Open Source
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 247 | 144 | 183 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -103 | +39 | +26 |
| Permanent jobs citing Open Source | 28 | 152 | 130 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 0.36% | 1.56% | 1.64% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.38% | 1.88% | 1.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 108 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,500 | £43,375 | £43,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £45,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,250 | £60,603 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.32% | -3.04% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,125 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £84,964 | £82,750 |
| England median annual salary | £73,000 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.31% | -13.33% | +7.14% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
North West
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 the North West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 7,439 | 8,102 | 7,611 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 95.53% | 83.02% | 95.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,086 | 6,153 | 3,968 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,943 | £27,750 | £30,807 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -12.00% | +4.17% |
Open Source
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Open Source
Salary Trend in the North West
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Open Source in the North West.
Open Source
Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Open Source in the North West over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
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Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Open Source within the North West region over the 6 months to 7 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | -37 | 25 | £67,626 | +22.96% | 52 |
| Lancashire | -68 | 2 | £63,103 | +3.10% | 23 |
| Merseyside | +34 | 1 | £67,500 | - | 2 |
| Open Source England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
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