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The table below looks at the demand for Python skills within the South West 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPython
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008		Same period last year
Rank133122
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads1150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.049 %
As % of the category below0.846 %2.366 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£200£292
Average daily rate£275£296
% change on same period last year-7.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£309
% change on same period last year+13.36 %
Hourly rates quoted76
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£40.14£28.83
% change on same period last year+39.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.29£32.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.35£34.66
% change on same period last year+7.76 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South West
Matching contract IT job ads13012113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.759 %2.084 %
Daily rates quoted293351
Average minimum daily rate£304£326
Average daily rate£331£355
% change on same period last year-6.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted257343
Average minimum hourly rate£31.02£30.98
Average hourly rate£33.22£33.56
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.41£36.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
Python EnglandPython
England

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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West 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 South West region.

South West Python Daily Rate Trend

Python
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Python across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Python Daily Rate Histogram

Python
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Python Hourly Rate Trend

Python
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Python across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Python Hourly Rate Histogram

Python
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BristolNo change05£275-6.77 %
SomersetDown-22--
AvonNew entry-1--
WiltshireUp+31--
Python EnglandPython
England

Python
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

18 (44.44 %)Perl
18 (44.44 %)Linux
24 (22.22 %)UNIX
24 (22.22 %)Fortran
24 (22.22 %)C++
24 (22.22 %)Ruby
33 (16.67 %)HTML
33 (16.67 %)Java
33 (16.67 %)MySQL
33 (16.67 %)CSS
42 (11.11 %)WebServices
42 (11.11 %)Ant
42 (11.11 %)C
42 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
42 (11.11 %)PHP
42 (11.11 %)SQL
42 (11.11 %)Windows
42 (11.11 %)XHTML
42 (11.11 %)Ada
42 (11.11 %)MATLAB
42 (11.11 %)AJAX
42 (11.11 %)Manufacturing
42 (11.11 %)Validation
42 (11.11 %)TDD
42 (11.11 %)Subversion
51 (5.556 %)RNC
51 (5.556 %)Multimedia
51 (5.556 %)CMS
51 (5.556 %)LAMP
51 (5.556 %)Handset

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (16.67 %)HTML
13 (16.67 %)CSS
22 (11.11 %)WebServices
22 (11.11 %)XHTML
22 (11.11 %)AJAX
31 (5.556 %)Ruby on Rails
31 (5.556 %)LAMP
31 (5.556 %)XML
31 (5.556 %)XSLT
31 (5.556 %)SOAP
31 (5.556 %)STL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)CMS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MATLAB
21 (5.556 %)Photoshop
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.556 %)UMTS
11 (5.556 %)3G
11 (5.556 %)HSDPA
11 (5.556 %)2G
11 (5.556 %)RNC
11 (5.556 %)HSUPA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)MySQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.11 %)Ant
12 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
12 (11.11 %)Subversion
21 (5.556 %)Flash
21 (5.556 %)TestDirector
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)Manufacturing
21 (5.556 %)Multimedia
21 (5.556 %)Finance
21 (5.556 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (33.33 %)Developer
24 (22.22 %)Software Engineer
32 (11.11 %)GUI Developer
32 (11.11 %)C Software Engineer
32 (11.11 %)Technical Manager
32 (11.11 %)Python Developer
32 (11.11 %)Software Developer
32 (11.11 %)Project Manager
32 (11.11 %)Technical Project Manager
32 (11.11 %)C++ Software Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Hardware Engineer
41 (5.556 %)PHP Developer
41 (5.556 %)Systems Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Programmer
41 (5.556 %)Tester
41 (5.556 %)Web Developer
41 (5.556 %)C Programmer
41 (5.556 %)C++ Programmer
41 (5.556 %)Requirements Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Software Programmer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)Handset
11 (5.556 %)IPTV
11 (5.556 %)Mathematics
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (44.44 %)Linux
24 (22.22 %)UNIX
32 (11.11 %)Windows
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.11 %)Validation
12 (11.11 %)TDD
21 (5.556 %)Unit Testing
21 (5.556 %)Integration Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (44.44 %)Perl
24 (22.22 %)C++
24 (22.22 %)Fortran
24 (22.22 %)Ruby
33 (16.67 %)Java
42 (11.11 %)C
42 (11.11 %)Ada
42 (11.11 %)PHP
42 (11.11 %)SQL
51 (5.556 %)VB
51 (5.556 %)ActionScript
51 (5.556 %)JavaScript
51 (5.556 %)Tcl
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.556 %)Microsoft
11 (5.556 %)NetHawk
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