Red Hat
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring knowledge or experience of Red Hat products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Red Hat over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, 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 Red Hat, Inc.
| 6 months to 20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 190 | 158 | 171 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +13 | +72 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Red Hat | 187 | 247 | 312 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 1.22% | 1.36% | 1.42% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 2.53% | 3.15% | 3.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 116 | 157 | 223 |
| 10th Percentile | £348 | £350 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -5.45% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £596 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £672 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £512 | £585 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | -12.52% | +1.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £62.30 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £70.63 | £25.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £74.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.11% | +40.95% | -34.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £74.58 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.75 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £68.00 | £74.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.11% | +40.95% | -28.08% |
All Vendors
UK excluding London
Red Hat 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 requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the UK excluding London.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 7,398 | 7,853 | 10,078 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 48.12% | 43.17% | 45.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,521 | 4,755 | 6,559 |
| 10th Percentile | £217 | £218 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £386 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £690 | £680 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 618 | 704 | 491 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.75 | £14.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.84 | £15.15 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.29 | £27.50 | £32.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.58% | -14.86% | +63.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £61.38 | £58.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.65 | £70.00 | £72.33 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £28.00 | £39.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.18% | -29.65% | +80.91% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Red Hat as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Red Hat.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Red Hat in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Red Hat.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Red Hat in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 August 2025.
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DemandTrendContract 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 Red Hat within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| South East | -12 | 57 | £527 | -0.89% | 25 |
| North of England | +13 | 56 | £500 | -3.38% | 22 |
| North West | +11 | 25 | £393 | -27.72% | 12 |
| South West | -11 | 24 | £500 | -4.76% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 22 | £513 | -0.97% | 5 |
| Midlands | -44 | 19 | £500 | -13.19% | 10 |
| Scotland | -22 | 17 | £535 | +29.64% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 12 | £556 | -11.71% | 6 |
| North East | - | 9 | £550 | - | 5 |
| East of England | +1 | 8 | £368 | -33.18% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 7 | £475 | +5.79% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £350 | - | 8 |
| Wales | +10 | 3 | - | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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