Python
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Python skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 15 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +22 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 187 | 146 | 101 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 12.61% | 9.94% | 5.91% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 55.82% | 38.12% | 28.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 124 | 80 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £368 | £386 | £324 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £474 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £486 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.59% | +2.33% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £604 | £650 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £492 | £533 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.61% | +1.43% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £72.40 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £76.00 | £27.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £82.00 | £28.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +187.72% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £84.00 | £29.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £85.20 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £42.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.10% | -35.38% | +22.44% |
All Programming Languages
Berkshire
Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Berkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 335 | 383 | 352 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 22.59% | 26.07% | 20.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 215 | 237 | 255 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £390 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.30% | +4.55% | +0.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £616 | £675 | £688 |
| South East median daily rate | £483 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.38% | -4.76% | -2.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.25 | £44.62 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £70.00 | £55.87 | £48.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £56.75 | £54.56 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.17% | +4.00% | -0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £82.00 | £65.62 | £58.48 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.40 | £69.32 | £66.36 |
| South East median hourly rate | £55.00 | £57.00 | £57.41 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.50% | -0.72% | -4.32% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Python relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Python.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in Berkshire over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Python.
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Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 22 December 2025. 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 |
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| Reading | 0 | 91 | £550 | -8.33% | 68 |
| Wokingham | +9 | 69 | £471 | -11.55% | 3 |
| Windsor | -10 | 9 | £208 | -53.89% | 2 |
| Bracknell | -7 | 5 | £420 | -12.50% | |
| Maidenhead | -1 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:
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