Python Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leatherhead

Python Software Engineer
Surrey > Leatherhead

The median Python Software Engineer daily rate in Leatherhead is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
24 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leatherhead 5.36% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile £695 - -
Surrey median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leatherhead

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leatherhead. 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 Leatherhead with a recognized job title 55 26 92
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.21% 96.30% 93.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 26 60
10th Percentile £247 £158 £175
25th Percentile £463 £188 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £350 £500
Median % change year-on-year +45.71% -30.00% +102.02%
75th Percentile £538 £525 £638
90th Percentile £609 £619 £688
Surrey median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 17
10th Percentile £58.75 - -
25th Percentile - - £13.25
Median hourly rate £62.50 - £30.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.24%
75th Percentile - - £57.50
90th Percentile £67.38 - £58.00
Surrey median hourly rate £65.00 £28.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +132.14% -6.67% -33.33%

Python Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leatherhead

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Python Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leatherhead.

Python Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Leatherhead

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leatherhead

For the 6 months to 24 June 2026, Python Software Engineer 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 Leatherhead region featuring Python Software Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Functional Programming
1 3 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (100.00%) OOP
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Containerisation
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Docker
2 2 (66.67%) End-to-End Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Kibana
2 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes
2 2 (66.67%) OpenShift
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leatherhead 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) OpenShift
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Functional Programming
1 3 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (100.00%) OOP
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Containerisation
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) End-to-End Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Kibana
1 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes
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