Open Source
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Open Source skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 91 | 108 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -16 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs citing Open Source | 7 | 18 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.58% | 0.78% | 1.44% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.65% | 0.98% | 1.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 14 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £53,762 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,625 | £60,321 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £79,225 | £91,934 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £79,600 | £92,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £72,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.57% | - | +6.06% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham
Open Source falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,074 | 1,833 | 1,312 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 89.50% | 79.35% | 94.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 744 | 1,041 | 1,080 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,895 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Open Source.
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Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Open Source in Birmingham over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: