Docker Job Trends in the East Midlands
Docker
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Docker skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 119 | 86 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | -11 | -25 |
| Permanent jobs citing Docker | 62 | 66 | 86 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 0.92% | 2.85% | 2.41% |
| As % of the System Software category | 18.67% | 24.18% | 24.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 12 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £49,000 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £52,188 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £57,500 | £51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.69% | +12.20% | -18.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £64,688 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £71,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.93% | +1.43% | -3.45% |
All System Software Skills
East Midlands
Docker falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in the East Midlands.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 332 | 273 | 354 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 4.92% | 11.81% | 9.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 261 | 193 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £25,075 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £26,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £32,500 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.46% | -23.53% | -19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £40,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £55,000 | £71,250 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
Docker Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Docker relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Docker Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Docker.
Docker Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Docker in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Docker Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Docker within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire | -21 | 27 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | +3 | 18 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 13 |
| Derbyshire | -23 | 9 | £50,000 | -9.09% | |
| Northamptonshire | -38 | 6 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | -20 | 1 | £37,500 | - | |
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Docker Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2 | Hyper-V | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2 | VMware Infrastructure | 3.2% | 2 |