DevOps Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

DevOps
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring DevOps skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 14 10
Rank change year-on-year -6 -4 +3
Contract jobs citing DevOps 253 182 290
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 8.07% 11.47% 10.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.94% 12.34% 12.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 110 180
10th Percentile £358 £325 £455
25th Percentile £418 £413 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% -
75th Percentile £600 £584 £650
90th Percentile £666 £639 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £575
% change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% -3.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 2 28
10th Percentile £80.35 £35.98 £56.65
25th Percentile £80.75 £44.56 £61.60
Median hourly rate £85.00 £60.75 £83.77
Median % change year-on-year +39.92% -27.48% +10.70%
75th Percentile £102.50 £77.56 £87.46
90th Percentile £104.00 £86.53 £87.53
South East median hourly rate £67.50 £60.75 £83.77
% change year-on-year +11.11% -27.48% +10.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

DevOps 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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,546 1,475 2,278
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 81.16% 92.94% 85.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,631 882 1,237
10th Percentile £306 £296 £232
25th Percentile £411 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £608
90th Percentile £695 £675 £687
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -0.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 233 95 169
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £14.50
25th Percentile £31.25 £15.12 £19.25
Median hourly rate £81.50 £25.15 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +224.06% -47.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £88.00 £56.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £104.40 £79.00 £85.65
South East median hourly rate £54.50 £24.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year +127.08% -51.02% -2.00%

DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DevOps relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

DevOps job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

DevOps
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing DevOps.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing DevOps

DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DevOps in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 4 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for DevOps in the Thames Valley

DevOps
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing DevOps.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing DevOps

DevOps
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DevOps in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 4 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for DevOps in the Thames Valley

DevOps
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DevOps within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 July 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 -7 177 £500 - 54
Buckinghamshire +2 69 £492 +51.38% 22
Oxfordshire -22 7 £775 +87.88% 26
DevOps
South East

DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 7 (2.77%) Confluence
1 7 (2.77%) OpenStack
2 6 (2.37%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.58%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.58%) IIS
3 4 (1.58%) WebSphere
3 4 (1.58%) WebSphere Application Server
4 2 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.79%) IBM HTTP Server
4 2 (0.79%) JBoss
4 2 (0.79%) Oracle HTTP Server
4 2 (0.79%) WebSphere Portal
5 1 (0.40%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.40%) CMS
5 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (3.16%) CPLEX
1 8 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.79%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.79%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 193 (76.28%) Azure
2 114 (45.06%) Azure DevOps
3 69 (27.27%) AWS
4 36 (14.23%) GCP
5 31 (12.25%) Power Platform
6 20 (7.91%) GitHub
7 18 (7.11%) Entra ID
8 17 (6.72%) GitHub Actions
9 15 (5.93%) Azure Monitor
10 12 (4.74%) SaaS
11 11 (4.35%) OCI
12 10 (3.95%) OpenShift
13 8 (3.16%) Azure Key Vault
14 7 (2.77%) Microsoft 365
14 7 (2.77%) Serverless
15 6 (2.37%) Azure AKS
15 6 (2.37%) Google App Engine
15 6 (2.37%) IaaS
15 6 (2.37%) PaaS
16 5 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.72%) Firewall
2 13 (5.14%) LAN
2 13 (5.14%) WAN
3 11 (4.35%) BGP
4 10 (3.95%) MPLS
5 9 (3.56%) SD-WAN
6 8 (3.16%) Network Security
7 7 (2.77%) DNS
8 5 (1.98%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.98%) VPN
9 4 (1.58%) OSPF
10 3 (1.19%) DHCP
10 3 (1.19%) IPsec
10 3 (1.19%) MQTT
10 3 (1.19%) SSL
11 2 (0.79%) HTTP
11 2 (0.79%) Internet
11 2 (0.79%) VXLAN
12 1 (0.40%) VLAN
12 1 (0.40%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (7.91%) Power BI
2 15 (5.93%) NoSQL
3 11 (4.35%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (3.56%) SQL Server
5 8 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (3.16%) MongoDB
6 6 (2.37%) Tableau
7 5 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.98%) Relational Database
8 3 (1.19%) Big Data
8 3 (1.19%) DocumentDB
8 3 (1.19%) Metadata
8 3 (1.19%) Parquet
9 2 (0.79%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.79%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.40%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.40%) GIS
10 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 29 (11.46%) Git
2 21 (8.30%) Jenkins
3 20 (7.91%) JIRA
4 13 (5.14%) GitLab
5 5 (1.98%) Bitbucket
6 4 (1.58%) Jaeger
6 4 (1.58%) NUnit
7 3 (1.19%) JUnit
7 3 (1.19%) Postman
7 3 (1.19%) Selenium
7 3 (1.19%) SpecFlow
7 3 (1.19%) TeamCity
7 3 (1.19%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.19%) WebDriver
8 2 (0.79%) HP UFT
8 2 (0.79%) Introscope
8 2 (0.79%) JMeter
8 2 (0.79%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.79%) MSTest
8 2 (0.79%) NeoLoad
General
1 68 (26.88%) Social Skills
2 25 (9.88%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (8.70%) Finance
3 22 (8.70%) Public Sector
4 17 (6.72%) Documentation Skills
5 14 (5.53%) Aerospace
6 8 (3.16%) Billing
6 8 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (1.98%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.79%) Legal
9 2 (0.79%) Marketing
9 2 (0.79%) Military
9 2 (0.79%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (0.79%) Publishing
10 1 (0.40%) Advertising
10 1 (0.40%) Health Technology
10 1 (0.40%) Law
Job Titles
1 45 (17.79%) DevOps Engineer
2 41 (16.21%) Developer
3 36 (14.23%) Architect
3 36 (14.23%) Azure Engineer
4 27 (10.67%) Azure DevOps Engineer
4 27 (10.67%) Senior
5 26 (10.28%) Analyst
6 18 (7.11%) Cloud Engineer
6 18 (7.11%) Lead
7 13 (5.14%) Platform Engineer
8 11 (4.35%) Technical Architect
9 10 (3.95%) Business Analyst
9 10 (3.95%) Project Manager
9 10 (3.95%) Test Analyst
10 9 (3.56%) Data Engineer
10 9 (3.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 9 (3.56%) Oracle Analyst
11 8 (3.16%) Consultant
11 8 (3.16%) Python Developer
11 8 (3.16%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (9.88%) REST
2 24 (9.49%) .NET
3 15 (5.93%) React
3 15 (5.93%) RESTful
4 14 (5.53%) LDAP
4 14 (5.53%) OAuth
5 12 (4.74%) Swagger
6 11 (4.35%) Kafka
7 10 (3.95%) ADO
7 10 (3.95%) OpenAPI
7 10 (3.95%) RabbitMQ
7 10 (3.95%) SOAP
8 9 (3.56%) FastAPI
8 9 (3.56%) Flask
8 9 (3.56%) Pandas
8 9 (3.56%) pytest
9 8 (3.16%) .NET Framework
9 8 (3.16%) Django
9 8 (3.16%) NumPy
9 8 (3.16%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.86%) Cloud Native
2 15 (5.93%) Hybrid Cloud
