Python
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 4,045 | 6,224 | 8,795 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.39% | 11.10% | 10.04% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.26% | 32.55% | 27.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,908 | 4,476 | 6,277 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £425 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £713 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £823 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £511 | £545 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.15% | +3.71% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 111 | 128 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.77 | £22.16 | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £35.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £65.00 | £51.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +26.83% | +34.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.60 | £60.34 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.35 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £59.28 | £53.78 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.66% | +10.22% | +32.78% |
All Programming Languages
UK
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 with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,939 | 19,124 | 31,582 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.05% | 34.12% | 36.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,176 | 13,793 | 23,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £461 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £680 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 522 | 433 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.60 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.00 | £62.50 | £51.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +20.77% | +17.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.95 | £71.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | +28.05% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Python as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Python.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Python over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Python.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Python over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the UK 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 |
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| England | -1 | 3,564 | £565 | -5.83% | 2,788 |
| London | -2 | 2,285 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,541 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,563 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,261 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 1,351 | £511 | -6.15% | 1,332 |
| North of England | -2 | 386 | £503 | -12.61% | 261 |
| South East | -3 | 348 | £525 | -4.55% | 360 |
| Scotland | -8 | 193 | £491 | -1.85% | 123 |
| South West | -12 | 192 | £600 | +2.65% | 197 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 182 | £507 | -16.37% | 66 |
| North West | -6 | 176 | £500 | -9.91% | 164 |
| Midlands | +4 | 130 | £450 | -14.29% | 197 |
| East of England | -19 | 88 | £450 | -10.00% | 158 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 77 | £450 | -19.10% | 138 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 52 | £438 | -12.50% | 58 |
| North East | +4 | 30 | £600 | -11.11% | 32 |
| Wales | +14 | 20 | £550 | +4.76% | 32 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 9 | £413 | -17.50% | 32 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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