The first table below looks at the demand for Python skills in IT contracts advertised for the Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Python over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Middlesex 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Python
Rank 22 30 -
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -
Contract jobs citing Python 4 2 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 2.010% 0.692% -
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.667% 3.846% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £350 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £320 £338
% change year-on-year
+1.56% -5.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Average hourly rate £37.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £36.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
All Programming Languages
Middlesex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
60 52 82
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 30.15% 17.99% 21.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 18 35
Average daily rate £313 £350 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.71% -17.64%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £240 £285
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £425 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 6
Average hourly rate £37.50 £39.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +34.48%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
Python
South East

Python
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Python across the Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Middlesex Python Jobs Demand Trend

Python
Daily Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Python Daily Rate Trend

Python
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Python Hourly Rate Trend

Python
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Bash shell
1 4 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (75.00%) Ethernet
3 1 (25.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (25.00%) Military
3 1 (25.00%) UML
3 1 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Mathematics

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Ethernet
2 1 (25.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (25.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (75.00%) Test Engineer
2 3 (75.00%) Software Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) UML
1 1 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Degree