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The table below looks at the demand for Python skills within the Thames Valley 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPython
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-50
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.362 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£317
% change on same period last year+15.15 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.81£35.41
% change on same period last year-4.52 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads168276
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.235 %0.277 %
Daily rates quoted2732
Average minimum daily rate£277£304
Average daily rate£297£322
% change on same period last year-7.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£335
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1131
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£34.76
Average hourly rate£38.10£37.85
% change on same period last year+0.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.21£40.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.48£32.81
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
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 Thames Valley region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley Python Daily Rate Trend

Python
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

13 (100.00 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %)JavaScript
13 (100.00 %)PHP
13 (100.00 %)MySQL
13 (100.00 %)CSS
13 (100.00 %)XML
13 (100.00 %)Linux
13 (100.00 %)Apache
13 (100.00 %)XHTML
13 (100.00 %)Migration
13 (100.00 %)CMS
13 (100.00 %)LAMP
13 (100.00 %)Drupal

Python
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %)CSS
13 (100.00 %)XML
13 (100.00 %)XHTML
13 (100.00 %)LAMP
13 (100.00 %)Drupal
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (100.00 %)Apache
13 (100.00 %)CMS
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)MySQL
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
13 (100.00 %)PHP Developer
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Linux
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Migration
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)JavaScript
13 (100.00 %)PHP