OpenWrt Job Trends in England

OpenWrt
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring OpenWrt skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 612 726 -
Rank change year-on-year +114 - -
Permanent jobs citing OpenWrt 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.007% 0.002% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.057% 0.012% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 £52,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +63.64% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £57,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £90,000 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year +63.64% - -

All Operating Systems
England

OpenWrt falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,280 8,132 8,326
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 12.17% 13.38% 17.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3,795 4,775 6,790
10th Percentile £26,875 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £50,000 £50,521
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% -1.03% -3.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,250 £86,250 £88,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -4.76%

OpenWrt
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OpenWrt relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

OpenWrt job vacancy trend in England

OpenWrt
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing OpenWrt.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing OpenWrt

OpenWrt
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OpenWrt within the England region over the 6 months to 5 November 2025. 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
East of England - 1 - - 203
London - 1 - - 268
South West - 1 £90,000 - 23
OpenWrt
UK

OpenWrt
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Broadband
1 2 (66.67%) DHCP
1 2 (66.67%) DOCSIS
1 2 (66.67%) DSL
1 2 (66.67%) GPON
1 2 (66.67%) IPv4
1 2 (66.67%) IPv6
1 2 (66.67%) PPP
1 2 (66.67%) RTP
1 2 (66.67%) TCP/IP
1 2 (66.67%) VoIP
1 2 (66.67%) WAN
1 2 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) Modbus
2 1 (33.33%) RS-485
2 1 (33.33%) VLAN
2 1 (33.33%) VPN
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Software Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Head of Technology
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) CCTV
2 1 (33.33%) Derivative
2 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) Debian
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Open Source
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Software Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Use Case
2 2 (66.67%) User Stories
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (33.33%) QMS
3 1 (33.33%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C
1 2 (66.67%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) iptables
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Ansible
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) Fortinet
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) MikroTik