Python Contract Job Trends in Wales

Python
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales citing Python skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 16 11
Rank change year-on-year -11 -5 +20
Contract jobs citing Python 30 33 52
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 4.52% 7.75% 11.38%
As % of the Programming Languages category 31.58% 32.04% 45.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 23 25
10th Percentile £306 £256 £210
25th Percentile £425 £308 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £455 £500
Median % change year-on-year +16.48% -9.00% -2.44%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £550
90th Percentile £588 £725 -
UK median daily rate £538 £525 £565
% change year-on-year +2.38% -7.08% -1.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 11
10th Percentile - £24.27 £15.20
25th Percentile - £26.42 £20.12
Median hourly rate £22.00 £30.00 £20.24
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +48.26% -
75th Percentile - £31.88 £21.18
90th Percentile - £33.00 £25.27
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £50.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +25.00% -13.04% -4.96%

All Programming Languages
Wales

Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing coding skills in Wales.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing coding skills 95 103 115
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 14.31% 24.18% 25.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 77 74
10th Percentile £311 £257 £197
25th Percentile £425 £369 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £455 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.64% -9.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £588 £526 £550
90th Percentile £645 £638 £575
UK median daily rate £525 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +3.96% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 13
10th Percentile £21.65 £24.99 £16.19
25th Percentile £21.88 £28.21 £20.12
Median hourly rate £49.00 £30.25 £20.24
Median % change year-on-year +61.98% +49.49% -60.90%
75th Percentile £77.50 £31.50 £23.75
90th Percentile - £32.85 £26.25
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year +4.00% - +0.81%

Python Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Python relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Python job vacancy trend in Wales

Python Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Python.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Python

Python Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in Wales over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Python in Wales

Python Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Python.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Python

Python Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 November 2026. 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Wales -9 26 £510 +15.91% 34
West Wales - 3 £550 - 8
North Wales -3 1 - - 2
Python
UK

Python Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1SQL50.0%15
2Bash26.7%8
3Java10.0%3
3R10.0%3
3T-SQL10.0%3