Atlassian Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Atlassian
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London citing Atlassian products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Atlassian over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Atlassian Software Systems.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 393 | 311 | 224 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -82 | -87 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing Atlassian | 83 | 79 | 147 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.30% | 0.47% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.73% | 0.99% | 1.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 54 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £301 | £368 | £436 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £566 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.47% | -3.62% | +0.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £609 | £685 |
| 90th Percentile | £718 | £649 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £575 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | -8.00% | +7.99% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.69 | £71.88 | £37.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.57 | £74.69 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £81.25 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.31% | +16.07% | +13.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.75 | £89.69 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £93.63 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £68.00 | £81.25 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.31% | +16.07% | +16.67% |
All Vendors
UK excluding London
Atlassian falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in the UK excluding London.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 11,372 | 8,018 | 7,486 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 40.62% | 48.03% | 44.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,390 | 5,083 | 4,330 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £221 | £223 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £366 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £492 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.63% | -1.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £582 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £657 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,341 | 634 | 436 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.49 | £14.75 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.30 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £22.32 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.83% | -25.62% | -27.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | £38.81 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £24.05 | £25.11 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.22% | -22.74% | -25.71% |
Atlassian Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Atlassian relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Atlassian Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Atlassian.
Atlassian Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Atlassian in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Atlassian Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Atlassian.
Atlassian Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Atlassian within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | -39 | 27 | £450 | -10.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 25 | £450 | -10.00% | 3 |
| North of England | -67 | 18 | £584 | +3.73% | 8 |
| South West | -44 | 17 | £638 | +8.51% | 15 |
| Scotland | -7 | 11 | £600 | - | |
| Yorkshire | -36 | 10 | £608 | +5.65% | 2 |
| South East | -59 | 9 | £273 | -39.44% | 4 |
| North West | -38 | 8 | £462 | -16.00% | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £450 | - | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £472 | - | |
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Atlassian Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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.
Vendors
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 21.7% | 18 |
| 2 | VMware | 13.3% | 11 |
| 3 | SaltStack | 8.4% | 7 |
| 4 | Cisco | 4.8% | 4 |
| 5 | SAP | 3.6% | 3 |
| 5 | Sitecore | 3.6% | 3 |
| 7 | Jaspersoft | 2.4% | 2 |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 2.4% | 2 |
| 7 | SolarWinds | 2.4% | 2 |
| 10 | Salesforce | 1.2% | 1 |
| 10 | Workday | 1.2% | 1 |