Open Source Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Open Source Engineer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

As of 26 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Open Source Engineer daily rate in Cheltenham.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Open Source Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 1.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.15% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cheltenham with a recognized job title 87 119 152
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.00% 100.00% 86.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 78 94
10th Percentile £156 £413 £359
25th Percentile £463 £535 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £676 £697
90th Percentile £750 £909 £750
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -13.64% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 2
10th Percentile £28.20 £59.38 £38.65
25th Percentile £31.13 £63.75 £42.63
Median hourly rate £36.00 £70.00 £49.25
Median % change year-on-year -48.57% +42.13% -39.57%
75th Percentile £66.13 £73.75 £55.88
90th Percentile £84.20 - £59.85
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £36.00 £67.50 £48.72
% change year-on-year -46.67% +38.55% -18.80%

Open Source Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 26 January 2026, Open Source Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheltenham region featuring Open Source Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Apache
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Debian
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Go
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Rocky
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Ubuntu

Open Source Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Debian
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Rocky
1 1 (100.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Go
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes