Red Hat Enterprise Linux Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 38 32
Rank change year-on-year -1 -6 -
Contract jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2 2 6
As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire 0.86% 0.77% 2.14%
As % of the Operating Systems category 13.33% 16.67% 15.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 5
10th Percentile - £470 -
25th Percentile £538 £481 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £506 £356
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +42.13% -
75th Percentile £563 £525 £369
90th Percentile - £532 £448
East Midlands median daily rate £530 £506 £449
% change year-on-year +4.74% +12.69% -38.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £62.50 - -

All Operating Systems
Northamptonshire

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 Northamptonshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 15 12 39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 6.47% 4.63% 13.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 10 25
10th Percentile - £343 £325
25th Percentile £425 £364 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £401 £411
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% -2.55% +105.50%
75th Percentile £516 £480 £488
90th Percentile £563 £526 £500
East Midlands median daily rate £270 £371 £363
% change year-on-year -27.22% +2.34% -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 £13.75 -
Median hourly rate £62.50 £14.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +331.03% - -
75th Percentile £63.75 £15.25 -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £20.15 £18.77 £17.00
% change year-on-year +7.38% +10.38% -8.43%

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 26 June 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
Towcester - 2 £550 - 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
East Midlands

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Migration Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Subject Matter Expert
1 1 (50.00%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) OpenVMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Red Hat