The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Doncaster requiring Open Source skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Doncaster.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
8
20
18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Doncaster
88.89%
86.96%
78.26%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
6
8
10th Percentile
£169
£211
£253
25th Percentile
£253
£216
£295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£373
£303
£375
Median % change year-on-year
+23.14%
-19.39%
-9.58%
75th Percentile
£454
£453
£553
90th Percentile
£467
£500
£713
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£483
£515
£568
% change year-on-year
-6.26%
-9.33%
+13.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
9
1
Median hourly rate
-
£12.83
£50.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-74.34%
+388.28%
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.87
£12.83
£20.50
% change year-on-year
+47.08%
-37.41%
+22.39%
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in Doncaster
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Open Source relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Doncaster.
Open Source Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Doncaster
For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Open Source also mentioned 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 Doncaster region with a requirement for Open Source.
Open Source Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Doncaster 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:
