Apache Solr
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Apache Solr skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 521 | 561 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +40 | +118 |
| Contract jobs citing Apache Solr | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.020% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | - | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £391 | £494 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £538 | £514 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £630 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.19% | +17.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £661 | £694 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £669 | £730 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £656 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +5.00% |
All Application Platform Skills
UK
Apache Solr falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 3,993 | 3,482 | 4,271 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.75% | 11.53% | 9.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,755 | 2,166 | 2,866 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £255 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £380 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.01% | -4.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £613 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £713 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | - | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 115 | 69 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £17.00 | £13.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £22.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.21 | £41.91 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.08% | +61.19% | +17.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.44 | £64.50 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.60 | £66.00 | £68.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.21 | £48.82 | £23.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.26% | +104.46% | +16.46% |
Apache Solr
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Apache Solr relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Apache Solr
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Apache Solr.
Apache Solr
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Apache Solr.
