Python Contracts in Dorset

Python
South West > Dorset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset 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 21 30 10
Rank change year-on-year +9 -20 +6
Contract jobs citing Python 8 6 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 4.47% 2.80% 12.87%
As % of the Programming Languages category 23.53% 11.76% 48.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 8
10th Percentile - - £289
25th Percentile £175 - £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.79%
75th Percentile £334 - £463
90th Percentile £400 - £601
South West median daily rate £600 £585 £525
% change year-on-year +2.65% +11.33% +5.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 9
10th Percentile - £51.63 £44.47
25th Percentile £57.50 £54.52 £47.02
Median hourly rate £60.00 £57.33 £50.77
Median % change year-on-year +4.66% +12.92% -
75th Percentile £62.50 £59.18 £56.70
90th Percentile - £60.25 £57.50
South West median hourly rate £70.00 £65.61 £65.00
% change year-on-year +6.70% +0.93% +58.54%

All Programming Languages
Dorset

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 Dorset with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 34 51 54
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 18.99% 23.83% 26.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 27 27
10th Percentile £193 £348 £350
25th Percentile £373 £431 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +16.67% +12.50%
75th Percentile £519 £604 £500
90th Percentile £700 £688 £625
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +8.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 11
10th Percentile £58.25 £51.63 £45.00
25th Percentile £59.38 £54.52 £46.87
Median hourly rate £62.50 £57.33 £48.74
Median % change year-on-year +9.02% +17.62% +62.47%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.18 £56.27
90th Percentile - £60.25 £57.50
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 Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Python in Dorset

Python
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

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

Daily rate trend for Python in Dorset

Python
Daily Rate Histogram in Dorset

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

Daily rate histogram for Python in Dorset

Python
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

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

Hourly rate trend for Python in Dorset

Python
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Dorset 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
Bournemouth - 4 £350 - 2
Shaftesbury - 2 £175 -
Wareham - 1 - - 2
Python
South West

Python
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) Apache
1 1 (12.50%) Apache Airflow
Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) AWS
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) Flink
2 1 (12.50%) Big Data
2 1 (12.50%) CockroachDB
2 1 (12.50%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Jenkins
General
1 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (37.50%) Legal
1 3 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
2 1 (12.50%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) 1st/2nd Line Support
1 3 (37.50%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) 1st/2nd Line Technical Support
1 3 (37.50%) 2nd Line Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) 2nd Line Support
1 3 (37.50%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) 2nd Line Technical Support
1 3 (37.50%) 2nd Line Technical Support Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) Support Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) Technical Engineer
1 3 (37.50%) Technical Support
1 3 (37.50%) Technical Support Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Developer
2 2 (25.00%) Python Developer
3 1 (12.50%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Data Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Python/Django Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Python Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) AngularJS
1 1 (12.50%) Django
1 1 (12.50%) Kafka
1 1 (12.50%) NumPy
1 1 (12.50%) Pandas
1 1 (12.50%) React
1 1 (12.50%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (12.50%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Antivirus Management
2 3 (37.50%) Case Management
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 2 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) API Design
4 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (12.50%) Data Architecture
4 1 (12.50%) Data Integration
4 1 (12.50%) ETL
4 1 (12.50%) Microservices
4 1 (12.50%) Pair Programming
4 1 (12.50%) Performance Optimisation
4 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
4 1 (12.50%) SOLID
4 1 (12.50%) TDD
4 1 (12.50%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (12.50%) Bash
3 1 (12.50%) C
3 1 (12.50%) C++
3 1 (12.50%) Java
3 1 (12.50%) Perl
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Ansible
1 1 (12.50%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Databricks
2 1 (12.50%) Oracle