Python Contracts in the North East

Python
England > North East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North East 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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 15 36
Rank change year-on-year +3 +21 +6
Contract jobs citing Python 29 42 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East 8.76% 10.94% 4.45%
As % of the Programming Languages category 36.25% 25.93% 16.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 35 19
10th Percentile £465 £470 £456
25th Percentile £516 £506 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £675 £550
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +22.73% +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £775 £669
90th Percentile £640 £848 £700
England median daily rate £567 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -5.46% - +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £31.25 -
Median hourly rate £20.77 £32.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -36.09% - -
75th Percentile £27.12 £33.75 -
90th Percentile £38.56 - -
England median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £52.00
% change year-on-year -3.85% +25.00% +30.00%

All Programming Languages
North East

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 the North East with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 80 162 135
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 24.17% 42.19% 27.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 129 97
10th Percentile £347 £386 £370
25th Percentile £388 £500 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £565 £500
Median % change year-on-year -18.14% +13.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile £528 £700 £575
90th Percentile £650 £775 £650
England median daily rate £550 £564 £550
% change year-on-year -2.48% +2.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 2 4
10th Percentile £20.77 £32.98 £22.90
25th Percentile £46.20 £35.56 £34.70
Median hourly rate £47.50 £40.75 £46.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.56% -11.41% +196.77%
75th Percentile £63.75 £45.56 £51.25
90th Percentile £68.75 £47.93 £53.95
England median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £51.25
% change year-on-year - +21.95% +19.19%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Job vacancy trend for Python in the North East

Python
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python in the North East.

Daily rate trend for Python in the North East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in the North East over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Python in the North East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Python in the North East.

Hourly rate trend for Python in the North East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Python in the North East over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Python in the North East

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Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the North East region over the 6 months to 11 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
Tyne and Wear 0 18 £600 -14.29% 16
Northumberland +1 7 - - 3
Durham +1 3 - - 3
Python
England

Python
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.45%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 15 (51.72%) Chatbot
2 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (27.59%) AWS
1 8 (27.59%) Azure
2 3 (10.34%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.45%) Google Analytics
3 1 (3.45%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Wireless
2 1 (3.45%) AMQP
2 1 (3.45%) DMZ
2 1 (3.45%) Firewall
2 1 (3.45%) Modbus
2 1 (3.45%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.34%) Power BI
2 1 (3.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (24.14%) Git
General
1 4 (13.79%) Social Skills
2 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (3.45%) Finance
2 1 (3.45%) Legal
2 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
2 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 14 (48.28%) Developer
1 14 (48.28%) Software Developer
2 6 (20.69%) Lead
3 3 (10.34%) Analyst
3 3 (10.34%) Business Analyst
4 2 (6.90%) Penetration Tester
4 2 (6.90%) Tester
5 1 (3.45%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Build Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Data Scientist
5 1 (3.45%) Linux Build Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Linux Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Linux Server Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Principal Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Server Build Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Server Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Windows Build Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Windows Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Windows Server Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (48.28%) HTML
2 7 (24.14%) PyTorch
2 7 (24.14%) TensorFlow
3 3 (10.34%) .NET
4 1 (3.45%) Apache NiFi
4 1 (3.45%) AWS CDK
4 1 (3.45%) JSON
4 1 (3.45%) LangChain
4 1 (3.45%) Web Services
4 1 (3.45%) XML
4 1 (3.45%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.90%) Mobile App
1 2 (6.90%) Operational Technology
2 1 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.45%) IoT
2 1 (3.45%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.34%) Linux
1 3 (10.34%) Windows
2 1 (3.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (75.86%) Artificial Intelligence
2 21 (72.41%) Software Engineering
3 15 (51.72%) Conversational UI
4 14 (48.28%) Code Quality
5 9 (31.03%) Visualisation
6 8 (27.59%) Machine Learning
7 7 (24.14%) DevOps
7 7 (24.14%) Digital Engineering
7 7 (24.14%) GitOps
7 7 (24.14%) Systems Engineering
8 4 (13.79%) Data Analysis
9 3 (10.34%) Business Intelligence
10 2 (6.90%) Application Security
10 2 (6.90%) Cybersecurity
10 2 (6.90%) Ethical Hacking
10 2 (6.90%) Offensive Security
10 2 (6.90%) Penetration Testing
10 2 (6.90%) Red Team
11 1 (3.45%) Backlog Prioritisation
11 1 (3.45%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 17 (58.62%) C#
1 17 (58.62%) JavaScript
2 16 (55.17%) SQL
3 2 (6.90%) C++
4 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
4 1 (3.45%) R
Qualifications
1 17 (58.62%) Degree
2 10 (34.48%) SC Cleared
2 10 (34.48%) Security Cleared
3 3 (10.34%) HNC
4 2 (6.90%) CEH
4 2 (6.90%) CREST Certified
4 2 (6.90%) GIAC
4 2 (6.90%) GPEN
4 2 (6.90%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (6.90%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (24.14%) Kubernetes
2 1 (3.45%) Grafana
Vendors
1 14 (48.28%) PayPal
2 12 (41.38%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.45%) Databricks
3 1 (3.45%) Google