Varnish Contract Job Trends

Varnish
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing Varnish skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 699 575 -
Rank change year-on-year -124 - -
Contract jobs citing Varnish 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.004% 0.006% -
As % of the System Software category 0.035% 0.046% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £403 -
25th Percentile £350 £407 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £428 -
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% - -
75th Percentile £450 £462 -
90th Percentile - £474 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - £455 -

All System Software Skills
UK

Varnish falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing system software skills.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing system software skills 5,714 4,328 4,288
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 10.23% 12.30% 11.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,787 2,805 2,747
10th Percentile £238 £213 £213
25th Percentile £400 £393 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £590 £613
90th Percentile £688 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £487 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +2.53% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 137 89
10th Percentile £16.25 £15.50 £18.02
25th Percentile £25.75 £19.00 £21.46
Median hourly rate £62.50 £27.50 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year +127.27% -27.63% -19.16%
75th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £92.08 £88.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.48 £56.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +12.35% +13.00% +25.00%

Varnish Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Varnish relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Varnish job vacancy trend in the UK

Varnish Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Varnish.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Varnish

Varnish Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Varnish.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Varnish

Varnish Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Varnish within the UK over the 6 months to 12 November 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
Work from Home - 2 £400 - 3
London - 2 £400 - 4
England - 2 £400 - 6

Varnish Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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.

System Software

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Postfix50.0%1