Python Engineer Contract Job Trends in Salford
Python Engineer
Manchester > Salford
The median Python Engineer daily rate in Salford is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Python Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Salford | 3.57% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.56% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £650 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £538 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.38% | -23.81% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Salford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Salford matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Salford matching a recognised job title | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 64.29% | 95.24% | 58.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | - | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £500 | £369 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | £663 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.32% | +43.24% | +8.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £788 | £497 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £825 | £550 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £513 | £458 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.02% | -3.68% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.96 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £63.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.00 | £17.30 | £66.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +90.75% | -73.98% | +241.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £26.83 | £69.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £30.00 | - |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £60.00 | £22.32 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +168.88% | -31.34% | +68.83% |
Python Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Salford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Python Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Salford.
Python Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Salford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Engineer job vacancies in Salford.
Python Engineer Skill Set Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford
For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Python Engineer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Python Engineer job ads across the Salford region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bash | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Docker | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Elastic Stack | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Elasticsearch | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Express.js | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Git | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Jest | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Kibana | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Kubernetes | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microservices | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Node.js | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Playwright | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PostgreSQL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | React | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | TypeScript | 100.0% | 1 |
Python Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Database & Business Intelligence
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elasticsearch | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PostgreSQL | 100.0% | 1 |