Red Hat Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire

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East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northamptonshire requiring knowledge or experience of Red Hat products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Red Hat over the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Red Hat, Inc.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 42 34
Rank change year-on-year +6 -8 -1
Contract jobs citing Red Hat 2 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire 0.83% 0.78% 1.77%
As % of the Vendors category 2.15% 2.08% 4.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
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 £359
90th Percentile - £532 £365
East Midlands median daily rate £488 £537 £498
% change year-on-year -9.22% +7.83% -5.14%
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 Vendors
Northamptonshire

Red Hat falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Northamptonshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 93 96 109
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 38.59% 37.65% 38.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 83 71
10th Percentile £359 £303 £355
25th Percentile £394 £340 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -5.88% +18.06%
75th Percentile £556 £488 £582
90th Percentile £575 £575 £622
East Midlands median daily rate £475 £430 £475
% change year-on-year +10.47% -9.47% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 9
10th Percentile £21.61 - -
25th Percentile £28.21 £13.75 £10.90
Median hourly rate £39.85 £14.50 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year +174.83% +3.57% -15.84%
75th Percentile £52.11 £15.25 -
90th Percentile £59.10 - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.87 £18.87 £14.00
% change year-on-year -5.30% +34.79% -35.39%

Red Hat
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Red Hat job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

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Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

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

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

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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 within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 21 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 - 3
Red Hat
East Midlands

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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
1 2 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise 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