Open Source Job Trends in Wales

Open Source
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Open Source skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 77 82
Rank change year-on-year +9 +5 +18
Permanent jobs citing Open Source 1 8 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.12% 0.52% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.79% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 0 7 12
10th Percentile - £67,788 £58,850
25th Percentile - £70,000 £59,881
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £75,400 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +16.00% +23.81%
75th Percentile - £84,800 £70,954
90th Percentile - £90,000 -
UK median annual salary £73,000 £65,465 £70,000
% change year-on-year +11.51% -6.48% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 683 1,007 954
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 82.59% 65.82% 95.69%
Number of salaries quoted 511 649 743
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,875 £35,700 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £47,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.19% +4.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,660 £72,276
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Open Source
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Open Source in Wales

Open Source
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Open Source.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Open Source

Open Source
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Open Source within the Wales region over the 6 months to 17 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
South Wales +9 1 - - 1
Open Source
UK

Open Source
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Software Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207