Python Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire
Python
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire requiring Python skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 13 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +5 | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 167 | 106 | 65 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire | 12.42% | 12.69% | 8.00% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 45.75% | 37.19% | 24.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 106 | 58 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £373 | £317 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £434 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £538 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £641 | £550 | £600 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.98% | -2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | - | - |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £28.00 | - | - |
All Programming Languages
West Yorkshire
Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in West Yorkshire.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 365 | 285 | 262 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 27.14% | 34.13% | 32.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 232 | 165 | 198 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £365 | £344 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | -3.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £639 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £501 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -0.10% | +0.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.85 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £23.00 | - | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | - | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +40.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.25 | - | £39.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.90 | - | £49.50 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £24.00 | £49.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.52% | +23.75% | +87.71% |
Python Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Python relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Python Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Python.
Python Daily Rate Histogram in West Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Python Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Python.
Python Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | -1 | 147 | £508 | +1.50% | 92 |
| Bradford | -10 | 12 | £372 | -14.54% | 10 |
| Halifax | -2 | 8 | £520 | - | 2 |
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Python Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL | 26.9% | 45 |
| 2 | Bash | 11.4% | 19 |
| 3 | JavaScript | 10.8% | 18 |
| 3 | PowerShell | 10.8% | 18 |
| 5 | Java | 8.4% | 14 |
| 6 | ActionScript | 6.6% | 11 |
| 7 | TypeScript | 4.8% | 8 |
| 8 | Scala | 3.0% | 5 |
| 9 | Data Analysis Expressions | 1.8% | 3 |
| 9 | Groovy | 1.8% | 3 |
| 11 | Go | 1.2% | 2 |
| 11 | Gremlin | 1.2% | 2 |
| 11 | PHP | 1.2% | 2 |
| 14 | Bicep | 0.6% | 1 |
| 14 | Shell Script | 0.6% | 1 |