Docker Swarm Contract Job Trends in London

Docker Swarm
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Docker Swarm skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 377 - 380
Rank change year-on-year - - +111
Contract jobs citing Docker Swarm 5 0 7
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.034% - 0.038%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.22% - 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile £461 - £495
25th Percentile £463 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £506 - £738
90th Percentile £542 - £798
England median daily rate £506 £563 £600
% change year-on-year -10.13% -6.25% -11.11%

All Systems Management Skills
London

Docker Swarm falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 2,306 2,032 2,407
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 15.51% 14.92% 13.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,580 1,340 1,799
10th Percentile £350 £365 £325
25th Percentile £425 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -11.65%
75th Percentile £638 £688 £661
90th Percentile £725 £800 £750
England median daily rate £500 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -6.98% +2.38% -9.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 15 35
10th Percentile £20.76 £22.04 £13.15
25th Percentile £25.47 £23.80 £22.08
Median hourly rate £50.00 £44.50 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% +39.06% +24.47%
75th Percentile £63.32 £63.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £63.99 £105.20 £67.00
England median hourly rate £47.75 £26.50 £44.97
% change year-on-year +80.19% -41.07% -3.93%

Docker Swarm
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Docker Swarm relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Docker Swarm job vacancy trend in London

Docker Swarm
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Docker Swarm.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Docker Swarm

Docker Swarm
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Docker Swarm within the London region over the 6 months to 4 February 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 London - 5 £492 -
Docker Swarm
England

Docker Swarm
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 5 (100.00%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
General
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Full-Stack Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Full-Stack Developer
3 1 (20.00%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) Node.js
1 5 (100.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 5 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 5 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) Python
1 5 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (100.00%) Kubernetes