Open Source Contract Job Trends in Slough

Open Source
Berkshire > Slough

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Slough requiring Open Source skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Open Source 0 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Slough - - 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 2.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £600
75th Percentile - - £625
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £350 £475 £550
% change year-on-year -26.32% -13.64% +8.64%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Slough

Open Source falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Slough.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 46 43 68
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough 59.74% 87.76% 80.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 30 34
10th Percentile £353 £150 £361
25th Percentile £361 £316 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £540 £543 £634
90th Percentile £639 £580 £684
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £508 £550
% change year-on-year +8.37% -7.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 3
10th Percentile £14.80 - £18.88
25th Percentile - - £19.06
Median hourly rate £15.00 £18.87 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.51% -5.65% -20.37%
75th Percentile £22.30 - £24.56
90th Percentile £35.26 - £26.93
Berkshire median hourly rate £81.50 £32.18 £61.60
% change year-on-year +153.26% -47.76% +2.67%

Open Source
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Open Source relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough.

Open Source job vacancy trend in Slough

Open Source
Daily Rate Trend in Slough

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing Open Source.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing Open Source