Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Linux over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 33 | 32 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -1 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 5,861 | 6,898 | 15,279 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.71% | 7.09% | 9.15% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 41.91% | 44.02% | 48.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,834 | 4,278 | 6,655 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,000 | £35,950 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +4.17% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £83,438 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £105,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 13,986 | 15,669 | 31,425 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.63% | 16.10% | 18.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,693 | 10,509 | 16,510 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £71,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £92,000 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux.
Linux
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Linux
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +4 | 5,173 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 1,201 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 4,377 | £52,500 | - | 882 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 2,238 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 580 |
| London | -8 | 1,290 | £75,000 | -5.06% | 384 |
| South East | -2 | 1,197 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 239 |
| South West | +4 | 872 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 170 |
| North of England | +16 | 827 | £50,000 | - | 141 |
| North West | +22 | 526 | £52,500 | - | 80 |
| Midlands | +24 | 518 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 123 |
| East of England | +13 | 436 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 139 |
| Scotland | -44 | 351 | £51,000 | -7.27% | 71 |
| East Midlands | +34 | 299 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 55 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 244 | £47,500 | -4.04% | 52 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 219 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 68 |
| Wales | +22 | 131 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 17 |
| North East | -10 | 57 | £52,500 | +25.75% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | -10 | 44 | £52,500 | +1.94% | 7 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | £43,000 | - |
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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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