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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 4,026 | 6,377 | 8,818 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.46% | 11.14% | 9.99% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.63% | 32.17% | 27.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,886 | 4,591 | 6,265 |
| 10th Percentile | £393 | £425 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £560 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £713 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £820 | £813 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.27% | +4.76% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 100 | 124 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.20 | £21.80 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £36.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £60.63 | £50.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.03% | +19.32% | +27.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.31 | £70.30 | £59.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.33 | £50.81 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.38% | +12.83% | +27.03% |
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 | 12,728 | 19,825 | 31,917 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.92% | 34.62% | 36.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,055 | 14,305 | 23,279 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £390 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £655 |
| 90th Percentile | £765 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +1.01% | +15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 493 | 443 | 502 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.09 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.36 | £60.70 | £50.10 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.73% | +21.16% | +17.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.60 | £78.00 | £72.43 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +24.82% |
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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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | 3,528 | £575 | -4.17% | 3,502 |
| London | -2 | 2,286 | £600 | -4.00% | 2,007 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,597 | £598 | +1.70% | 1,546 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 1,321 | £510 | -7.27% | 2,011 |
| North of England | +2 | 371 | £500 | -13.04% | 327 |
| South East | -7 | 326 | £520 | -5.45% | 746 |
| Scotland | -5 | 208 | £500 | - | 137 |
| South West | -12 | 185 | £600 | +2.65% | 252 |
| North West | -6 | 178 | £500 | -9.09% | 189 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 166 | £500 | -16.67% | 100 |
| Midlands | +9 | 136 | £450 | -14.29% | 246 |
| East of England | -16 | 84 | £450 | -10.00% | 232 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 81 | £450 | -20.00% | 175 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 54 | £425 | -15.00% | 70 |
| North East | +5 | 29 | £600 | -11.11% | 38 |
| Wales | +12 | 18 | £550 | +7.32% | 45 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 9 | £413 | -17.50% | 48 |
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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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