Manchester Python Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Python skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Abingdon Basingstoke Bath Berkshire Brighton Bristol Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cheadle City of London Docklands, London East Midlands East of England East Sussex England Glasgow Hampshire Havant London Maidenhead Manchester Midlands Norfolk North West Norwich Oxford Oxfordshire Portsmouth Reading Scotland Somerset South East South West Surrey Swindon Thames Valley UK West Midlands Wiltshire Wimbledon Woking	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	71	65
Rank change on same period last year	-6
Matching contract IT job ads	10	3
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.013 %	0.003 %
As % of the category below	1.934 %	0.893 %
Daily rates quoted	0	1
Average minimum daily rate	-	£350
Average daily rate	-	£350
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	£350
UK excluding London average daily rate	£315	£286
% change on same period last year	+10.27 %
Hourly rates quoted	2	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£20.00	-
Average hourly rate	£25.00	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£30.00	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£35.43	£35.48
% change on same period last year	-0.13 %
Programming Languages Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads	517	336
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.689 %	0.340 %
Daily rates quoted	85	54
Average minimum daily rate	£309	£270
Average daily rate	£327	£294
% change on same period last year	+11.23 %
Average maximum daily rate	£345	£317
UK excluding London average daily rate	£332	£334
% change on same period last year	-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted	50	34
Average minimum hourly rate	£26.06	£22.91
Average hourly rate	£28.60	£24.31
% change on same period last year	+17.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£31.14	£25.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£33.38	£33.07
% change on same period last year	+0.95 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Python across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

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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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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.

Location	Rank 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
Cheadle	-	2	-	-

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Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

1 10 (90.91 %) JavaScript 2 9 (81.82 %) PHP 3 8 (72.73 %) SQL 3 8 (72.73 %) ActionScript 3 8 (72.73 %) ASP 3 8 (72.73 %) XML 3 8 (72.73 %) Lingo 4 5 (45.45 %) SCORM 4 5 (45.45 %) W3C 5 3 (27.27 %) Linux 6 2 (18.18 %) Fedora 6 2 (18.18 %) CGI 6 2 (18.18 %) Windows 6 2 (18.18 %) 3D Graphics 6 2 (18.18 %) Maya

6 2 (18.18 %) 3ds Max 6 2 (18.18 %) E-Learning 7 1 (9.091 %) Solaris 7 1 (9.091 %) Perl

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Application Development 1 8 (72.73 %) ASP 1 8 (72.73 %) XML 2 2 (18.18 %) CGI	Applications 1 2 (18.18 %) Maya 1 2 (18.18 %) 3ds Max
General 1 2 (18.18 %) 3D Graphics	Job Titles 1 5 (45.45 %) Programmer 1 5 (45.45 %) Developer 2 3 (27.27 %) Web Programmer 2 3 (27.27 %) ActionScript Developer 3 2 (18.18 %) Systems Administrator 3 2 (18.18 %) Administrator 3 2 (18.18 %) Linux Systems Administrator 3 2 (18.18 %) Linux Administrator 4 1 (9.091 %) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous 1 5 (45.45 %) W3C 1 5 (45.45 %) SCORM 2 2 (18.18 %) E-Learning	Operating Systems 1 3 (27.27 %) Linux 2 2 (18.18 %) Fedora 2 2 (18.18 %) Windows 3 1 (9.091 %) Solaris
Programming Languages 1 10 (90.91 %) JavaScript 2 9 (81.82 %) PHP 3 8 (72.73 %) SQL 3 8 (72.73 %) ActionScript 3 8 (72.73 %) Lingo 4 1 (9.091 %) Perl