Senior Python Developer Contract Job Trends in England

Senior Python Developer
UK > England

The median Senior Python Developer daily rate in England is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 560 492 456
Rank change year-on-year -68 -36 +85
Contract Senior Python Developer jobs 89 36 53
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.19% 0.13% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.14% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 28 44
10th Percentile £461 £408 £563
25th Percentile £531 £495 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £575 £700
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% -17.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £822 £675 £825
90th Percentile £1,075 £775 £950
UK median daily rate £650 £550 £685
% change year-on-year +18.18% -19.71% +9.60%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 42,799 25,986 29,380
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.76% 91.12% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,211 16,704 17,944
10th Percentile £325 £280 £300
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.64% -2.57% -2.78%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,838 1,490 1,174
10th Percentile £14.28 £13.85 £15.10
25th Percentile £19.78 £17.34 £21.25
Median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +65.84% -40.82% -6.69%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.94 £67.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +63.02% -37.13% -10.11%

Senior Python Developer Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Senior Python Developer job vacancy trend in England

Senior Python Developer Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Python Developer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Python Developer job vacancies in England

Senior Python Developer Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for Senior Python Developer jobs in England over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Python Developer in England

Senior Python Developer Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Python Developer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Python Developer job vacancies in England

Senior Python Developer Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Senior Python Developer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 24 October 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London -34 77 £725 +11.54% 33
North of England -62 7 £475 -11.63% 7
Yorkshire -37 6 £450 -16.28% 5
South West -31 3 £550 - 1
West Midlands - 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - - 1
North West - 1 £525 - 2
Senior Python Developer
UK

Senior Python Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Senior Python Developer contract job ads cited 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 Senior Python Developer job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Python100.0%89
2Agile36.0%32
3Software Engineering31.5%28
4Django30.3%27
5CI/CD29.2%26
6SQL28.1%25
7AI25.8%23
8REST22.5%20
9AWS21.3%19
10Git18.0%16
11Analytics16.9%15
12Azure15.7%14
13Data Analysis14.6%13
13FastAPI14.6%13
13GitHub14.6%13
13SC Cleared14.6%13
13Security Cleared14.6%13
18API Development13.5%12
19Data Pipeline12.4%11
19Data Science12.4%11
19Docker12.4%11
19Full-Stack Development12.4%11
23PostgreSQL11.2%10
24Kubernetes10.1%9
24Microservices10.1%9
24Pandas10.1%9
24Problem-Solving10.1%9
28Code Quality9.0%8
28Event-Driven9.0%8
28GitHub Actions9.0%8

Senior Python Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Python/Django Developer22.5%20
2Azure Developer7.9%7
3Full-Stack Python Developer6.7%6
3Senior Backend Developer6.7%6
3Senior Full-Stack Developer6.7%6
6Energy Trading Developer4.5%4
6Python Engineer4.5%4
6Senior React Developer4.5%4
9Python Data Engineer3.4%3
9Senior Data Engineer3.4%3
9Senior Front-End Developer3.4%3
12Azure Data Engineer2.2%2
12Digital Developer2.2%2
12Senior Java Developer2.2%2
12Senior SQL Developer2.2%2
16Cloud Native Developer1.1%1
16Cloud Native Engineer1.1%1
16Cloud Software Developer1.1%1
16Full-Stack .NET Developer1.1%1
16Machine Learning Developer1.1%1
48 Senior Python Developer jobs in England