The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent requiring Open Source skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Open Source over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Kent.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
629
1,225
1,104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent
87.73%
82.33%
95.83%
Number of salaries quoted
310
899
544
10th Percentile
£25,250
£25,000
£27,500
25th Percentile
£30,000
£30,500
£34,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,000
£42,500
£47,250
Median % change year-on-year
+5.88%
-10.05%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£57,500
£60,000
£60,800
90th Percentile
£70,000
£70,000
£72,500
South East median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
-9.09%
-
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Open Source Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Open Source in Kent.
Open Source Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, job vacancies citing Open Source also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Kent region with a requirement for Open Source.
Open Source Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:
