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 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 3,983 | 6,415 | 8,814 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.33% | 11.13% | 10.00% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.41% | 32.05% | 27.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,845 | 4,621 | 6,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £425 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £560 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £706 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £810 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £511 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.09% | +4.76% | +11.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 98 | 133 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.11 | £22.16 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £33.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £64.38 | £49.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.80% | +29.07% | +24.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.94 | £70.30 | £57.73 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £50.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | +13.26% | +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 | 12,679 | 20,015 | 31,951 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.71% | 34.72% | 36.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,008 | 14,436 | 23,302 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £394 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £653 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £783 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +2.04% | +15.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 489 | 461 | 514 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.25 | £19.64 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +16.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.83 | £78.00 | £73.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +21.95% |
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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 14 May 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 14 May 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 14 May 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 | 3,487 | £573 | -4.58% | 2,834 |
| London | -2 | 2,266 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,474 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,578 | £598 | +3.02% | 1,360 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 1,298 | £511 | -7.09% | 1,474 |
| North of England | -2 | 363 | £500 | -13.04% | 291 |
| South East | -10 | 314 | £525 | -4.55% | 359 |
| Scotland | -6 | 209 | £500 | - | 109 |
| North West | -7 | 178 | £500 | -10.71% | 176 |
| South West | -12 | 178 | £600 | +4.35% | 239 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 158 | £506 | -15.67% | 89 |
| Midlands | +14 | 137 | £450 | -14.29% | 220 |
| East of England | -14 | 85 | £450 | -10.00% | 189 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 81 | £450 | -20.88% | 148 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 55 | £438 | -12.50% | 71 |
| North East | +1 | 29 | £600 | -12.73% | 26 |
| Wales | +10 | 17 | £550 | +4.76% | 39 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 9 | £413 | -17.50% | 49 |
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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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