OpenStack Contract Job Trends in Reading
OpenStack
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading citing OpenStack skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 87 | 55 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +32 | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing OpenStack | 8 | 17 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.67% | 2.68% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 10.53% | 22.08% | 7.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £471 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | - | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £551 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £559 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £325 | - | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +37.24% |
All Application Platform Skills
Reading
OpenStack falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing application platform skills in Reading.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing application platform skills | 76 | 77 | 69 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 6.41% | 12.15% | 6.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 35 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £378 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £427 | £435 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.77% | +10.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £620 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £608 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £475 | £538 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.63% | +7.50% | +9.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.00 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | - | £61.58 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.22 | - | £63.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +264.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £87.00 | - | £64.73 |
| 90th Percentile | £93.75 | - | - |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £32.50 | £71.00 | £52.83 |
| % change year-on-year | -54.23% | +34.41% | -23.03% |
OpenStack Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OpenStack relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
OpenStack Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing OpenStack.
OpenStack 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.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 8 |