Python Contract Job Trends in Newport

Python
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Python skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 5 12
Rank change year-on-year -5 +7 +1
Contract jobs citing Python 5 17 10
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 11.90% 22.97% 10.00%
As % of the Programming Languages category 41.67% 100.00% 45.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 9
10th Percentile - £148 £272
25th Percentile £713 £188 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £220 £400
Median % change year-on-year +229.55% -45.00% -33.33%
75th Percentile £738 £234 £644
90th Percentile - £242 £703
South Wales median daily rate £455 £220 £425
% change year-on-year +106.82% -48.24% -26.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 12 1
Median hourly rate - £20.24 £25.36
Median % change year-on-year - -20.21% +27.37%
South Wales median hourly rate £30.00 £20.24 £25.36
% change year-on-year +48.26% -20.21% +27.37%

All Programming Languages
Newport

Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 12 17 22
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 28.57% 22.97% 22.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 17
10th Percentile - £148 £290
25th Percentile £525 £188 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £220 £475
Median % change year-on-year +206.82% -53.68% -16.67%
75th Percentile £713 £234 £675
90th Percentile £728 £242 £698
South Wales median daily rate £450 £469 £425
% change year-on-year -4.00% +10.29% -22.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 12 5
10th Percentile - £15.69 £34.22
25th Percentile - £20.12 £47.50
Median hourly rate - £20.24 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year - -62.18% +166.50%
75th Percentile - £22.00 £55.25
90th Percentile - £24.94 -
South Wales median hourly rate £31.25 £20.24 £51.25
% change year-on-year +54.44% -60.52% +170.38%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Python relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Python job vacancy trend in Newport

Python
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Python.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Python

Python
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Python.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Python

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
2 4 (80.00%) GitHub
2 4 (80.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (20.00%) Azure App Service
3 1 (20.00%) Azure Monitor
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) JMeter
1 4 (80.00%) MSTest
1 4 (80.00%) Selenium
1 4 (80.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (20.00%) Git
General
1 1 (20.00%) Military
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Senior
2 4 (80.00%) Automation Tester
2 4 (80.00%) Senior Automation Tester
2 4 (80.00%) Senior Tester
2 4 (80.00%) Tester
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Senior DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Senior DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (80.00%) Web Services
2 1 (20.00%) .NET
2 1 (20.00%) Node.js
2 1 (20.00%) React
2 1 (20.00%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) DevOps
1 5 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 4 (80.00%) Architectural Design
2 4 (80.00%) Data Modelling
2 4 (80.00%) Design Patterns
2 4 (80.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 4 (80.00%) Test Strategy
2 4 (80.00%) Unit Testing
3 3 (60.00%) AI
3 3 (60.00%) Machine Learning
4 2 (40.00%) Acceptance Criteria
4 2 (40.00%) CI/CD
5 1 (20.00%) Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) Build Automation
5 1 (20.00%) Code Quality
5 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure as Code
5 1 (20.00%) Log Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) Product Planning
5 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
2 4 (80.00%) C#
2 4 (80.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (20.00%) Bash
3 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
1 4 (80.00%) ISTQB
1 4 (80.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 4 (80.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft