Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring OLE skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 142 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing OLE | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley | - | - | 0.12% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | - | 0.81% |
| 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 |
| South East median daily rate | - | - | £282 |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 355 | 343 | 371 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 16.72% | 18.06% | 15.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 245 | 234 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £357 | £385 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £426 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £575 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.30% | +13.86% | -8.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £674 | £675 |
| South East median daily rate | £480 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.57% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32.14 | £55.31 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £38.72 | £59.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £81.00 | £50.87 | £79.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.22% | -35.81% | +4.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £63.46 | £90.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.70 | £70.31 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £62.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.00% | -10.71% | +7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OLE relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing OLE.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing OLE.
