DevOps Contracts in the South East

DevOps
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for DevOps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited DevOps over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 11 14
Rank change year-on-year -5 +3 -3
Contract jobs citing DevOps 428 601 822
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 7.75% 10.31% 10.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.13% 11.53% 11.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 301 460 562
10th Percentile £400 £425 £406
25th Percentile £500 £500 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £583 £529
Median % change year-on-year -1.37% +10.21% +8.51%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
England median daily rate £550 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +15.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 8 14
10th Percentile £56.65 £52.35 -
25th Percentile £61.60 £52.69 -
Median hourly rate £83.77 £67.35 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +24.38% +92.41% -6.67%
75th Percentile £87.46 £79.19 £55.00
90th Percentile £87.53 £87.01 £62.15
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.50 £54.00
% change year-on-year -0.76% +21.30% +16.13%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

DevOps is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,689 5,214 6,955
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.87% 89.45% 89.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,728 3,619 4,703
10th Percentile £243 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £405 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £508 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.38% +1.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £623 £619 £588
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 431 218 287
10th Percentile £13.00 £18.37 £12.23
25th Percentile £18.20 £23.49 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +122.22% -13.46%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £48.67
90th Percentile £76.86 £74.85 £62.59
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing DevOps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for DevOps in the South East

DevOps
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DevOps in the South East.

Daily rate trend for DevOps in the South East

DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DevOps in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for DevOps in the South East

DevOps
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DevOps in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for DevOps in the South East

DevOps
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DevOps in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for DevOps in the South East

DevOps
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DevOps within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +1 293 £600 +5.26% 73
Berkshire +3 267 £600 +9.09% 38
Hampshire -18 70 £550 - 65
Surrey -10 43 £525 -10.64% 33
Buckinghamshire -17 15 £550 -8.33% 21
Oxfordshire +2 11 £450 -25.00% 14
Kent -4 11 £388 -36.73% 10
West Sussex -28 7 £550 -6.14% 8
East Sussex -6 5 £530 -18.46% 7
Home Counties +4 1 £475 -
DevOps
England

