Salt Contract Job Trends in London
Salt
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London citing Salt skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 468 | 369 | 377 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -99 | +8 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Salt | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.010% | 0.007% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.083% | 0.054% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £543 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | - | £569 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | £744 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £778 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £582 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -11.94% | +1.22% |
All Systems Management Skills
London
Salt falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing systems management skills in London.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 2,398 | 1,839 | 1,989 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 11.78% | 13.46% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,623 | 1,196 | 1,311 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £329 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £433 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | -4.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £735 | £720 | £768 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.02 | £21.64 | £22.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.69 | £25.74 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.75 | £37.50 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +38.89% | -55.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.81 | £58.00 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £63.71 | £104.80 |
| England median hourly rate | £63.14 | £34.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +85.69% | -9.33% | -23.00% |
Salt Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Salt relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Salt Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Salt.
Salt Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Salt.
Salt Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ansible | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Grafana | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Kubernetes | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Prometheus | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Puppet | 100.0% | 2 |