Python Developer Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Python Developer
North West > Merseyside

The median Python Developer daily rate in Merseyside is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Python Developer 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 1.36% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.48% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £414 - -
90th Percentile £552 - -
North West median daily rate £450 £600 £487
% change year-on-year -25.00% +23.20% -0.10%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 270 194 202
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 94.17% 90.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 108 99
10th Percentile £133 £143 £197
25th Percentile £150 £206 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -6.25% -13.98%
75th Percentile £500 £513 £503
90th Percentile £634 £606 £628
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 9 30
10th Percentile - £13.28 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.18 £14.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £41.86 £17.44 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +139.99% -3.11% +78.39%
75th Percentile £51.02 £20.19 £34.29
90th Percentile - £25.22 £37.84
North West median hourly rate £41.94 £29.23 £35.00
% change year-on-year +43.48% -16.49% +35.61%

Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Python Developer job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Python Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in Merseyside

Python Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Merseyside

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python Developer in Merseyside over the 6 months to 28 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Python Developer in Merseyside

Python Developer
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python Developer within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 28 January 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Liverpool - 4 £325 - 1
Python Developer
North West

Python Developer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 28 January 2026, Python Developer 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 Merseyside region featuring Python Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) C#
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Data Hub
3 1 (25.00%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (25.00%) SQL

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Hub
1 1 (25.00%) PostgreSQL
General
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) C#
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared