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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 3,994 | 6,460 | 8,746 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.28% | 11.14% | 10.02% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.36% | 31.94% | 27.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,865 | 4,643 | 6,199 |
| 10th Percentile | £389 | £425 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £551 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.25% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £810 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £512 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.95% | +4.76% | +11.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 96 | 133 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.49 | £22.16 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.31 | £47.50 | £33.01 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £64.38 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.80% | +28.75% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.41 | £70.30 | £58.20 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £57.50 | £50.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | +13.26% | +35.39% |
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 | 12,736 | 20,223 | 31,637 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.58% | 34.86% | 36.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,069 | 14,573 | 23,041 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £395 | £383 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +2.56% | +14.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 486 | 462 | 501 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.14 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.18 | £60.94 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.03% | +21.88% | +14.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.96 | £78.00 | £69.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.84 | £49.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.07% | +24.30% | +19.88% |
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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 9 May 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 9 May 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 9 May 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 | 3,484 | £567 | -5.46% | 2,667 |
| London | -2 | 2,271 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,404 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,591 | £583 | +1.39% | 1,265 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 1,296 | £512 | -6.95% | 1,368 |
| North of England | -2 | 349 | £500 | -13.04% | 255 |
| South East | -10 | 315 | £525 | -4.55% | 311 |
| Scotland | -6 | 215 | £500 | - | 99 |
| South West | -10 | 182 | £600 | +3.49% | 227 |
| North West | -6 | 177 | £500 | -11.66% | 144 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 144 | £500 | -16.67% | 87 |
| Midlands | +17 | 133 | £450 | -14.29% | 218 |
| East of England | -14 | 88 | £450 | -10.00% | 193 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 75 | £425 | -24.44% | 143 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 57 | £475 | -5.00% | 75 |
| North East | +3 | 30 | £516 | -23.63% | 25 |
| Wales | +10 | 18 | £525 | +5.00% | 36 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 10 | £425 | -15.00% | 49 |
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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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