DevOps
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (5.61%) Confluence
2 16 (3.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.64%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (1.17%) Apache
6 4 (0.93%) CMS
6 4 (0.93%) nginx
6 4 (0.93%) OpenStack
7 3 (0.70%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.47%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.47%) Kentico
9 1 (0.23%) Appian
9 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.23%) IIS
9 1 (0.23%) Jadu
9 1 (0.23%) JBoss
9 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.23%) Site Server
9 1 (0.23%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.23%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 17 (3.97%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 11 (2.57%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.87%) Oracle EBS R12
3 8 (1.87%) Teamcenter
4 6 (1.40%) SAP Hybris
5 3 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.23%) Maximo
6 1 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 241 (56.31%) Azure
2 139 (32.48%) Azure DevOps
3 83 (19.39%) AWS
4 47 (10.98%) Azure Monitor
5 33 (7.71%) Entra ID
6 32 (7.48%) Serverless
7 31 (7.24%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 30 (7.01%) Azure Data Factory
9 26 (6.07%) Power Platform
10 24 (5.61%) Azure Functions
11 21 (4.91%) OpenShift
12 18 (4.21%) Microsoft 365
12 18 (4.21%) PaaS
13 16 (3.74%) Azure Logic Apps
13 16 (3.74%) Dynamics 365
14 15 (3.50%) Azure Storage
15 14 (3.27%) Power Automate
15 14 (3.27%) PowerApps
16 13 (3.04%) Azure Key Vault
16 13 (3.04%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 52 (12.15%) Firewall
2 30 (7.01%) Intrusion Detection
3 19 (4.44%) DNS
4 15 (3.50%) DHCP
5 7 (1.64%) VSAN
6 4 (0.93%) Network Security
6 4 (0.93%) VPN
7 2 (0.47%) OpenLDAP
7 2 (0.47%) SAN
7 2 (0.47%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.23%) BGP
8 1 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.23%) IOS XR
8 1 (0.23%) MPLS
8 1 (0.23%) SNMP
8 1 (0.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (7.48%) PostgreSQL
2 20 (4.67%) Power BI
3 19 (4.44%) NoSQL
4 17 (3.97%) Oracle Database
4 17 (3.97%) Oracle Database 11g
4 17 (3.97%) SQL Server
5 9 (2.10%) Data Lake
5 9 (2.10%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (2.10%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.87%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.87%) Elasticsearch
7 5 (1.17%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.93%) Big Data
8 4 (0.93%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.93%) Metadata
8 4 (0.93%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.70%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.70%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 51 (11.92%) Git
2 50 (11.68%) JIRA
3 43 (10.05%) Jenkins
4 41 (9.58%) Selenium
5 25 (5.84%) Cucumber
5 25 (5.84%) SonarQube
6 24 (5.61%) REST Assured
7 20 (4.67%) GitLab
8 11 (2.57%) Visual Studio
9 8 (1.87%) Oracle Forms
10 6 (1.40%) Postman
10 6 (1.40%) Robot Framework
11 5 (1.17%) Bitbucket
11 5 (1.17%) JUnit
11 5 (1.17%) SpecFlow
12 4 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
13 2 (0.47%) Appium
13 2 (0.47%) Artifactory
13 2 (0.47%) Oracle APEX
13 2 (0.47%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 106 (24.77%) Social Skills
2 79 (18.46%) Analytical Skills
3 44 (10.28%) Finance
4 40 (9.35%) Public Sector
5 21 (4.91%) Law
6 13 (3.04%) Police
7 9 (2.10%) Retail
8 7 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
10 5 (1.17%) Publishing
11 4 (0.93%) Back Office
11 4 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (0.93%) Marketing
12 2 (0.47%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.47%) Automotive
12 2 (0.47%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.23%) Billing
13 1 (0.23%) Legal
13 1 (0.23%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 100 (23.36%) Developer
2 58 (13.55%) Architect
3 49 (11.45%) DevOps Engineer
4 47 (10.98%) Senior
5 33 (7.71%) Security Architect
6 30 (7.01%) Analyst
7 27 (6.31%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 27 (6.31%) Lead
8 24 (5.61%) Azure Developer
9 22 (5.14%) Full Stack Developer
10 18 (4.21%) Java Engineer
11 15 (3.50%) Active Directory Support
11 15 (3.50%) PostgreSQL Developer
11 15 (3.50%) Project Manager
12 14 (3.27%) Active Directory Specialist
12 14 (3.27%) Administrator
12 14 (3.27%) Azure Specialist
12 14 (3.27%) Consultant
12 14 (3.27%) Senior Architect
12 14 (3.27%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (8.88%) REST
2 36 (8.41%) ARM Templates
3 30 (7.01%) .NET
4 25 (5.84%) Java EE
5 24 (5.61%) React
6 19 (4.44%) AngularJS
7 17 (3.97%) Node.js
8 15 (3.50%) CSS
8 15 (3.50%) HTML
9 13 (3.04%) Itk
9 13 (3.04%) JSON
10 12 (2.80%) XML
11 9 (2.10%) .NET Framework
11 9 (2.10%) Kafka
11 9 (2.10%) SOAP
12 8 (1.87%) RESTful
12 8 (1.87%) Web Services
