Python Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Python
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Python skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 13 19
Rank change year-on-year -5 +6 -4
Contract jobs citing Python 65 80 75
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 8.25% 10.05% 7.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category 32.34% 35.09% 25.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 29 45
10th Percentile £396 £400 £403
25th Percentile £463 £500 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% +7.32% +2.50%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £619
90th Percentile £645 £745 £695
South West median daily rate £560 £605 £550
% change year-on-year -7.44% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 24 11
10th Percentile £44.00 £61.48 -
25th Percentile £65.00 £69.06 -
Median hourly rate £90.00 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% +7.69% -0.92%
75th Percentile £95.00 £74.00 £70.00
90th Percentile - £74.83 -
South West median hourly rate £77.50 £70.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year +10.71% - +6.70%

All Programming Languages
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 201 228 292
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 25.51% 28.64% 28.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 103 195
10th Percentile £313 £365 £321
25th Percentile £400 £419 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £619
90th Percentile £625 £648 £695
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 49 39
10th Percentile £61.25 £61.25 £61.25
25th Percentile - £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -0.76%
75th Percentile £69.06 - £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.00 -
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Python relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Python job vacancy trend in Bristol

Python
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Python.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Python

Python
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in Bristol over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Python in Bristol

Python
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Python.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Python

Python
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Python in Bristol over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Python in Bristol

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 9 (13.85%) Apache
2 7 (10.77%) Oracle Application Server
3 2 (3.08%) Apache Spark
4 1 (1.54%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 1 (1.54%) Chatbot
1 1 (1.54%) NASTRAN
1 1 (1.54%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (3.08%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (1.54%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (1.54%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 22 (33.85%) AWS
2 20 (30.77%) Azure
3 15 (23.08%) Power Platform
4 14 (21.54%) GCP
5 7 (10.77%) Snowflake
6 6 (9.23%) GitHub
7 5 (7.69%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (4.62%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (4.62%) Entra ID
8 3 (4.62%) OpenShift
9 2 (3.08%) Azure API Management
9 2 (3.08%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (3.08%) Azure Service Bus
9 2 (3.08%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (1.54%) Azure AKS
10 1 (1.54%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (1.54%) Boomi
10 1 (1.54%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.62%) 2G
1 3 (4.62%) 5G
1 3 (4.62%) Radio Access Network
2 2 (3.08%) 4G
3 1 (1.54%) BGP
3 1 (1.54%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (1.54%) LAN
3 1 (1.54%) OSPF
3 1 (1.54%) TACACS
3 1 (1.54%) WAN
3 1 (1.54%) Wireless
3 1 (1.54%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (23.08%) Power BI
2 12 (18.46%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (12.31%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (10.77%) Oracle ODI
4 7 (10.77%) Oracle Reports
4 7 (10.77%) Star Schema
5 6 (9.23%) Big Data
6 5 (7.69%) BigQuery
7 3 (4.62%) NoSQL
8 2 (3.08%) ClickHouse
8 2 (3.08%) MongoDB
8 2 (3.08%) MySQL
8 2 (3.08%) SQL Server
9 1 (1.54%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (1.54%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 7 (10.77%) DBeaver
1 7 (10.77%) GitLab
2 6 (9.23%) Artifactory
2 6 (9.23%) Git
3 2 (3.08%) Jenkins
4 1 (1.54%) CMake
4 1 (1.54%) Gradle
4 1 (1.54%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (1.54%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 16 (24.62%) Social Skills
2 13 (20.00%) Finance
3 12 (18.46%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (9.23%) Banking
4 6 (9.23%) Telecoms
5 5 (7.69%) Aerospace
5 5 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 5 (7.69%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.08%) Tech for Good
7 1 (1.54%) Electronics
7 1 (1.54%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.54%) French Language
7 1 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.54%) Marketing
7 1 (1.54%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 14 (21.54%) Data Engineer
2 13 (20.00%) Developer
3 8 (12.31%) DevOps Engineer
3 8 (12.31%) Senior
4 7 (10.77%) Quality Engineer
5 6 (9.23%) Software Engineer
6 5 (7.69%) Analyst
6 5 (7.69%) Analytics Manager
6 5 (7.69%) Business Intelligence Manager
6 5 (7.69%) Senior Analytics Manager
6 5 (7.69%) Senior Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Tester
8 3 (4.62%) Data Analyst
8 3 (4.62%) ETL Tester
8 3 (4.62%) ForgeRock Developer
8 3 (4.62%) Full-Stack Developer
8 3 (4.62%) Systems Engineer
9 2 (3.08%) Lead
9 2 (3.08%) Power BI Analyst
9 2 (3.08%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (12.31%) REST
2 7 (10.77%) Apache NiFi
2 7 (10.77%) Oracle GoldenGate
3 6 (9.23%) Node.js
3 6 (9.23%) React
4 5 (7.69%) RESTful
5 4 (6.15%) .NET
5 4 (6.15%) AngularJS
5 4 (6.15%) OAuth
5 4 (6.15%) OAuth2
6 3 (4.62%) CSS
6 3 (4.62%) HTML
6 3 (4.62%) OpenID
6 3 (4.62%) PySpark
6 3 (4.62%) Ruby on Rails
6 3 (4.62%) SAML
6 3 (4.62%) Spring
6 3 (4.62%) Vue
7 2 (3.08%) XML
8 1 (1.54%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.77%) Replication
2 5 (7.69%) Cloud Native
2 5 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 4 (6.15%) IoT
4 2 (3.08%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (3.08%) FPGA
4 2 (3.08%) Greenfield Project
4 2 (3.08%) NB-IoT
4 2 (3.08%) Robotics
4 2 (3.08%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (3.08%) Security Posture
4 2 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.08%) Verilog
4 2 (3.08%) VHDL
5 1 (1.54%) Algorithms
5 1 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.54%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (1.54%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.54%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.54%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.23%) Windows
2 1 (1.54%) Android
2 1 (1.54%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.54%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (40.00%) CI/CD
2 19 (29.23%) Analytics
3 18 (27.69%) Agile
3 18 (27.69%) DevOps
4 17 (26.15%) Business Intelligence
5 16 (24.62%) ETL
6 13 (20.00%) Software Engineering
7 11 (16.92%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (13.85%) AI
8 9 (13.85%) Test Automation
9 8 (12.31%) Change Management
9 8 (12.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (12.31%) Mentoring
9 8 (12.31%) User Experience
10 7 (10.77%) Dimensional Modelling
10 7 (10.77%) Workflow
11 6 (9.23%) Code Quality
11 6 (9.23%) Computer Science
11 6 (9.23%) Full-Stack Development
11 6 (9.23%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 24 (36.92%) SQL
2 14 (21.54%) PowerShell
3 10 (15.38%) C#
3 10 (15.38%) JavaScript
4 9 (13.85%) TypeScript
5 7 (10.77%) Java
6 6 (9.23%) C++
7 3 (4.62%) C
7 3 (4.62%) Ruby
8 2 (3.08%) Bash
8 2 (3.08%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (3.08%) VBA
9 1 (1.54%) Bicep
9 1 (1.54%) Embedded C++
9 1 (1.54%) Go
9 1 (1.54%) Kotlin
9 1 (1.54%) Perl
9 1 (1.54%) SAPscript
9 1 (1.54%) Swift
9 1 (1.54%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 18 (27.69%) Security Cleared
2 9 (13.85%) SC Cleared
3 7 (10.77%) DV Cleared
4 6 (9.23%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (9.23%) Degree
5 2 (3.08%) CEH
5 2 (3.08%) CISSP
5 2 (3.08%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.54%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (13.85%) Data Quality
2 7 (10.77%) QA
3 6 (9.23%) GDPR
4 3 (4.62%) PSD2
4 3 (4.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (1.54%) SLA
5 1 (1.54%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 9 (13.85%) Docker
2 2 (3.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (18.46%) Kubernetes
2 10 (15.38%) Terraform
3 7 (10.77%) Ansible
4 3 (4.62%) Argo
4 3 (4.62%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (3.08%) Grafana
5 2 (3.08%) Prometheus
6 1 (1.54%) Istio
6 1 (1.54%) Kibana
6 1 (1.54%) logstash
Vendors
1 11 (16.92%) Microsoft
2 9 (13.85%) Google
2 9 (13.85%) Red Hat
3 8 (12.31%) Oracle
4 4 (6.15%) Databricks
5 3 (4.62%) ForgeRock
5 3 (4.62%) Ping Identity
6 2 (3.08%) BMC
6 2 (3.08%) Remedy
6 2 (3.08%) SAP
7 1 (1.54%) Aruba
7 1 (1.54%) Cisco
7 1 (1.54%) Cognos
7 1 (1.54%) Dell
7 1 (1.54%) Genesys
7 1 (1.54%) IBM
7 1 (1.54%) LogicMonitor
7 1 (1.54%) MuleSoft
7 1 (1.54%) NVIDIA
7 1 (1.54%) SolarWinds