The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring CentOS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CentOS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
63
163
132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
10.55%
13.67%
12.68%
Number of daily rates quoted
45
140
101
10th Percentile
£228
£205
£325
25th Percentile
£400
£213
£455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£625
£542
£588
Median % change year-on-year
+15.42%
-7.83%
+11.90%
75th Percentile
£700
£608
£638
90th Percentile
-
-
£763
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£425
£514
% change year-on-year
+17.65%
-17.27%
+4.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
4
4
10th Percentile
-
£56.33
£49.00
25th Percentile
-
£56.44
£51.25
Median hourly rate
-
£60.25
£62.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-3.60%
-
75th Percentile
-
£65.94
£72.84
90th Percentile
-
£67.63
£77.96
Berkshire median hourly rate
£24.66
£61.60
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-59.97%
+12.00%
-16.03%
CentOS Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing CentOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
CentOS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CentOS in Reading.
CentOS Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing CentOS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region with a requirement for CentOS.
CentOS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
