Lead Python Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Lead Python Developer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 September 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
23 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
308 |
311 |
417 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+106 |
+169 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Python Developer |
2 |
24 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.021% |
0.19% |
0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.022% |
0.21% |
0.021% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
23 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£501 |
£725 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£503 |
£744 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£825 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-37.88% |
+37.50% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£528 |
£888 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£534 |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£525 |
£825 |
£556 |
| % change year-on-year |
-36.36% |
+48.31% |
-7.29% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,093 |
11,612 |
19,151 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.75% |
93.49% |
94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5,996 |
7,424 |
13,542 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£338 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£420 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£738 |
£750 |
£745 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£530 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-0.94% |
-3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
288 |
282 |
431 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.25 |
£20.75 |
£17.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£34.20 |
£25.71 |
| Median hourly rate |
£39.10 |
£45.00 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.11% |
-10.00% |
+3.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£67.38 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.00 |
£75.00 |
£80.00 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£43.00 |
£44.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.51% |
-3.37% |
+71.15% |