13 7 (1.64%) .NET Core
13 7 (1.64%) Elastic Stack
14 5 (1.17%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.78%) Product Ownership
2 24 (5.61%) Cloud Native
3 16 (3.74%) PKI
3 16 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.50%) Client/Server
5 12 (2.80%) Robotics
6 11 (2.57%) Public Cloud
7 7 (1.64%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (1.64%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.40%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.17%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.17%) IoT
9 5 (1.17%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.70%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.47%) CSOC
11 2 (0.47%) Onboarding
11 2 (0.47%) Virtual Team
12 1 (0.23%) Cyber Threat
12 1 (0.23%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 53 (12.38%) Windows
2 49 (11.45%) Linux
3 39 (9.11%) Windows Server
4 21 (4.91%) Windows Server 2016
4 21 (4.91%) Windows Server 2019
5 18 (4.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.70%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.47%) Debian
8 1 (0.23%) Android
8 1 (0.23%) VMS
8 1 (0.23%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (40.19%) Agile
2 110 (25.70%) CI/CD
3 75 (17.52%) Test Automation
4 70 (16.36%) Infrastructure as Code
5 69 (16.12%) Software Engineering
6 66 (15.42%) Problem-Solving
7 49 (11.45%) Technical Leadership
8 41 (9.58%) Continuous Integration
9 38 (8.88%) Containerisation
10 37 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
11 36 (8.41%) Cybersecurity
11 36 (8.41%) Microservices
11 36 (8.41%) Scrum
11 36 (8.41%) Stakeholder Management
12 33 (7.71%) Unit Testing
13 32 (7.48%) Change Management
13 32 (7.48%) SDLC
14 30 (7.01%) Analytics
14 30 (7.01%) Full Stack Development
14 30 (7.01%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 71 (16.59%) Python
2 52 (12.15%) C#
3 51 (11.92%) PowerShell
3 51 (11.92%) SQL
4 45 (10.51%) Java
5 30 (7.01%) VBScript
6 28 (6.54%) JavaScript
7 20 (4.67%) C
8 18 (4.21%) C++
8 18 (4.21%) PL/SQL
9 17 (3.97%) Bicep
10 15 (3.50%) VB
11 11 (2.57%) Bash
12 10 (2.34%) T-SQL
13 9 (2.10%) PHP
14 6 (1.40%) Go
15 5 (1.17%) Ruby
15 5 (1.17%) Scala
16 4 (0.93%) X++
17 3 (0.70%) Perl
Qualifications
1 181 (42.29%) Security Cleared
2 104 (24.30%) SC Cleared
3 85 (19.86%) DV Cleared
4 37 (8.64%) Degree
5 15 (3.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 8 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.93%) CCNP
7 4 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.93%) PMP
8 3 (0.70%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.70%) MCSE
9 2 (0.47%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.47%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
9 2 (0.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.47%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.47%) CBAP
9 2 (0.47%) PhD
10 1 (0.23%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.67%) QA
2 11 (2.57%) PMO
3 5 (1.17%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.93%) NCSC
4 4 (0.93%) NIST
5 3 (0.70%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.47%) GDPR
6 2 (0.47%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.23%) GxP
7 1 (0.23%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.23%) MISRA
7 1 (0.23%) MISRA C
7 1 (0.23%) SLA
7 1 (0.23%) WCAG
System Software
1 39 (9.11%) Docker
2 36 (8.41%) Active Directory
3 27 (6.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (5.14%) Virtual Machines
5 15 (3.50%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (1.64%) vCloud
6 7 (1.64%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.47%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.47%) Varnish
7 2 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.47%) vSphere
8 1 (0.23%) LXC
8 1 (0.23%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.23%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 82 (19.16%) Kubernetes
2 55 (12.85%) Terraform
3 54 (12.62%) Ansible
4 16 (3.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 16 (3.74%) SCOM
4 16 (3.74%) WSUS
5 15 (3.50%) Microsoft Intune
5 15 (3.50%) SCCM
6 14 (3.27%) Istio
7 12 (2.80%) Docker Swarm
7 12 (2.80%) Podman
8 9 (2.10%) Kibana
8 9 (2.10%) Rancher
9 8 (1.87%) Prometheus
10 7 (1.64%) Argo
10 7 (1.64%) Grafana
10 7 (1.64%) Progress Chef
10 7 (1.64%) Puppet
10 7 (1.64%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.70%) Nagios
Vendors
1 77 (17.99%) Microsoft
2 44 (10.28%) Oracle
3 35 (8.18%) VMware
4 15 (3.50%) SAP
5 9 (2.10%) Databricks
5 9 (2.10%) Google
6 7 (1.64%) Adobe
7 6 (1.40%) Red Hat
8 5 (1.17%) Informatica
9 4 (0.93%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.70%) ArcSight
10 3 (0.70%) Cisco
10 3 (0.70%) New Relic
10 3 (0.70%) Splunk
11 2 (0.47%) Atmel
11 2 (0.47%) Citrix
11 2 (0.47%) Palo Alto
12 1 (0.23%) Blue Prism
12 1 (0.23%) NVIDIA
12 1 (0.23%) Workday