3 13 (5.14%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (3.95%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (3.16%) Algorithms
5 8 (3.16%) Data Structures
6 7 (2.77%) Public Cloud
6 7 (2.77%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.37%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (2.37%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.37%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.98%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.98%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.58%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.58%) Onboarding
10 3 (1.19%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (1.19%) PKI
11 2 (0.79%) CMDB
11 2 (0.79%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 22 (8.70%) Linux
2 15 (5.93%) Windows
3 11 (4.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.79%) Oracle Linux
4 2 (0.79%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 2 (0.79%) Unix
4 2 (0.79%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.40%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (44.66%) CI/CD
2 85 (33.60%) Agile
3 50 (19.76%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (19.37%) Infrastructure as Code
5 38 (15.02%) Cybersecurity
6 34 (13.44%) Analytics
7 31 (12.25%) Microservices
7 31 (12.25%) Stakeholder Management
8 30 (11.86%) Containerisation
9 28 (11.07%) Data Modelling
10 26 (10.28%) Root Cause Analysis
11 22 (8.70%) DevSecOps
11 22 (8.70%) ITIL
11 22 (8.70%) Platform Engineering
11 22 (8.70%) Roadmaps
12 21 (8.30%) Enterprise Architecture
12 21 (8.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 20 (7.91%) Business Intelligence
13 20 (7.91%) Test Automation
13 20 (7.91%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 69 (27.27%) Python
2 41 (16.21%) SQL
3 39 (15.42%) PowerShell
4 24 (9.49%) JavaScript
5 21 (8.30%) Bash
6 19 (7.51%) C#
7 16 (6.32%) Java
8 12 (4.74%) Bicep
9 11 (4.35%) TypeScript
10 7 (2.77%) Go
11 5 (1.98%) X++
12 4 (1.58%) Perl
13 2 (0.79%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.79%) BeanShell
13 2 (0.79%) Jython
13 2 (0.79%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.79%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.79%) VBScript
14 1 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.40%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 115 (45.45%) Security Cleared
2 97 (38.34%) SC Cleared
3 18 (7.11%) CISSP
4 16 (6.32%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (5.93%) CISM
6 14 (5.53%) Degree
6 14 (5.53%) DV Cleared
7 10 (3.95%) Azure Certification
8 9 (3.56%) CCIE
9 8 (3.16%) RHCE
10 7 (2.77%) CCNP
10 7 (2.77%) JNCIE
11 5 (1.98%) AWS Certification
11 5 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (1.98%) MCSE
11 5 (1.98%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.98%) PMP
12 4 (1.58%) PMI Certification
13 3 (1.19%) GIAC
14 2 (0.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.28%) NIST
2 19 (7.51%) GDPR
3 18 (7.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (5.53%) QA
5 13 (5.14%) NCSC
6 6 (2.37%) Data Quality
6 6 (2.37%) GRC
7 5 (1.98%) PCI DSS
8 4 (1.58%) Accessibility
9 3 (1.19%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.40%) OpenSCAP
10 1 (0.40%) PMO
10 1 (0.40%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (10.28%) Active Directory
2 25 (9.88%) Docker
3 7 (2.77%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.79%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 42 (16.60%) Terraform
2 35 (13.83%) Kubernetes
3 17 (6.72%) Ansible
4 8 (3.16%) Grafana
4 8 (3.16%) Prometheus
5 5 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.58%) Istio
6 4 (1.58%) Rancher
7 2 (0.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.79%) CA Wily
7 2 (0.79%) CASB
7 2 (0.79%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.40%) Fluentd
8 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.40%) Packer
8 1 (0.40%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.40%) SCOM
Vendors
1 51 (20.16%) Microsoft
2 21 (8.30%) Oracle
3 17 (6.72%) ServiceNow
4 13 (5.14%) Red Hat
5 12 (4.74%) BeyondTrust
5 12 (4.74%) CyberArk
6 10 (3.95%) VMware
7 8 (3.16%) Databricks
8 7 (2.77%) Google
9 4 (1.58%) AppDynamics
9 4 (1.58%) BiZZdesign
9 4 (1.58%) Cisco
9 4 (1.58%) IBM
9 4 (1.58%) SAP
10 3 (1.19%) Fortinet
11 2 (0.79%) CheckPoint
11 2 (0.79%) Dynatrace
11 2 (0.79%) MuleSoft
11 2 (0.79%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.79%) Salesforce