CentOS Linux
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring CentOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 159 | 119 | 132 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | +13 | +59 |
| Contract jobs citing CentOS | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands | 0.13% | 0.43% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.89% | 2.93% | 0.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £538 | £355 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £539 | £359 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £370 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.95% | -35.65% | +23.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £382 | £624 |
| 90th Percentile | £548 | £387 | £646 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £568 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +1.32% | -12.69% |
All Operating Systems
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 451 | 375 | 450 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 14.89% | 14.70% | 16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 309 | 221 | 300 |
| 10th Percentile | £154 | £183 | £158 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £250 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £430 | £425 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.06% | +13.33% | -20.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £518 |
| 90th Percentile | £602 | £611 | £625 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -1.04% | -5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 14 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.14 | £13.86 | £13.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.86 | £15.67 | £16.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.67 | £21.59 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.63% | +21.84% | +7.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £25.02 | £23.74 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.58 | £51.25 | £28.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £23.54 | £60.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.77% | +84.62% | +30.00% |
CentOS
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CentOS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
CentOS
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CentOS.
CentOS
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CentOS within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | -30 | 4 | £540 | +45.95% | 2 |
| CentOS England |
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CentOS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:
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