Python Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Python Software Engineer
England > East of England

The median Python Software Engineer daily rate in the East of England is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 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
5 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 95 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer 2 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 0.16% 0.20% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.23% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £425 -
Median % change year-on-year +64.71% - -
England median daily rate £750 £800 £650
% change year-on-year -6.25% +23.08% +8.33%
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 - - -
England median hourly rate £41.10 - -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 1,080 1,307 1,663
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.77% 87.72% 89.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 483 537 995
10th Percentile £185 £206 £200
25th Percentile £353 £306 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% +2.63%
75th Percentile £584 £573 £600
90th Percentile £687 £625 £704
England median daily rate £506 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.69% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 378 246
10th Percentile £14.84 £14.42 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.50 £21.37 £17.72
Median hourly rate £40.73 £47.50 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.26% +43.94% +66.58%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.14 £70.00 £84.36
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.23 £43.86
% change year-on-year -45.60% +5.40% +66.34%

Python Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured Python Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Python Software Engineer in the East of England

Python Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

Python Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

Python Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python Software Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 5 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire +2 1 - - 1
Essex - 1 £700 -
Python Software Engineer
England

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 5 September 2025, Python Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East of England region featuring Python Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) FastAPI
2 1 (50.00%) Data Collection
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Multimedia
2 1 (50.00%) SAS
2 1 (50.00%) Shell Script
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Statistics
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) RESTful
2 1 (50.00%) NoSQL
2 1 (50.00%) R
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 1 (50.00%) SAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) NoSQL
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Multimedia
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (50.00%) React
1 1 (50.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Collection
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Scorecard
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Statistics
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) R
2 1 (50.00%) Shell Script
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree