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 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 | 34 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,212 | 3,914 | 5,528 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.16% | 6.96% | 6.27% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.26% | 43.18% | 42.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,475 | 2,679 | 3,720 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £406 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £465 |
| 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 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £548 | £525 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.29% | +2.94% | +13.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 115 | 161 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.55 | £35.00 | £33.00 |
| 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 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £69.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.73 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.60% | +15.45% |
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 | 5,781 | 9,064 | 13,028 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.50% | 16.11% | 14.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,916 | 6,314 | 8,892 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £336 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £718 | £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 | 403 | 388 | 585 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.61 | £13.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.74 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +93.18% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £37.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +87.50% | +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 28 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 28 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 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 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 | 1,918 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,201 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 1,246 | £548 | +4.29% | 882 |
| London | -16 | 796 | £550 | -12.00% | 384 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 666 | £535 | -4.46% | 580 |
| South East | 0 | 429 | £535 | +1.90% | 239 |
| South West | -4 | 228 | £575 | +4.55% | 170 |
| North of England | -6 | 189 | £500 | -6.32% | 141 |
| Scotland | -7 | 149 | £525 | - | 71 |
| Midlands | +9 | 140 | £550 | +1.85% | 123 |
| East of England | -4 | 113 | £550 | +15.79% | 139 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 109 | £500 | -9.09% | 52 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 95 | £550 | - | 68 |
| North West | -37 | 67 | £450 | -14.29% | 80 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 44 | £500 | +10.02% | 55 |
| Wales | +6 | 28 | £563 | +7.24% | 17 |
| North East | -2 | 13 | £575 | +6.98% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 4 | - | - | 7 |
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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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