Docker Swarm
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Docker Swarm skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 580 | 522 | 584 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | +62 | +85 |
| Contract jobs citing Docker Swarm | 16 | 3 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.041% | 0.010% | 0.045% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.26% | 0.064% | 0.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £521 | £475 |
| 25th Percentile | £460 | £534 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £563 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.53% | -6.25% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £566 | £584 | £719 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £594 | £733 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -4.00% |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
Docker Swarm falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 6,084 | 4,682 | 5,551 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.58% | 15.13% | 12.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,203 | 3,032 | 3,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £738 | £723 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 125 | 60 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.73 | £15.22 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.82 | £21.05 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £25.50 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +96.08% | -44.78% | +11.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £52.19 | £62.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.60 | £70.44 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.00 | £24.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +125.00% | -48.03% | +19.95% |
Docker Swarm
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Docker Swarm relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Docker Swarm
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Docker Swarm.
Docker Swarm
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Docker Swarm over the 6 months to 4 February 2026.
Docker Swarm
Top 9 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Docker Swarm within the UK over the 6 months to 4 February 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -69 | 13 | £506 | -10.13% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 6 | £550 | -8.33% | 9 |
| London | - | 5 | £492 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £550 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £550 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 3 | £500 | -11.11% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Docker Swarm
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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