Open Source
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Open Source skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 167 | 114 | 147 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | +33 | +82 |
| Permanent jobs citing Open Source | 34 | 78 | 43 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 0.86% | 1.62% | 1.14% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.96% | 1.98% | 1.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 47 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,015 | £37,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £39,266 | £37,414 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.78% | -5.26% | -15.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £61,000 | £65,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,875 | £82,500 | £88,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £67,500 | £58,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.38% | +5.45% | -2.22% |
All Process and 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 requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 3,552 | 3,943 | 3,584 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 90.22% | 81.80% | 94.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,473 | 2,079 | 2,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £31,250 | £31,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,500 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.91% | - | -3.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Open Source.
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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for jobs citing Open Source in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
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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 16 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | -26 | 33 | £57,500 | -0.86% | 11 |
| Buckinghamshire | -15 | 1 | £55,000 | +29.41% | |
| Open Source South East |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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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