The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for Open Source skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Open Source over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 1 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
24
25
36
Rank change year-on-year
+1
+11
-
Contract jobs citing Open Source
1
1
9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
Open Source is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
102
118
291
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
60.36%
77.63%
90.09%
Number of daily rates quoted
68
81
190
10th Percentile
£300
£240
£250
25th Percentile
£413
£393
£353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£515
£449
Median % change year-on-year
+11.65%
+14.76%
+9.45%
75th Percentile
£650
£593
£538
90th Percentile
£713
£664
£626
Hampshire median daily rate
£585
£525
£500
% change year-on-year
+11.48%
+5.00%
+8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
5
9
10th Percentile
£13.13
£21.99
£16.25
25th Percentile
£66.88
£23.15
£16.41
Median hourly rate
£80.00
£36.00
£17.64
Median % change year-on-year
+122.22%
+104.08%
+27.00%
75th Percentile
-
£43.50
£23.75
90th Percentile
-
£52.65
£36.67
Hampshire median hourly rate
£57.35
£53.00
£24.79
% change year-on-year
+8.21%
+113.80%
-23.72%
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Open Source Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Open Source in Southampton.
Open Source Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Open Source in Southampton.
Open Source Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Open Source also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for Open Source.
Open Source Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
