Python Developer Contracts in Oxford

Python Developer
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Python Developer daily rate in Oxford is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 14 17
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Python Developer 1 2 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxford 2.08% 1.92% 6.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.22% 2.27% 6.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 8
10th Percentile - - £437
25th Percentile £525 £550 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +15.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £529
90th Percentile - - £543
Oxfordshire median daily rate £550 £575 £500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +15.00% +17.65%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 45 88 122
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 84.62% 93.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 61 90
10th Percentile £204 £180 £250
25th Percentile £362 £355 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £669 £525 £525
90th Percentile £700 £600 £607
Oxfordshire median daily rate £488 £375 £450
% change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 15 6
10th Percentile £22.44 £12.18 -
25th Percentile £23.50 £13.00 -
Median hourly rate £45.00 £15.48 £18.08
Median % change year-on-year +190.70% -14.38% -9.60%
75th Percentile £46.30 £47.75 £24.02
90th Percentile £46.78 £65.00 £26.75
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £27.76 £19.50 £25.95
% change year-on-year +42.36% -24.86% +29.75%

Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Job postings that featured Python Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Job vacancy trend for Python Developer in Oxford

Python Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python Developer in Oxford.

Daily rate trend for Python Developer in Oxford

Python Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Python Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Oxford region featuring Python Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) SQLAlchemy
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (100.00%) Tech for Good

Python Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (100.00%) SQLAlchemy
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes