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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 3,961 | 6,680 | 8,945 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.15% | 11.17% | 10.07% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.07% | 31.86% | 27.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,818 | 4,816 | 6,355 |
| 10th Percentile | £396 | £425 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £694 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £810 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.09% | +2.86% | +13.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 101 | 143 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.73 | £22.16 | £24.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £35.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £65.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +30.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £58.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £77.60 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £60.28 | £50.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.69% | +18.72% | +26.93% |
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 | 12,747 | 20,965 | 32,275 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.44% | 35.05% | 36.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,054 | 15,147 | 23,495 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £783 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +3.09% | +14.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 480 | 477 | 511 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.39 | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.07 | £60.70 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.04% | +21.40% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £77.00 | £67.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £49.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +26.90% | +15.88% |
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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 27 April 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 27 April 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 27 April 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 | 3,429 | £563 | -6.25% | 2,496 |
| London | -2 | 2,212 | £586 | -6.20% | 1,334 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,587 | £575 | - | 1,245 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 1,319 | £513 | -5.09% | 1,271 |
| North of England | -1 | 357 | £500 | -13.04% | 234 |
| South East | -15 | 302 | £525 | -4.55% | 312 |
| Scotland | -3 | 235 | £500 | - | 103 |
| North West | -7 | 186 | £500 | -12.28% | 148 |
| South West | -9 | 180 | £600 | +4.35% | 209 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 143 | £500 | -16.67% | 64 |
| Midlands | +13 | 127 | £450 | -14.29% | 157 |
| East of England | -10 | 99 | £450 | -10.00% | 208 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 75 | £425 | -22.73% | 100 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 52 | £513 | +2.50% | 57 |
| North East | +9 | 30 | £516 | -23.63% | 22 |
| Wales | +7 | 20 | £500 | - | 39 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 13 | £435 | -13.00% | 35 |
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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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