Open Source Engineer Contract Job Trends in the South West

Open Source Engineer
England > South West

As of 26 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Open Source Engineer daily rate in the South West.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Open Source Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.039% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £430 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 2,339 1,766 2,899
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.87% 94.04% 93.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,331 1,078 1,859
10th Percentile £236 £210 £215
25th Percentile £404 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £634 £625 £638
90th Percentile £732 £700 £725
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 366 112 366
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.23 £15.08
25th Percentile £23.50 £46.25 £33.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -15.38%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.67 £74.40 £80.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -14.29% -6.67% +7.14%

Open Source Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Open Source Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Open Source Engineer job vacancy trend in the South West

Open Source Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Open Source Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 26 January 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
Gloucestershire - 1 - -
Open Source Engineer
England

Open Source Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 26 January 2026, Open Source Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring Open Source Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Apache
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Debian
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Go
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Rocky
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Ubuntu

Open Source Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Debian
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Rocky
1 1 (100.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Go
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes