The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring OpenROAD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited OpenROAD over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
OpenROAD falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in England.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills
2,817
3,461
5,453
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England
11.57%
9.31%
10.81%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,884
2,471
3,915
10th Percentile
£283
£250
£263
25th Percentile
£400
£360
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.76%
+2.44%
75th Percentile
£625
£608
£650
90th Percentile
£750
£750
£754
UK median daily rate
£500
£500
£513
% change year-on-year
-
-2.44%
-0.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted
65
139
128
10th Percentile
£16.25
£13.00
£15.38
25th Percentile
£21.25
£15.00
£18.13
Median hourly rate
£52.50
£27.50
£31.25
Median % change year-on-year
+90.91%
-12.00%
+49.59%
75th Percentile
£64.50
£45.59
£66.00
90th Percentile
£77.50
£65.00
£79.19
UK median hourly rate
£41.00
£27.52
£40.00
% change year-on-year
+49.01%
-31.21%
+81.82%
OpenROAD Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing OpenROAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
OpenROAD Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OpenROAD in England.
OpenROAD Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing OpenROAD in England.
OpenROAD Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing OpenROAD 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 England region with a requirement for OpenROAD.
OpenROAD Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
