The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring OpenStack skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
OpenStack falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Manchester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills
159
270
201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester
6.81%
6.97%
7.81%
Number of salaries quoted
122
134
188
10th Percentile
£29,500
£30,950
£32,350
25th Percentile
£35,125
£38,750
£38,084
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£52,000
£58,000
Median % change year-on-year
-3.85%
-10.34%
+16.00%
75th Percentile
£60,000
£63,750
£74,250
90th Percentile
£70,000
£75,691
£84,056
North West median annual salary
£49,000
£47,500
£47,500
% change year-on-year
+3.16%
-
+5.56%
OpenStack Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OpenStack relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
OpenStack Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing OpenStack.
OpenStack Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, job vacancies citing OpenStack also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for OpenStack.
OpenStack Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:
