Python Contract Job Trends in Preston

Python
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Python skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - 9
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Contract jobs citing Python 6 0 9
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 6.45% - 13.64%
As % of the Programming Languages category 54.55% - 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 9
10th Percentile £45.17 - £44.21
25th Percentile £50.02 - £45.88
Median hourly rate £58.10 - £46.18
75th Percentile £66.18 - -
90th Percentile £71.03 - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £74.26 £46.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +60.81% - +87.88%

All Programming Languages
Preston

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 Preston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 11 5 18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston 11.83% 13.89% 27.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 0 2
10th Percentile £397 - £329
25th Percentile - - £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £363
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.40%
75th Percentile - - £384
90th Percentile £561 - £386
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £500 £624
% change year-on-year +10.00% -19.84% +22.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 16
10th Percentile £45.17 - £45.88
25th Percentile £50.02 - -
Median hourly rate £58.10 - £46.18
Median % change year-on-year - - +102.41%
75th Percentile £66.18 - £50.00
90th Percentile £71.03 - £50.13
Lancashire median hourly rate £74.26 £46.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +60.81% - +87.88%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Python relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Python job vacancy trend in Preston

Python
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Python.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Python

Python
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Python.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Python

Python
Hourly Rate Histogram in Preston

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Python in Preston over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Python in Preston

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (16.67%) SharePoint Server
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Firewall
1 3 (50.00%) WebEx
2 2 (33.33%) BGP
2 2 (33.33%) Software-Defined Networking
2 2 (33.33%) VLAN
3 1 (16.67%) TCP/IP
General
1 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Legal
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Platform Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Administrator
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Operations Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Senior
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Operations Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Technical Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Product Ownership
2 2 (33.33%) Data Centre
3 1 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (16.67%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Linux
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
1 6 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 5 (83.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Change Control
1 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (66.67%) ITSM
1 4 (66.67%) Knowledge Management
1 4 (66.67%) Platform Engineering
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 3 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 3 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 3 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 3 (50.00%) Service Management
2 3 (50.00%) User Stories
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) High Availability
3 2 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
3 2 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
3 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Virtual Infrastructure
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) Bash
1 5 (83.33%) Perl
1 5 (83.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 4 (66.67%) CCDP
2 4 (66.67%) CCNA
2 4 (66.67%) CCNP
2 4 (66.67%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) CISM
4 1 (16.67%) CISSP
4 1 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
System Software
1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Citrix
1 5 (83.33%) Red Hat
1 5 (83.33%) VMware
2 3 (50.00%) Cisco
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft