CentOS Contract Job Trends in Reading
CentOS Linux
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring CentOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 87 | 64 | 79 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | +15 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing CentOS | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.18% | 0.17% | 1.55% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 2.90% | 1.72% | 18.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £638 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | - | £375 |
| 75th Percentile | £813 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £725 | £525 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.10% | +40.00% | +19.05% |
All Operating Systems
Reading
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.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 69 | 58 | 91 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 6.14% | 9.68% | 8.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 42 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £239 | £249 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £255 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £375 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -38.02% | +34.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £536 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £785 | £588 | £695 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | - | +5.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.00 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | - | £69.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.22 | - | £69.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +26.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.36 | - | £69.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.50 | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £32.50 | £18.87 | £56.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +72.23% | -66.75% | +4.00% |
CentOS Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CentOS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
CentOS Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing CentOS.
CentOS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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.
Operating Systems
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Ubuntu | 100.0% | 2 |