Python Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Python Data Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Python Data Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 59 -
Rank change year-on-year -20 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Python Data Engineer 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.14% 0.36% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.38% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £481 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% - -
75th Percentile £494 £488 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £475 -
% change year-on-year +2.63% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 700 521 833
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.89% 93.87% 95.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 463 322 561
10th Percentile £300 £300 £281
25th Percentile £400 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £573 £567 £600
90th Percentile £649 £688 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 24 3
10th Percentile - £16.15 £13.91
25th Percentile £14.25 £19.50 £15.99
Median hourly rate £16.25 £24.18 £20.71
Median % change year-on-year -32.80% +16.78% -31.05%
75th Percentile £25.75 £38.75 £41.98
90th Percentile £28.75 £80.10 £53.99
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.00 £24.18 £24.14
% change year-on-year +3.39% +0.17% +7.29%

Python Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Python Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Python Data Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Data Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Data Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

Python Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Python Data 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 Leeds region featuring Python Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Apache Airflow
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) dbt
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Python

Python Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Airflow
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) dbt
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python