Python Contracts in Devon

Python
South West > Devon

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Devon 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 4 9
Rank change year-on-year -18 +5 -6
Contract jobs citing Python 12 35 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 5.02% 20.47% 11.59%
As % of the Programming Languages category 57.14% 61.40% 44.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 18 19
10th Percentile £408 £589 £567
25th Percentile £413 £600 £590
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £637 £650
Median % change year-on-year -5.81% -2.00% +23.81%
75th Percentile - £694 £675
90th Percentile £748 £721 £675
South West median daily rate £600 £585 £525
% change year-on-year +2.65% +11.33% +5.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £41.00
Median hourly rate - £45.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% +2.44%
75th Percentile - £48.75 £43.00
90th Percentile - £51.00 -
South West median hourly rate £70.00 £65.61 £65.00
% change year-on-year +6.70% +0.93% +58.54%

All Programming Languages
Devon

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 advertised in Devon with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 21 57 61
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 8.79% 33.33% 26.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 37 42
10th Percentile £348 £315 £215
25th Percentile £413 £400 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £600 £518
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +15.94% +3.87%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £673
90th Percentile £719 £718 £675
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +8.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - - £37.92
25th Percentile - - £39.08
Median hourly rate - £45.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% +2.44%
75th Percentile - £48.75 £43.00
90th Percentile - £51.00 -
South West median hourly rate £70.00 £65.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +6.87% +9.17% +26.32%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Job vacancy trend for Python in Devon

Python
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python in Devon.

Daily rate trend for Python in Devon

Python
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in Devon over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Python in Devon

Python
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Python in Devon.

Hourly rate trend for Python in Devon

Python
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Devon region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Plymouth -2 7 £674 +22.54% 2
Exeter -13 5 £425 -33.28% 11
Python
South West

Python
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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:

Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 6 (50.00%) AWS
2 2 (16.67%) Azure
2 2 (16.67%) GitHub
2 2 (16.67%) Serverless
3 1 (8.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) Power BI
1 1 (8.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Jenkins
1 4 (33.33%) Selenium
2 2 (16.67%) Cypress.io
2 2 (16.67%) JIRA
2 2 (16.67%) JUnit
General
1 4 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) Developer
2 5 (41.67%) Software Developer
3 2 (16.67%) Full Stack Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Java Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Python Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Senior
3 2 (16.67%) Senior Test Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) SEO Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Test Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Wintel Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 1 (8.33%) Power BI Developer
4 1 (8.33%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (58.33%) HTML
1 7 (58.33%) REST
2 6 (50.00%) CSS
3 5 (41.67%) Flask
4 2 (16.67%) CSS3
4 2 (16.67%) HTML5
4 2 (16.67%) Jest
4 2 (16.67%) Node.js
4 2 (16.67%) React
4 2 (16.67%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Algorithms
1 2 (16.67%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) API Development
1 5 (41.67%) Front End Development
1 5 (41.67%) Web Application Development
2 4 (33.33%) Agile
2 4 (33.33%) Prototyping
2 4 (33.33%) User Stories
3 2 (16.67%) Backlog Management
3 2 (16.67%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 2 (16.67%) CI/CD
3 2 (16.67%) Clean Code
3 2 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
3 2 (16.67%) Desktop Virtualisation
3 2 (16.67%) Event-Driven
3 2 (16.67%) Full Stack Development
3 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (16.67%) Runbook
3 2 (16.67%) Scenario Testing
3 2 (16.67%) Secure Coding
3 2 (16.67%) Task Automation
3 2 (16.67%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 7 (58.33%) JavaScript
2 4 (33.33%) Java
3 2 (16.67%) Kotlin
3 2 (16.67%) PowerShell
3 2 (16.67%) TypeScript
4 1 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (41.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (16.67%) DV Cleared
3 2 (16.67%) ISTQB
4 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 2 (16.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (16.67%) Hyper-V
1 2 (16.67%) Virtual Desktop
1 2 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (16.67%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Citrix
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (16.67%) VMware