The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Open Source Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Open Source Development over the 6 months leading up to 27 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Open Source Development 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.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
51,121
85,992
93,725
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK
93.75%
84.40%
95.56%
Number of salaries quoted
25,076
60,364
55,438
10th Percentile
£29,000
£29,250
£34,000
25th Percentile
£41,250
£40,000
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£55,000
£61,000
Median % change year-on-year
+4.55%
-9.84%
+1.67%
75th Percentile
£75,000
£72,500
£81,250
90th Percentile
£97,500
£92,500
£100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary
£51,645
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+3.29%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Open Source Development Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Open Source Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Open Source Development Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Open Source Development.
Open Source Development Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Open Source Development within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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.
Open Source Development Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 May 2025, job vacancies citing Open Source Development 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 with a requirement for Open Source Development.
Open Source Development Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
