Python Engineer
UK
The median Python Engineer daily rate in the UK is £634, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 243 | 334 | 408 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +91 | +74 | -58 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Python Engineer | 323 | 282 | 328 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.10% | 0.65% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.19% | 0.70% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 254 | 224 | 265 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £441 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £525 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £634 | £638 | £623 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.59% | +2.41% | +3.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £825 | £788 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £866 | £850 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +10.00% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £62.85 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £63.38 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.91% | +154.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £69.31 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.85 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £65.50 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.91% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Python Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Python Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Python Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python Engineer.
Python Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Python Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Python Engineer.
Python Engineer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +77 | 262 | £675 | +3.85% | 112 |
| London | +51 | 214 | £725 | +3.57% | 64 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 169 | £725 | +10.69% | 85 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 80 | £475 | -13.64% | 56 |
| Scotland | +12 | 37 | £456 | -18.89% | 7 |
| North of England | +42 | 21 | £475 | -7.32% | 25 |
| North West | +20 | 15 | £475 | -9.52% | 19 |
| Midlands | +30 | 8 | £537 | -2.36% | 5 |
| South East | +42 | 7 | £575 | -4.17% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 6 | £488 | -0.51% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 5 | £650 | +18.18% | 1 |
| South West | +44 | 4 | £444 | -19.32% | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £420 | - | 4 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £563 | - | |
| East of England | +24 | 1 | £313 | -30.56% | 7 |
Python Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Python Engineer 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 featuring Python Engineer in the job title.
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Python Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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