DevOps Contracts in the Thames Valley

DevOps
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for DevOps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited DevOps over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 13 23
Rank change year-on-year +4 +10 -13
Contract jobs citing DevOps 304 299 271
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 11.53% 10.45% 7.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.40% 11.51% 8.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 221 199
10th Percentile £450 £425 £413
25th Percentile £500 £510 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £688 £715 £650
South East median daily rate £568 £585 £538
% change year-on-year -2.99% +8.84% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 6 1
10th Percentile £56.65 £73.21 -
25th Percentile £61.60 £75.17 -
Median hourly rate £83.77 £77.43 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% +46.09% -
75th Percentile £87.46 £79.19 -
90th Percentile £87.53 - -
South East median hourly rate £83.77 £77.43 £35.00
% change year-on-year +8.18% +121.23% -33.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

DevOps is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,268 2,598 3,198
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 86.01% 90.78% 89.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,245 1,766 2,158
10th Percentile £213 £319 £235
25th Percentile £375 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £485
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +4.12% +7.78%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £579
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £510 £501 £500
% change year-on-year +1.90% +0.10% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 69 89
10th Percentile £14.09 £16.25 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £24.50 £12.25
Median hourly rate £46.25 £52.50 £17.42
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% +201.38% -17.24%
75th Percentile £64.42 £73.59 £24.42
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £63.27
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £52.50 £21.72
% change year-on-year -9.52% +141.77% -21.04%

DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing DevOps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for DevOps in the Thames Valley

DevOps
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DevOps in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for DevOps in the Thames Valley

DevOps
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DevOps in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for DevOps in the Thames Valley

DevOps
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DevOps in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for DevOps in the Thames Valley

DevOps
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DevOps in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for DevOps in the Thames Valley

DevOps
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DevOps within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 31 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +2 273 £603 +5.70% 30
Buckinghamshire -5 19 £550 -8.33% 30
Oxfordshire +6 12 £450 -25.00% 14
DevOps
South East

DevOps
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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (6.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.32%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.99%) Confluence
4 2 (0.66%) Apache
4 2 (0.66%) CMS
4 2 (0.66%) Headless CMS
4 2 (0.66%) Kentico
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.33%) Appian
5 1 (0.33%) Jadu
5 1 (0.33%) JBoss
5 1 (0.33%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 11 (3.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (5.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 8 (2.63%) Oracle EBS
2 8 (2.63%) Oracle EBS R12
2 8 (2.63%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.33%) Maximo
4 1 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 186 (61.18%) Azure
2 88 (28.95%) Azure DevOps
3 55 (18.09%) Azure Monitor
4 48 (15.79%) AWS
5 46 (15.13%) Entra ID
6 27 (8.88%) OpenShift
7 25 (8.22%) Azure Data Factory
7 25 (8.22%) Serverless
8 24 (7.89%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 22 (7.24%) Azure Functions
10 21 (6.91%) Microsoft 365
11 20 (6.58%) Azure Storage
12 16 (5.26%) PaaS
13 13 (4.28%) Azure API Management
13 13 (4.28%) Power Platform
14 11 (3.62%) GCP
15 8 (2.63%) Azure Logic Apps
16 7 (2.30%) Azure Key Vault
16 7 (2.30%) IaaS
17 6 (1.97%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 55 (18.09%) Firewall
2 30 (9.87%) Intrusion Detection
3 22 (7.24%) DNS
4 20 (6.58%) DHCP
5 7 (2.30%) VSAN
6 5 (1.64%) Network Security
7 4 (1.32%) VPN
8 2 (0.66%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (8.55%) PostgreSQL
2 22 (7.24%) NoSQL
3 12 (3.95%) Elasticsearch
3 12 (3.95%) Oracle Database
3 12 (3.95%) Oracle Database 11g
4 9 (2.96%) Power BI
5 7 (2.30%) Relational Database
5 7 (2.30%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.32%) Big Data
6 4 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.32%) MySQL
6 4 (1.32%) SSDT
7 2 (0.66%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.66%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.66%) Tableau
8 1 (0.33%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.33%) Impala
8 1 (0.33%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 44 (14.47%) Selenium
2 41 (13.49%) Git
3 33 (10.86%) Jenkins
4 26 (8.55%) Cucumber
5 25 (8.22%) JIRA
6 24 (7.89%) REST Assured
6 24 (7.89%) SonarQube
7 15 (4.93%) GitLab
8 8 (2.63%) Visual Studio
9 7 (2.30%) Oracle Forms
10 6 (1.97%) Postman
11 5 (1.64%) SpecFlow
12 4 (1.32%) Visual Studio Code
13 3 (0.99%) Robot Framework
14 2 (0.66%) Maven
14 2 (0.66%) SoapUI
15 1 (0.33%) JUnit
15 1 (0.33%) LoadRunner
15 1 (0.33%) NUnit
15 1 (0.33%) TeamCity
General
1 91 (29.93%) Social Skills
2 68 (22.37%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (8.55%) Public Sector
4 21 (6.91%) Law
5 18 (5.92%) Finance
6 13 (4.28%) Police
7 7 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.32%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.66%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.66%) Retail
11 1 (0.33%) Automotive
11 1 (0.33%) Banking
11 1 (0.33%) Billing
11 1 (0.33%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (0.33%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.33%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 81 (26.64%) Developer
2 45 (14.80%) Architect
3 34 (11.18%) Security Architect
4 32 (10.53%) Senior
5 27 (8.88%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 23 (7.57%) Analyst
6 23 (7.57%) Full Stack Developer
7 22 (7.24%) Azure Developer
8 20 (6.58%) Active Directory Support
9 17 (5.59%) Java Engineer
10 15 (4.93%) DevOps Engineer
10 15 (4.93%) Site Engineer
10 15 (4.93%) Site Reliability Engineer
11 14 (4.61%) Active Directory Specialist
11 14 (4.61%) Azure Engineer
11 14 (4.61%) Azure Specialist
11 14 (4.61%) Consultant
11 14 (4.61%) Lead
11 14 (4.61%) Support Specialist
12 13 (4.28%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (12.50%) ARM Templates
2 27 (8.88%) REST
3 26 (8.55%) React
4 25 (8.22%) Java EE
5 17 (5.59%) .NET
6 13 (4.28%) Itk
6 13 (4.28%) Kafka
7 8 (2.63%) HTML
8 7 (2.30%) CSS
8 7 (2.30%) YAML
9 6 (1.97%) AngularJS
9 6 (1.97%) Node.js
10 5 (1.64%) XML
11 4 (1.32%) Elastic Stack
11 4 (1.32%) SOAP
11 4 (1.32%) Web Services
12 3 (0.99%) ASP.NET
12 3 (0.99%) DOM
12 3 (0.99%) GraphQL
12 3 (0.99%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.88%) Cloud Native
2 22 (7.24%) Product Ownership
3 20 (6.58%) PKI
3 20 (6.58%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.95%) Robotics
5 8 (2.63%) Client/Server
6 6 (1.97%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.64%) IoT
8 2 (0.66%) CSOC
8 2 (0.66%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (0.66%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.66%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.33%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.33%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.33%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.33%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.33%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.33%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 42 (13.82%) Linux
2 37 (12.17%) Windows
3 35 (11.51%) Windows Server
4 26 (8.55%) Windows Server 2016
4 26 (8.55%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (2.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.33%) Android
6 1 (0.33%) Solaris
6 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (42.11%) Agile
2 85 (27.96%) CI/CD
3 65 (21.38%) Infrastructure as Code
4 60 (19.74%) Software Engineering
5 59 (19.41%) Test Automation
6 49 (16.12%) Problem-Solving
7 42 (13.82%) Microservices
8 41 (13.49%) Containerisation
9 39 (12.83%) Technical Leadership
10 37 (12.17%) Cybersecurity
11 34 (11.18%) Continuous Integration
12 32 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
12 32 (10.53%) Release Management
13 31 (10.20%) Change Management
14 30 (9.87%) SDLC
15 28 (9.21%) Analytics
15 28 (9.21%) Stakeholder Management
15 28 (9.21%) Unit Testing
16 26 (8.55%) Scrum
16 26 (8.55%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 47 (15.46%) Python
2 46 (15.13%) Java
3 41 (13.49%) C#
4 39 (12.83%) PowerShell
5 28 (9.21%) VBScript
6 24 (7.89%) SQL
7 22 (7.24%) Bicep
8 20 (6.58%) VB
9 19 (6.25%) C
10 14 (4.61%) JavaScript
11 12 (3.95%) PL/SQL
12 11 (3.62%) C++
13 6 (1.97%) PHP
14 4 (1.32%) Bash
15 3 (0.99%) Go
15 3 (0.99%) Ruby
15 3 (0.99%) T-SQL
16 1 (0.33%) Fortran
16 1 (0.33%) Scala
16 1 (0.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 134 (44.08%) Security Cleared
2 80 (26.32%) SC Cleared
3 74 (24.34%) DV Cleared
4 31 (10.20%) Degree
5 20 (6.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (0.99%) Azure Certification
6 3 (0.99%) CCNP
6 3 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (0.99%) MCSE
6 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.66%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.66%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
7 2 (0.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 2 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.66%) PMP
8 1 (0.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.93%) QA
2 6 (1.97%) PMO
3 4 (1.32%) NCSC
3 4 (1.32%) NIST
4 1 (0.33%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.33%) GDPR
4 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.33%) SLA
System Software
1 45 (14.80%) Active Directory
2 29 (9.54%) Docker
3 24 (7.89%) Virtual Machines
4 20 (6.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 20 (6.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (2.30%) vCloud
5 7 (2.30%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.99%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.33%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 75 (24.67%) Kubernetes
2 37 (12.17%) Terraform
3 35 (11.51%) Ansible
4 21 (6.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 21 (6.91%) SCOM
4 21 (6.91%) WSUS
5 20 (6.58%) Microsoft Intune
5 20 (6.58%) SCCM
6 18 (5.92%) Istio
7 14 (4.61%) Prometheus
8 13 (4.28%) Argo
8 13 (4.28%) Grafana
9 12 (3.95%) Docker Swarm
9 12 (3.95%) Podman
10 11 (3.62%) Kibana
11 9 (2.96%) Rancher
12 7 (2.30%) vCenter Server
13 4 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
14 2 (0.66%) Kustomize
15 1 (0.33%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 64 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 33 (10.86%) Oracle
3 23 (7.57%) VMware
4 10 (3.29%) Google
5 4 (1.32%) ServiceNow
6 3 (0.99%) SAP
7 2 (0.66%) Atmel
7 2 (0.66%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.33%) ArcSight
8 1 (0.33%) BMC
8 1 (0.33%) Cadence
8 1 (0.33%) Citrix
8 1 (0.33%) Databricks
8 1 (0.33%) IBM
8 1 (0.33%) Remedy
8 1 (0.33%) TIBCO