Open Source Contract Job Trends in Derbyshire

Open Source
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derbyshire requiring Open Source skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Open Source 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Derbyshire - - 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £650
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £675
75th Percentile - - £700
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate - - £675
% change year-on-year - - +29.81%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Derbyshire

Open Source falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Derbyshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 129 100 114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire 83.23% 81.30% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 41 75
10th Percentile £134 £173 £149
25th Percentile £185 £275 £232
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -8.22% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £525 £525 £569
90th Percentile £604 £625 £663
East Midlands median daily rate £420 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -1.18% -5.56% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 11 15
10th Percentile £15.84 - £15.65
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £16.68 £21.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +21.84% +5.29%
75th Percentile £18.78 £24.18 £28.75
90th Percentile £24.72 - £54.00
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.95 £22.50 £20.51
% change year-on-year -20.24% +9.70% +21.87%

Open Source
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Open Source relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.

Open Source job vacancy trend in Derbyshire

Open Source
Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derbyshire citing Open Source.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derbyshire citing Open Source