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 24 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 4,036 | 6,263 | 8,767 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.47% | 11.09% | 10.01% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.52% | 32.19% | 27.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,905 | 4,495 | 6,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £388 | £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 | £825 | £814 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £511 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.09% | +4.76% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 106 | 127 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.01 | £22.16 | £20.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £36.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £65.00 | £50.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +27.83% | +27.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £59.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.80 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.50 | £50.85 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | +13.08% | +27.13% |
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 | 12,806 | 19,455 | 31,640 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.06% | 34.44% | 36.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,127 | 14,006 | 23,104 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £386 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +16.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 505 | 442 | 497 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.27 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +23.10% | +19.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.80 | £78.00 | £72.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.77 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +23.10% | +26.74% |
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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 24 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 24 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 24 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 | 3,555 | £573 | -4.58% | 3,434 |
| London | -2 | 2,290 | £600 | -4.00% | 2,129 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,576 | £588 | -0.42% | 1,567 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 1,333 | £511 | -7.09% | 2,147 |
| North of England | -1 | 379 | £501 | -12.83% | 278 |
| South East | -5 | 340 | £525 | -4.55% | 1,069 |
| Scotland | -8 | 194 | £494 | -1.20% | 122 |
| South West | -9 | 190 | £600 | - | 210 |
| North West | -4 | 179 | £500 | -9.09% | 166 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 173 | £507 | -15.50% | 74 |
| Midlands | +14 | 133 | £450 | -14.29% | 201 |
| East of England | -17 | 84 | £450 | -10.00% | 219 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 80 | £450 | -21.74% | 132 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 52 | £425 | -15.00% | 61 |
| North East | +5 | 29 | £600 | -11.11% | 38 |
| Wales | +15 | 20 | £550 | +10.00% | 34 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 9 | £413 | -17.50% | 40 |
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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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