Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring OLE skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 198 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +44 |
| Contract jobs citing OLE | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | - | - | 0.061% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | - | 0.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £195 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £282 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £379 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £431 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £513 | £282 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.20% | +81.82% | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South East
OLE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the South East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 681 | 571 | 785 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 15.45% | 15.89% | 15.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 485 | 366 | 442 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £328 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.57% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £617 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £680 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 9 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £49.25 | £51.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £59.50 | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £62.50 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.00% | -7.41% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.13 | - | £76.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £65.97 | £78.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £59.00 | £62.50 | £51.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.60% | +20.45% | -20.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OLE relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing OLE.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing OLE.
