Python Contracts in Cambridge

Python
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for Python skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Python over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 1 3
Rank change year-on-year -3 +2 -1
Contract jobs citing Python 33 76 69
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 16.75% 27.14% 20.85%
As % of the Programming Languages category 45.21% 65.52% 46.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 56 43
10th Percentile - £425 £408
25th Percentile £405 £434 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% -2.50% +12.68%
75th Percentile £575 £528 £594
90th Percentile £638 £594 £695
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £513 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +5.13% -2.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 0
10th Percentile £55.00 - -
25th Percentile £58.75 £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £62.50 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% - -
75th Percentile £66.63 £53.75 -
90th Percentile £69.00 - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £62.50 £50.00 -
% change year-on-year +25.00% - -

All Programming Languages
Cambridge

Python is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 73 116 147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 37.06% 41.43% 44.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 78 86
10th Percentile £405 - £404
25th Percentile £428 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £481 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.90% +1.32% +11.76%
75th Percentile £572 £547 £547
90th Percentile £638 £575 £645
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £475 £456
% change year-on-year +5.26% +4.11% +7.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 6
10th Percentile £52.13 £35.49 £56.00
25th Percentile £57.19 £49.38 £56.06
Median hourly rate £62.50 £52.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -8.70% +21.05%
75th Percentile £67.88 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £76.50 - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £55.00 £51.25 £53.50
% change year-on-year +7.32% -4.21% +41.72%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Python in Cambridge

Python
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python in Cambridge.

Daily rate trend for Python in Cambridge

Python
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in Cambridge over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Python in Cambridge

Python
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Python in Cambridge.

Hourly rate trend for Python in Cambridge

Python
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (18.18%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 6 (18.18%) Collibra
1 6 (18.18%) Power Platform
2 4 (12.12%) Azure
2 4 (12.12%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.06%) RS-485
2 1 (3.03%) MQTT
2 1 (3.03%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (18.18%) Metadata
1 6 (18.18%) Power BI
2 2 (6.06%) Looker
2 2 (6.06%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (39.39%) Git
2 9 (27.27%) JIRA
3 6 (18.18%) Eclipse
3 6 (18.18%) Mercurial
3 6 (18.18%) PyCharm
4 3 (9.09%) Subversion
5 2 (6.06%) Visual Studio
6 1 (3.03%) Gerrit
6 1 (3.03%) Jenkins
General
1 7 (21.21%) Manufacturing
1 7 (21.21%) Pharmaceutical
2 6 (18.18%) Electronics
2 6 (18.18%) Multimedia
3 4 (12.12%) Social Skills
4 3 (9.09%) Telecoms
4 3 (9.09%) Wearables
5 2 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.06%) Finance
5 2 (6.06%) Marketing
5 2 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (6.06%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (33.33%) Software Engineer
2 6 (18.18%) Analyst
2 6 (18.18%) Business Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Data Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Data Business Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Data Product Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Machine Learning Engineer
3 4 (12.12%) Product Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Product Business Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Product Owner
4 3 (9.09%) Data Engineer
4 3 (9.09%) Developer
4 3 (9.09%) Python Engineer
4 3 (9.09%) Senior
4 3 (9.09%) Senior Software Engineer
4 3 (9.09%) Verification Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) C++ Software Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Embedded Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (24.24%) NumPy
2 7 (21.21%) Pandas
2 7 (21.21%) React
2 7 (21.21%) SciPy
3 3 (9.09%) JSON
3 3 (9.09%) YAML
4 2 (6.06%) .NET
4 2 (6.06%) MFC
4 2 (6.06%) WinForms
4 2 (6.06%) WPF
5 1 (3.03%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) FPGA
1 5 (15.15%) Product Ownership
1 5 (15.15%) Social Media
2 4 (12.12%) ASIC
2 4 (12.12%) Verilog
3 3 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
3 3 (9.09%) Data Structures
3 3 (9.09%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (3.03%) Augmented Reality
4 1 (3.03%) CRISPR
4 1 (3.03%) Robotics
4 1 (3.03%) Smartphone
4 1 (3.03%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 8 (24.24%) Windows
2 7 (21.21%) Linux
3 3 (9.09%) Unix
4 2 (6.06%) Windows 10
5 1 (3.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (3.03%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (51.52%) Software Engineering
2 9 (27.27%) Machine Learning
2 9 (27.27%) Workflow
3 8 (24.24%) Artificial Intelligence
3 8 (24.24%) Computer Science
3 8 (24.24%) Data Pipeline
3 8 (24.24%) Test Automation
4 7 (21.21%) Continuous Integration
5 6 (18.18%) Code Quality
5 6 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
5 6 (18.18%) Data Collection
5 6 (18.18%) Data Governance
5 6 (18.18%) Lean Six Sigma
5 6 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (18.18%) Signal Processing
5 6 (18.18%) Six Sigma
6 5 (15.15%) Agile
7 4 (12.12%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (12.12%) Software Testing
7 4 (12.12%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 14 (42.42%) C#
2 12 (36.36%) JavaScript
3 11 (33.33%) C++
4 8 (24.24%) Java
5 6 (18.18%) C
5 6 (18.18%) Groovy
6 5 (15.15%) Bash
7 4 (12.12%) SystemVerilog
7 4 (12.12%) Tcl
8 3 (9.09%) Assembly Language
8 3 (9.09%) R
8 3 (9.09%) Shell Script
9 2 (6.06%) C++/CLI
9 2 (6.06%) Rust
9 2 (6.06%) SQL
9 2 (6.06%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 10 (30.30%) Degree
2 5 (15.15%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (9.09%) Master's Degree
3 3 (9.09%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (18.18%) GDPR
1 6 (18.18%) Good Clinical Practice
1 6 (18.18%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (3.03%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (3.03%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (12.12%) Cadence
2 3 (9.09%) Synopsys
2 3 (9.09%) Xilinx
3 2 (6.06%) SAP
4 1 (3.03%) Mentor Graphics
4 1 (3.03%) Red Hat