Python Developer Contract Job Trends in Bath

Python Developer
Somerset > Bath

The median Python Developer daily rate in Bath is £405, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Python Developer 4 0 8
As % of all contract jobs in Bath 8.51% - 12.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% - 13.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 7
10th Percentile - - £360
25th Percentile £403 - £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 - £413
75th Percentile £434 - £419
90th Percentile £451 - -
Somerset median daily rate £405 - £413
% change year-on-year - - -51.47%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bath

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bath. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bath with a recognized job title 44 60 60
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.62% 95.24% 95.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 43 52
10th Percentile £140 £188 £168
25th Percentile £331 £210 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £288 £413
Median % change year-on-year +42.61% -30.30% -8.08%
75th Percentile £455 £475 £538
90th Percentile £538 £571 £575
Somerset median daily rate £345 £450 £413
% change year-on-year -23.33% +9.09% -22.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - - £18.39
25th Percentile - £12.50 £18.41
Median hourly rate - £13.00 £18.88
Median % change year-on-year - -31.13% -
75th Percentile - £15.00 £19.41
90th Percentile - £15.90 £19.46
Somerset median hourly rate £44.00 £14.50 £51.89
% change year-on-year +203.45% -72.06% +3.78%

Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bath

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Python Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bath.

Python Developer job vacancy trend in Bath

Python Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Bath

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in Bath.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in Bath

Python Developer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Python Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bath region featuring Python Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) AWS
2 3 (75.00%) Docker
2 3 (75.00%) GIS
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) ESRI
3 2 (50.00%) ETL
3 2 (50.00%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (50.00%) PostGIS
4 1 (25.00%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (25.00%) AWS CDK
4 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
4 1 (25.00%) Dagster
4 1 (25.00%) Data Science
4 1 (25.00%) Django
4 1 (25.00%) FastAPI
4 1 (25.00%) Flask
4 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
4 1 (25.00%) Prefect
4 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (25.00%) Terraform
4 1 (25.00%) Web Application Development
4 1 (25.00%) Web Services

Python Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Apache Airflow
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) AWS
2 1 (25.00%) Dagster
2 1 (25.00%) Prefect
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) GIS
2 2 (50.00%) Geospatial Data
General
1 2 (50.00%) Tech for Good
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) PostGIS
2 1 (25.00%) AWS CDK
2 1 (25.00%) Django
2 1 (25.00%) FastAPI
2 1 (25.00%) Flask
2 1 (25.00%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) ETL
3 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
3 1 (25.00%) Data Science
3 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) ESRI