Senior Python Developer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Senior Python Developer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Senior Python Developer daily rate in Cardiff is £638, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
9 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Python Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £631 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £638 - -
75th Percentile £644 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £638 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 225 229 233
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 92.71% 96.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 163 169 179
10th Percentile £208 £135 £165
25th Percentile £290 £200 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £491 £550 £538
90th Percentile £638 £638 £638
South Wales median daily rate £393 £425 £438
% change year-on-year -7.65% -2.86% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 13 10
10th Percentile - - £16.00
25th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £17.25
Median hourly rate £16.08 £24.00 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -33.00% +12.94% +18.06%
75th Percentile £19.70 £26.50 £26.38
90th Percentile £21.50 £27.30 £43.63
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £26.00
% change year-on-year -19.54% -2.00% +37.17%

Senior Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Senior Python Developer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Senior Python Developer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 9 November 2025, Senior 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 Cardiff region featuring Senior Python Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Hub
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Senior Python Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Hub
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
81 Senior Python Developer jobs Nationwide