Polars Contract Job Trends in the North of England
Polars
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England citing Polars skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 266 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Polars | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North of England | 0.039% | - | - |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.17% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £750 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £788 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £900 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £950 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £688 | £420 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.69% | -30.00% | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
North of England
Polars falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the North of England.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 1,723 | 1,138 | 840 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England | 22.29% | 25.06% | 21.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,107 | 810 | 537 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £350 | £354 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £480 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -2.04% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £596 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £675 | £655 |
| England median daily rate | £535 | £520 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.88% | -5.45% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 14 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.35 | £31.80 | £25.37 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £46.19 | £38.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £67.25 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.09% | +45.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76.00 | £74.26 | £48.11 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.75 | £79.33 | £78.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £66.07 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.13% | -15.38% | +15.25% |
Polars Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Polars in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
Polars Contract Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Polars within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | - | 3 | £900 | - | 3 |
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Polars Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dask | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Jinja | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Kafka | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | LangChain | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | LlamaIndex | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | PySpark | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Snowpark | 100.0% | 3 |