The median Python Engineer daily rate in Cambridge is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
29 |
28 |
28 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
0 |
-1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Python Engineer |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge |
1.11% |
0.54% |
2.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.27% |
0.60% |
2.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£531 |
£575 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£588 |
£600 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.08% |
+26.32% |
-18.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£644 |
£625 |
£488 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£585 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£588 |
£600 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.08% |
+26.32% |
-19.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£53.55 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£54.70 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£55.85 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
£54.70 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title |
157 |
168 |
206 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
87.22% |
91.30% |
93.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
84 |
83 |
122 |
| 10th Percentile |
£280 |
£235 |
£185 |
| 25th Percentile |
£422 |
£336 |
£366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£420 |
£456 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
-7.95% |
-3.95% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£544 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£700 |
£638 |
£575 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate |
£503 |
£442 |
£456 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.69% |
-3.12% |
-3.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
12 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34.53 |
£22.50 |
£17.60 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55.16 |
£25.32 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£62.50 |
£52.50 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+19.05% |
+196.28% |
-55.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73.13 |
£59.06 |
£61.56 |
| 90th Percentile |
£81.25 |
£63.75 |
£77.50 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate |
£16.30 |
£21.37 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
-23.72% |
+20.60% |
+14.32% |
