Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Linux over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,215 | 3,946 | 5,499 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.14% | 7.00% | 6.26% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.29% | 43.28% | 42.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,466 | 2,700 | 3,702 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £406 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | - | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £749 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £545 | £525 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.81% | +1.94% | +14.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 119 | 166 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | £44.35 | £25.75 | £32.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.75 | £50.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £55.45 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +17.22% | +10.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £67.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.04% | +15.00% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Linux is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,785 | 9,117 | 12,908 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.42% | 16.17% | 14.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,888 | 6,352 | 8,835 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.12% | +9.29% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 405 | 391 | 566 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.06 | £15.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £21.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +94.15% | +25.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.58 | £38.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.35% | +92.50% | +21.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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 |
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| England | -7 | 1,920 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,324 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 1,261 | £545 | +3.81% | 925 |
| London | -16 | 783 | £550 | -12.00% | 458 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 665 | £540 | -3.57% | 557 |
| South East | 0 | 434 | £535 | +1.90% | 239 |
| South West | -8 | 232 | £575 | +4.55% | 180 |
| North of England | -9 | 188 | £500 | -5.66% | 149 |
| Scotland | -7 | 148 | £516 | -1.67% | 79 |
| Midlands | +11 | 144 | £550 | +1.85% | 155 |
| East of England | -5 | 116 | £550 | +15.79% | 139 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 109 | £500 | -9.09% | 49 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 98 | £550 | - | 97 |
| North West | -41 | 66 | £450 | -14.29% | 91 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 45 | £503 | +4.69% | 58 |
| Wales | +4 | 29 | £551 | +4.95% | 13 |
| North East | -3 | 13 | £575 | +6.98% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 4 | - | - | 6 |
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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:
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