The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring OpenStack skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited OpenStack over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
OpenStack falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills
40
81
95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
6.70%
6.80%
9.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
21
32
67
10th Percentile
£300
£325
£332
25th Percentile
£350
£423
£481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£582
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-14.02%
+5.73%
+25.34%
75th Percentile
£575
£608
£666
90th Percentile
-
-
£713
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£480
£513
% change year-on-year
+4.17%
-6.34%
+10.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
4
10th Percentile
-
£21.00
£61.21
25th Percentile
-
£26.25
£72.77
Median hourly rate
-
£35.00
£79.19
Median % change year-on-year
-
-55.80%
+163.97%
75th Percentile
-
£50.00
-
90th Percentile
-
£59.00
-
Berkshire median hourly rate
£32.05
£50.00
£71.10
% change year-on-year
-35.90%
-29.67%
+118.75%
OpenStack Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing OpenStack as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
OpenStack Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OpenStack in Reading.
OpenStack Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing OpenStack 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 OpenStack.
OpenStack 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:
