)Oracle
13 (18.75 %)TIBCO
13 (18.75 %)Remedy
21 (6.250 %)Finjan
21 (6.250 %)Microsoft