Python Developer Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Python Developer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Python Developer daily rate in Oxfordshire is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 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
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 17 29
Rank change year-on-year -13 +12 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Python Developer 1 5 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 0.69% 3.07% 1.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 3.36% 1.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 3
10th Percentile - £400 £385
25th Percentile £394 £438 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% +11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £431 - £500
90th Percentile - £508 £515
South East median daily rate £550 £625 £498
% change year-on-year -12.00% +25.63% -9.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 130 149 224
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.28% 91.41% 92.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 91 151
10th Percentile £177 £170 £180
25th Percentile £229 £325 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £406 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -9.72% - -
75th Percentile £550 £500 £600
90th Percentile £619 £638 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 12 20
10th Percentile - - £24.31
25th Percentile £25.15 £12.18 £25.95
Median hourly rate £25.83 £20.50 £30.23
Median % change year-on-year +25.98% -32.19% +77.82%
75th Percentile £84.66 £22.81 £36.74
90th Percentile £89.63 £27.35 £50.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.26% +15.00% +106.78%

Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Python Developer in Oxfordshire

Python Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Python Developer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 17 September 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Python Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) nginx
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) Redis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Celery
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Next.js
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Prefect

Python Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 1 (100.00%) nginx
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Prefect
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Redis
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Celery
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) Next.js
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft