Docker Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire
Docker
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire citing Docker skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 41 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -12 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Docker | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire | 4.62% | 3.00% | 1.77% |
| As % of the System Software category | 48.00% | 34.62% | 12.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £366 | £382 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £407 | £422 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £402 | £422 | £467 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.74% | -9.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £429 | £502 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £433 | £523 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £402 | £422 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.74% | -16.44% | +1.00% |
All System Software Skills
Northamptonshire
Docker falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing system software skills in Northamptonshire.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing system software skills | 25 | 26 | 32 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northamptonshire | 9.62% | 8.67% | 14.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 24 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £265 | £369 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £398 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £425 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.77% | -5.67% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £402 | £473 | £498 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £489 | £529 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £402 | £410 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.95% | +2.50% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £23.10 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £24.20 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +21.68% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £25.30 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £25.75 | £25.15 | £21.26 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.39% | +18.30% | +19.98% |
Docker Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Docker relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
Docker Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Docker.
Docker Daily Rate Histogram in Northamptonshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Docker in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 9 November 2026.
Docker Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Docker within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 9 November 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 Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | +26 | 12 | £402 | -4.74% | 6 |
| Docker East Midlands |
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Docker Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 | CI/CD | 91.7% | 11 |
| 2 | Containerisation | 75.0% | 9 |
| 2 | Event-Driven | 75.0% | 9 |
| 4 | Microservices | 66.7% | 8 |
| 5 | Event-Driven Architecture | 58.3% | 7 |
| 6 | Identity Access Management | 50.0% | 6 |
| 6 | Observability | 50.0% | 6 |
| 8 | Code Quality | 41.7% | 5 |
| 8 | DevOps | 41.7% | 5 |
| 8 | TDD | 41.7% | 5 |
| 11 | Agile | 33.3% | 4 |
| 11 | Test Automation | 33.3% | 4 |
| 11 | Validation | 33.3% | 4 |
| 14 | API Development | 25.0% | 3 |
| 14 | Deployment Automation | 25.0% | 3 |
| 16 | AI | 16.7% | 2 |
| 16 | Continuous Improvement | 16.7% | 2 |
| 16 | Mentoring | 16.7% | 2 |
| 16 | Performance Optimisation | 16.7% | 2 |
| 16 | Technical Leadership | 16.7% | 2 |