Lead Python Developer Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Lead Python Developer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Lead Python Developer daily rate in Cheltenham is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
13 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Python Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 0.98% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £550 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 91 173 182
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.22% 100.00% 91.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 100 100
10th Percentile £381 £413 £359
25th Percentile £463 £513 £468
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £553 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.92% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £675 £679 £675
90th Percentile £752 £970 £738
Gloucestershire median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 19 4
10th Percentile - - £23.18
25th Percentile £13.50 £63.75 £24.19
Median hourly rate £14.00 £67.50 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year -79.26% +116.00% -54.04%
75th Percentile £25.25 £73.13 £42.63
90th Percentile £60.10 £73.75 £54.55
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £33.17 £67.50 £48.72
% change year-on-year -50.86% +38.55% -18.80%

Lead Python Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Lead 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 Cheltenham region featuring Lead Python Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Lead Python Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
Lead Python Developer jobs