Python Developer - Fintech Contract Job Trends in London

Python Developer - Fintech
England > London

The median Python Developer - Fintech daily rate in London is £800, 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 380 373 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Python Developer - Fintech 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% 0.026% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.027% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £775 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% - -
75th Percentile £825 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £800 £600 -
% change year-on-year +33.33% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 13,179 14,595 18,242
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.19% 93.55% 93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,760 9,478 13,182
10th Percentile £338 £338 £336
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -3.18% -2.22% -2.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £799 £788
England median daily rate £507 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.38% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 152 214
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.05
25th Percentile £21.12 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £27.61 £36.65 £36.14
Median % change year-on-year -24.68% +1.41% +3.26%
75th Percentile £53.59 £54.06 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.16 £80.75 £73.31
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.48% -17.22% +36.36%

Python Developer - Fintech
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Python Developer - Fintech' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Python Developer - Fintech job vacancy trend in London

Python Developer - Fintech
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Developer - Fintech job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Developer - Fintech job vacancies in London

Python Developer - Fintech Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Python Developer - Fintech 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 London region featuring Python Developer - Fintech in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) FIX Protocol
1 1 (100.00%) FpML
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP

Python Developer - Fintech Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) FIX Protocol
1 1 (100.00%) FpML
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (100.00%) Derivative
1 1 (100.00%) Fixed Income
1 1 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree