Open Source Job Trends in the Midlands
Open Source
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands citing Open Source skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 274 | 208 | 202 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -66 | -6 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs citing Open Source | 21 | 16 | 62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.13% | 0.29% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.18% | 0.34% | 0.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 15 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,495 | £48,165 | £44,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,735 | £54,375 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,742 | £72,500 | £65,465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.09% | +10.75% | -6.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,312 | £76,656 | £74,144 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,148 | £82,936 | £79,263 |
| England median annual salary | £82,000 | £73,000 | £69,308 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.33% | +5.33% | -0.99% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands
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 citing process or methodology skills in the Midlands.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 11,366 | 4,769 | 7,179 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 71.35% | 86.36% | 81.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,996 | 2,830 | 3,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £31,750 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £52,449 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.20% | +4.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £63,688 | £66,038 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £79,590 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Open Source relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Open Source Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Open Source.
Open Source Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Open Source in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 October 2026.
Open Source Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Open Source within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | -47 | 13 | £74,830 | +3.21% | |
| East Midlands | -39 | 8 | £39,194 | -42.68% | |
| Open Source England |
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Open Source Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 61.9% | 13 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 38.1% | 8 |
| 3 | Coaching | 28.6% | 6 |
| 3 | ERP | 28.6% | 6 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Engagement | 28.6% | 6 |
| 3 | Technical Architecture | 28.6% | 6 |
| 7 | Mentoring | 23.8% | 5 |
| 7 | TDD | 23.8% | 5 |
| 7 | Technical Leadership | 23.8% | 5 |
| 10 | AI | 19.0% | 4 |
| 10 | Cybersecurity | 19.0% | 4 |
| 10 | Digital Forensics | 19.0% | 4 |
| 10 | Microservices | 19.0% | 4 |
| 10 | Migration | 19.0% | 4 |
| 15 | Availability Management | 14.3% | 3 |
| 15 | CI/CD | 14.3% | 3 |
| 15 | Culture Change | 14.3% | 3 |
| 15 | Data Protection | 14.3% | 3 |
| 15 | DevOps | 14.3% | 3 |
| 15 | Information Security | 14.3% | 3 |