Python Contract Job Trends in Sheffield
Python
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Python skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | 0 | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 193 | 166 | 75 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield | 18.50% | 26.48% | 17.48% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 49.61% | 59.71% | 51.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 135 | 117 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £376 | £460 |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £450 | £498 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £500 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.65% | -6.98% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £538 | £628 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £695 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £512 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -6.98% | +2.38% |
All Programming Languages
Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 389 | 278 | 146 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 37.30% | 44.34% | 34.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 251 | 193 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £325 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £440 | £400 | £478 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £493 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.42% | -7.59% | -9.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £538 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £650 | £650 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -8.71% | -4.81% |
Python Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Python relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Python Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Python.
Python Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in Sheffield over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Python Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Python.
Python Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java | 23.8% | 46 |
| 2 | SQL | 20.7% | 40 |
| 3 | Bash | 18.1% | 35 |
| 3 | PowerShell | 18.1% | 35 |
| 5 | Go | 15.0% | 29 |
| 6 | C# | 7.8% | 15 |
| 7 | TypeScript | 5.7% | 11 |
| 8 | JavaScript | 4.1% | 8 |
| 9 | Groovy | 3.6% | 7 |
| 9 | Rust | 3.6% | 7 |
| 11 | Bicep | 2.1% | 4 |
| 11 | Kusto Query Language | 2.1% | 4 |
| 11 | Shell Script | 2.1% | 4 |
| 11 | VBA | 2.1% | 4 |
| 15 | Cypher | 1.6% | 3 |
| 15 | Scala | 1.6% | 3 |
| 17 | C++ | 1.0% | 2 |
| 17 | JCL | 1.0% | 2 |
| 17 | Perl | 1.0% | 2 |
| 17 | R | 1.0% | 2 |