The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxford requiring Python skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Python over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Oxford.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
9
27
23
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford
15.00%
31.76%
20.18%
Number of daily rates quoted
6
22
10
10th Percentile
£375
£329
£120
25th Percentile
£413
£394
£225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£500
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-2.50%
+17.65%
-19.05%
75th Percentile
£584
£544
£516
90th Percentile
£600
£575
£578
Oxfordshire median daily rate
£444
£500
£438
% change year-on-year
-11.25%
+14.29%
-10.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£20.85
-
-
Median hourly rate
£21.90
£65.00
-
Median % change year-on-year
-66.31%
-
-
75th Percentile
£22.95
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Oxfordshire median hourly rate
£21.90
£65.00
£32.30
% change year-on-year
-66.31%
+101.24%
+139.26%
Python Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.
Python Daily Rate Trend in Oxford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Python.
Python Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Python.
Python Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Python also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Python.
Python 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:
