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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 4,014 | 6,338 | 8,748 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.43% | 11.13% | 9.99% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 31.56% | 32.16% | 27.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,873 | 4,558 | 6,210 |
| 10th Percentile | £397 | £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 | £813 | £813 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.27% | +4.76% | +11.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 100 | 124 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.20 | £21.80 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £47.50 | £35.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £60.63 | £50.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.03% | +19.41% | +26.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.31 | £70.30 | £59.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £57.33 | £50.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.38% | +12.92% | +26.93% |
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 | 12,717 | 19,709 | 31,670 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.87% | 34.61% | 36.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,044 | 14,221 | 23,079 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £389 | £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 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +1.01% | +16.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 493 | 440 | 503 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.05 | £19.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.60 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.46% | +23.20% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £78.00 | £72.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +25.00% |
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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 18 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 18 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 18 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 | 3,513 | £575 | -4.17% | 3,139 |
| London | -2 | 2,275 | £600 | -4.00% | 1,814 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,593 | £596 | +1.40% | 1,476 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 1,318 | £510 | -7.27% | 1,773 |
| North of England | +1 | 369 | £500 | -13.04% | 272 |
| South East | -5 | 322 | £525 | -4.55% | 671 |
| Scotland | -2 | 212 | £497 | -0.60% | 113 |
| South West | -12 | 185 | £600 | +1.78% | 233 |
| North West | -7 | 177 | £500 | -9.09% | 157 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 165 | £500 | -16.67% | 89 |
| Midlands | +11 | 136 | £450 | -14.29% | 210 |
| East of England | -16 | 84 | £450 | -10.00% | 204 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 81 | £450 | -20.88% | 149 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 54 | £425 | -15.00% | 60 |
| North East | +4 | 29 | £600 | -11.11% | 26 |
| Wales | +9 | 17 | £550 | +7.32% | 43 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 9 | £413 | -17.50% | 47 |
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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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