The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring CoreOS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CoreOS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
CoreOS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
4,086
5,803
9,694
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
13.96%
13.32%
16.24%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,693
3,912
6,828
10th Percentile
£200
£185
£190
25th Percentile
£320
£300
£331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£469
£505
Median % change year-on-year
+1.28%
-7.13%
+1.00%
75th Percentile
£594
£588
£638
90th Percentile
£699
£700
£719
UK excluding London median daily rate
£450
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
-
-5.26%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
179
396
416
10th Percentile
£16.22
£12.75
£14.25
25th Percentile
£18.11
£15.44
£17.75
Median hourly rate
£24.18
£22.00
£39.30
Median % change year-on-year
+9.91%
-44.02%
+74.67%
75th Percentile
£62.50
£60.00
£65.00
90th Percentile
£68.00
£70.00
£75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£22.94
£22.00
£31.25
% change year-on-year
+4.26%
-29.60%
+56.25%
CoreOS Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CoreOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
CoreOS Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CoreOS.
CoreOS Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing CoreOS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads with a requirement for CoreOS.
CoreOS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
