Open Source Job Trends in the Thames Valley
Open Source
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley citing Open Source skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 180 | 171 | 127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -44 | +22 |
| Permanent jobs citing Open Source | 30 | 26 | 72 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 0.39% | 0.68% | 1.64% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.54% | 0.76% | 1.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 12 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,300 | £41,139 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £51,250 | £41,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £57,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +15.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £73,750 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | - | £92,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £61,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.56% | +21.64% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 5,556 | 3,442 | 3,673 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 71.82% | 90.08% | 83.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,934 | 1,509 | 1,787 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £34,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.02% | -14.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Open Source relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
Open Source Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Open Source.
Open Source Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for jobs citing Open Source in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Open Source Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Open Source within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | -6 | 18 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 16 |
| Oxfordshire | - | 10 | £80,000 | - | 21 |
| Buckinghamshire | -10 | 2 | £95,000 | +68.89% | 1 |
| Open Source South East |
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Open Source Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 | Software Engineering | 93.3% | 28 |
| 2 | AI | 60.0% | 18 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 53.3% | 16 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 36.7% | 11 |
| 5 | Computer Science | 33.3% | 10 |
| 5 | Data Engineering | 33.3% | 10 |
| 5 | Requirements Gathering | 33.3% | 10 |
| 5 | SDLC | 33.3% | 10 |
| 5 | User Experience | 33.3% | 10 |
| 5 | Workshop Facilitation | 33.3% | 10 |
| 11 | Business Analysis | 30.0% | 9 |
| 11 | Business Intelligence | 30.0% | 9 |
| 11 | Process Improvement | 30.0% | 9 |
| 14 | Agile | 20.0% | 6 |
| 14 | Data Science | 20.0% | 6 |
| 16 | DevOps | 16.7% | 5 |
| 16 | Mentoring | 16.7% | 5 |
| 18 | Information Governance | 13.3% | 4 |
| 18 | Machine Learning | 13.3% | 4 |
| 18 | Scrum | 13.3% | 4 |