Zipkin
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Zipkin skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 515 | 580 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +65 | +197 |
| Contract jobs citing Zipkin | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.003% | 0.026% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | - | 0.021% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £384 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £392 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -21.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £401 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £392 | - |
All Systems Management Skills
UK
Zipkin 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 | 5,719 | 4,716 | 5,663 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.72% | 14.84% | 13.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,928 | 3,044 | 4,046 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £291 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.33% | -6.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £643 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £738 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -2.00% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 121 | 66 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.75 | £15.36 | £16.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.82 | £21.10 | £21.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £24.84 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +111.35% | -46.21% | +31.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £49.05 | £68.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £74.22 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.00 | £24.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +123.33% | -47.64% | +23.15% |
Zipkin
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Zipkin relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Zipkin
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Zipkin.
