Python
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Python skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Python over the 6 months to 19 March 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 19 Mar 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Contract jobs citing Python | 4,097 | 7,149 | 9,097 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.24% | 11.24% | 10.15% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.76% | 31.12% | 27.43% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2,890 | 5,072 | 6,522 |
10th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £419 |
25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £575 |
Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.35% | +10.31% |
75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £675 |
90th Percentile | £788 | £806 | £751 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £550 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | -6.36% | +4.76% | +16.67% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 106 | 143 | 98 |
10th Percentile | £21.04 | £22.16 | £24.62 |
25th Percentile | £31.25 | £46.25 | £33.56 |
Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £65.00 | £49.75 |
Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +30.65% | +32.67% |
75th Percentile | £66.25 | £70.30 | £61.44 |
90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £67.04 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £46.18 | £65.00 | £49.75 |
% change year-on-year | -28.95% | +30.65% | +43.08% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Python is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,901 | 22,971 | 33,169 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.11% | 36.11% | 37.00% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,134 | 16,576 | 24,224 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £379 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £450 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +12.82% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £744 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £500 | £475 |
% change year-on-year | -3.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 486 | 494 | 477 |
10th Percentile | £30.94 | £26.25 | £20.00 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £48.88 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +25.00% | +14.94% |
75th Percentile | £67.29 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
90th Percentile | £74.10 | £75.00 | £70.54 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £61.60 | £65.00 | £48.87 |
% change year-on-year | -5.23% | +33.01% | +14.99% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python over the 6 months to 19 March 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Python.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Python over the 6 months to 19 March 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the UK over the 6 months to 19 March 2024. 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 | -1 | 3,512 | £550 | -8.33% | 2,919 |
London | -1 | 2,229 | £575 | -8.00% | 1,526 |
Work from Home | 0 | 1,644 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,445 |
UK excluding London | -5 | 1,408 | £515 | -6.36% | 1,559 |
North of England | -1 | 367 | £500 | -13.04% | 318 |
South East | -12 | 310 | £525 | -4.55% | 394 |
Scotland | -1 | 268 | £509 | +1.80% | 155 |
North West | -5 | 211 | £510 | -9.38% | 185 |
South West | -5 | 196 | £600 | +4.35% | 236 |
Midlands | +19 | 134 | £450 | -18.18% | 191 |
Yorkshire | +12 | 130 | £475 | -20.83% | 99 |
East of England | -2 | 118 | £445 | -11.00% | 210 |
West Midlands | +3 | 74 | £450 | -18.18% | 118 |
East Midlands | +32 | 60 | £440 | -12.00% | 72 |
North East | +11 | 27 | £415 | -38.52% | 34 |
Wales | 0 | 17 | £525 | - | 37 |
Northern Ireland | +3 | 11 | £435 | -27.50% | 44 |
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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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