The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
42
75
71
Rank change year-on-year
+33
-4
+25
Permanent jobs citing Open Source
1
3
5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
306
707
745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
90.27%
82.69%
94.78%
Number of salaries quoted
241
608
551
10th Percentile
£30,500
£28,750
£28,750
25th Percentile
£40,000
£32,500
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£54,000
£45,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+20.00%
-10.00%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£62,500
£61,250
£70,000
90th Percentile
£73,750
£72,500
£80,000
Hampshire median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£53,750
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
-6.98%
+0.23%
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Open Source Salary Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Open Source in Southampton.
Open Source Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 4 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 Southampton region with a requirement for Open Source.
Open Source Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
