CentOS Contract Job Trends in England
CentOS Linux
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring CentOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 590 | 448 | 457 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -142 | +9 | +62 |
| Contract jobs citing CentOS | 61 | 64 | 76 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.13% | 0.23% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.34% | 1.61% | 1.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 42 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £262 | £337 | £291 |
| 25th Percentile | £340 | £459 | £359 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.09% | +10.00% | -14.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £622 | £543 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £638 | £634 |
| UK median daily rate | £540 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +10.00% | -9.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £69.91 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £85.70 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £112.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | - | £112.00 |
All Operating Systems
England
CentOS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in England.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 4,568 | 3,982 | 4,562 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 9.76% | 14.12% | 14.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,914 | 2,596 | 2,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £185 | £201 |
| 25th Percentile | £311 | £275 | £328 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £662 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £469 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.22% | -5.26% | -4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 359 | 295 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £15.50 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £18.84 | £23.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.29 | £24.00 | £60.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.54% | -60.47% | +25.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.61 | £52.13 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £67.00 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.75 | £25.00 | £54.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -53.70% | +18.84% |
CentOS Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CentOS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
CentOS Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CentOS.
CentOS Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CentOS in England over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
CentOS Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CentOS.
CentOS Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CentOS within the England region over the 6 months to 16 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | -54 | 18 | £275 | -50.00% | 6 |
| East of England | -21 | 16 | £600 | +35.98% | 3 |
| South West | -32 | 8 | £575 | +4.55% | 4 |
| North of England | -58 | 8 | £500 | +36.99% | 3 |
| North West | - | 6 | £481 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £478 | - | 1 |
| London | -108 | 5 | £575 | +9.52% | 8 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £478 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 1 | £650 | +78.08% | |
| North East | - | 1 | £626 | - | |
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CentOS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Operating Systems
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 61 |
| 2 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 73.8% | 45 |
| 3 | Windows | 62.3% | 38 |
| 4 | Ubuntu | 50.8% | 31 |
| 5 | Windows Server | 47.5% | 29 |
| 6 | Rocky | 21.3% | 13 |
| 7 | Windows 10 | 16.4% | 10 |
| 8 | Unix | 9.8% | 6 |
| 9 | macOS | 8.2% | 5 |
| 10 | Solaris | 6.6% | 4 |
| 10 | Windows Server 2012 | 6.6% | 4 |
| 12 | Windows Server 2019 | 4.9% | 3 |
| 13 | SUSE | 1.6% | 1 |
| 13 | Windows Server 2003 | 1.6% | 1 |
| 13 | Windows Server 2008 | 1.6% | 1 |
| 13 | Windows Server 2016 | 1.6% | 1 |