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 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 239 | 315 | 409 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +76 | +94 | -62 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Python Engineer | 321 | 287 | 328 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.10% | 0.66% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.19% | 0.71% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 254 | 229 | 265 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £443 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £538 | £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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +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 1 May 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 1 May 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 | +70 | 261 | £675 | +3.85% | 256 |
| London | +40 | 212 | £725 | +3.57% | 132 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 168 | £725 | +10.69% | 189 |
| UK excluding London | +78 | 81 | £475 | -13.64% | 165 |
| Scotland | +15 | 37 | £456 | -18.89% | 10 |
| North of England | +34 | 22 | £475 | -7.32% | 45 |
| North West | +26 | 15 | £475 | -9.52% | 29 |
| Midlands | +28 | 8 | £537 | -2.36% | 21 |
| South East | +45 | 7 | £575 | -4.17% | 52 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 7 | £500 | +2.04% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 5 | £650 | +18.18% | 10 |
| South West | +45 | 4 | £444 | -19.32% | 16 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £420 | - | 10 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £563 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +21 | 1 | £313 | -30.56% | 23 |
Python Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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