Red Hat Job Trends in the Midlands
Red Hat
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring knowledge or experience of Red Hat products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Red Hat over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Red Hat, Inc.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 260 | 187 | 229 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | +42 | -16 |
| Permanent jobs citing Red Hat | 20 | 33 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.13% | 0.60% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.56% | 1.37% | 1.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 6 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £52,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.09% | +4.55% | -6.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £58,750 | £59,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | - | £60,000 |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | - | +12.00% |
All Vendors
Midlands
Red Hat falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the Midlands.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 3,580 | 2,401 | 2,924 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 22.61% | 43.53% | 31.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,378 | 1,240 | 1,254 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £27,000 | £28,822 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £31,250 | £35,700 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £62,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,818 | £76,035 | £78,188 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £51,250 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.32% | -10.87% | - |
Red Hat Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Red Hat relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Red Hat Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Red Hat.
Red Hat Salary Histogram in the Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Hat in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Red Hat 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 Red Hat within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | -38 | 13 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -53 | 7 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 2 |
| Red Hat England |
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Red Hat 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.
Vendors
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1 | Oracle | 50.0% | 10 |
| 3 | OutSystems | 35.0% | 7 |
| 4 | VMware | 5.0% | 1 |