Python Contracts in Northern Ireland

Python
UK > Northern Ireland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for Python skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Python over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 18 11
Rank change year-on-year +7 -7 +5
Contract jobs citing Python 13 13 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 9.03% 6.57% 11.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 38.24% 23.64% 30.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 8 12
10th Percentile £364 - £465
25th Percentile £375 £400 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.00% - +13.51%
75th Percentile £500 £650 £550
90th Percentile £513 - -
UK median daily rate £553 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -7.92% - +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £19.02 - -
25th Percentile £23.37 - £17.00
Median hourly rate £31.25 - £19.00
75th Percentile £31.88 - £21.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £64.38 £49.88
% change year-on-year -6.80% +29.07% +24.69%

All Programming Languages
Northern Ireland

Python is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 34 55 79
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 23.61% 27.78% 37.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 35 40
10th Percentile £318 - £374
25th Percentile £364 £400 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -7.69% +13.11%
75th Percentile £514 £536 £528
90th Percentile £575 £630 £562
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile £19.02 - -
25th Percentile £23.37 £13.25 £17.00
Median hourly rate £31.25 £13.50 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +131.48% -28.95% -
75th Percentile £31.88 £13.75 £21.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £62.00 £60.63 £50.00
% change year-on-year +2.27% +21.25% +14.94%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Python in Northern Ireland

Python
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python in Northern Ireland.

Daily rate trend for Python in Northern Ireland

Python
Daily Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Python in Northern Ireland

Python
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Python in Northern Ireland.

Hourly rate trend for Python in Northern Ireland

Python
Hourly Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Python in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Python in Northern Ireland

Python
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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
County Antrim +5 13 £435 -13.00% 41
Python
UK

Python
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (38.46%) Apache Spark
2 1 (7.69%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (38.46%) Apache Hive
1 5 (38.46%) Big Data
1 5 (38.46%) Tableau
2 4 (30.77%) Impala
3 2 (15.38%) Relational Database
4 1 (7.69%) GIS
4 1 (7.69%) Hadoop
4 1 (7.69%) Spatial Data
4 1 (7.69%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Banking
3 3 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Electronics
4 2 (15.38%) Finance
4 2 (15.38%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Investment Banking
4 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Developer
2 4 (30.77%) Python Developer
3 3 (23.08%) Analyst
3 3 (23.08%) Big Data Developer
4 2 (15.38%) Banking Project Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Business Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Data Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Hardware Engineer
4 2 (15.38%) Project Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Senior
4 2 (15.38%) Senior Manager
4 2 (15.38%) Senior Project Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Banking Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Dashboard Developer
5 1 (7.69%) Excel Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) GIS Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Tableau Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) FPGA
1 2 (15.38%) Linux Command Line
1 2 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.69%) Data Fabric
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) Linux
2 4 (30.77%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (30.77%) Data Pipeline
3 3 (23.08%) Analytics
3 3 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (23.08%) Data Architecture
3 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
4 2 (15.38%) Change Management
4 2 (15.38%) Customer Experience
4 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Data Integration
4 2 (15.38%) Data Visualisation
4 2 (15.38%) ETL
4 2 (15.38%) Mechatronics
4 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
4 2 (15.38%) Project Management
4 2 (15.38%) Schematic Capture
4 2 (15.38%) User Experience
4 2 (15.38%) UX Design
4 2 (15.38%) Visualisation
5 1 (7.69%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 10 (76.92%) SQL
2 4 (30.77%) Scala
3 1 (7.69%) Java
3 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) HND
2 2 (15.38%) Tableau Certification
System Software
1 2 (15.38%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) EMC
2 1 (7.69%) ESRI