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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 25 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +5 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,175 | 3,953 | 5,490 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.11% | 6.99% | 6.27% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.08% | 43.19% | 42.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,444 | 2,713 | 3,676 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £410 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £583 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.39% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £540 | £525 | £509 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.86% | +3.14% | +13.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 115 | 165 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.70 | £30.50 | £33.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.75 | £50.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.04% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £71.28 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +23.08% |
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 | 5,712 | 9,152 | 12,965 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.43% | 16.18% | 14.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,870 | 6,376 | 8,821 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £334 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.05% | +0.05% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £470 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.26% | +10.59% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 401 | 404 | 591 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.08 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.78 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £40.30 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.16% | +79.09% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £31.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.00% | +56.25% | +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 23 May 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 23 May 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 23 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 |
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| England | -7 | 1,885 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,145 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 1,212 | £540 | +2.86% | 844 |
| London | -14 | 794 | £550 | -12.00% | 369 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 662 | £534 | -5.49% | 579 |
| South East | -3 | 409 | £530 | +0.95% | 219 |
| South West | -8 | 206 | £563 | +2.27% | 166 |
| North of England | -11 | 190 | £485 | -9.13% | 129 |
| Scotland | -8 | 148 | £550 | +4.76% | 71 |
| Midlands | +4 | 122 | £539 | -0.23% | 130 |
| East of England | +1 | 115 | £550 | +15.79% | 129 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 110 | £500 | -9.09% | 51 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 77 | £550 | - | 75 |
| North West | -42 | 67 | £450 | -14.29% | 72 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 44 | £505 | +12.29% | 55 |
| Wales | +13 | 28 | £563 | +7.24% | 15 |
| North East | -5 | 13 | £575 | +5.75% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 4 | - | - | 8 |
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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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