OpenStack Contract Job Trends in the South East

OpenStack
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring OpenStack skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 152 173
Rank change year-on-year -63 +21 +21
Contract jobs citing OpenStack 12 17 9
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.18% 0.47% 0.21%
As % of the Application Platforms category 2.67% 4.80% 2.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £314 - £453
25th Percentile £316 - £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - £498
Median % change year-on-year - - +37.24%
75th Percentile £334 - £544
90th Percentile £336 - £556
England median daily rate £500 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% +16.67%

All Application Platform Skills
South East

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 the South East.

6 months to
19 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 449 354 374
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 6.85% 9.79% 8.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 243 214 217
10th Percentile £264 £207 £254
25th Percentile £405 £375 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £465
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +7.53% -2.11%
75th Percentile £568 £600 £564
90th Percentile £675 £675 £638
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 8 30
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.21 £30.00
25th Percentile £17.37 £13.25 £41.25
Median hourly rate £36.36 £29.64 £63.15
Median % change year-on-year +22.69% -53.07% +9.83%
75th Percentile £66.38 £65.69 £70.00
90th Percentile £94.19 £74.05 -
England median hourly rate £28.40 £35.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -18.87% -17.65% +55.96%

OpenStack Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OpenStack relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

OpenStack job vacancy trend in the South East

OpenStack Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing OpenStack.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing OpenStack

OpenStack 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 OpenStack within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 October 2026. 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
Berkshire -28 12 £325 - 2
Thames Valley -43 12 £325 - 2
OpenStack
England

OpenStack Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Python100.0%12