The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Python Developer role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Senior Python Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Python Developer
Rank 531 574 573
Rank change year-on-year
+43 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Python Developer 9 7 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.019% 0.012% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.013% 0.013%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 6 6
Average daily rate £500 £600 £625
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.66% -4.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £550 £550
10% offered a daily rate of more than £598 £675 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate - - £475
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
43539 54119 55808
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.22% 92.58% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 24944 29835 30377
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2174 2589 2882
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

Senior Python Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Python Developer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Senior Python Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Python Developer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Senior Python Developer within the UK.

Senior Python Developer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Python Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Python Developer within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Senior Python Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Python Developer
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Python Developer within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +47 9 £500 -16.66%
London +18 9 £500 -16.66%
City of London +12 2 £650 +13.04%

Senior Python Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Senior Python Developer in their job title 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 with Senior Python Developer in their job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (41.67%) Java
2 5 (41.67%) Web Services
3 4 (33.33%) Finance
3 4 (33.33%) Software Architecture
3 4 (33.33%) MongoDB
4 3 (25.00%) Banking
4 3 (25.00%) Investment Banking
4 3 (25.00%) Scrum
5 2 (16.67%) Automated Testing
5 2 (16.67%) Derivative
5 2 (16.67%) Front Office
5 2 (16.67%) UNIX
5 2 (16.67%) Linux
5 2 (16.67%) OO
5 2 (16.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (16.67%) SOA
5 2 (16.67%) RESTful
5 2 (16.67%) Music
5 2 (16.67%) Degree
6 1 (8.333%) Django
6 1 (8.333%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (8.333%) Web Development
6 1 (8.333%) Amazon AWS
6 1 (8.333%) Backbone.js
6 1 (8.333%) HTTP
6 1 (8.333%) SAN
6 1 (8.333%) C++
6 1 (8.333%) JavaScript
6 1 (8.333%) SQL

Senior Python Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Senior Python Developer in their job title 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 with Senior Python Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (41.67%) Web Services
2 2 (16.67%) RESTful
3 1 (8.333%) Django
3 1 (8.333%) Backbone.js
Application Platforms
1 1 (8.333%) Amazon AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.333%) HTTP
1 1 (8.333%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (33.33%) MongoDB
2 1 (8.333%) PostgreSQL
General
1 4 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (25.00%) Banking
2 3 (25.00%) Investment Banking
3 2 (16.67%) Front Office
3 2 (16.67%) Music
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Derivative
1 2 (16.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (8.333%) Grid Computing
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) UNIX
1 2 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (33.33%) Software Architecture
2 3 (25.00%) Scrum
3 2 (16.67%) Automated Testing
3 2 (16.67%) OO
3 2 (16.67%) SOA
4 1 (8.333%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (8.333%) Web Development
4 1 (8.333%) Risk Management
4 1 (8.333%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (8.333%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 12 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (41.67%) Java
3 1 (8.333%) C++
3 1 (8.333%) JavaScript
3 1 (8.333%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (8.333%) Oracle
1 1 (8.333%) DataSynapse