Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 552 | 563 | 828 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +265 | -344 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 383 | 444 | 436 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.46% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.50% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 319 | 356 | 352 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,750 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £74,063 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £118,125 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | +6.83% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer.
Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Linux Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer 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 | +29 | 339 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 247 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 31 |
| Work from Home | -62 | 120 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 22 |
| London | +70 | 111 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 25 |
| South West | +2 | 63 | £52,500 | -2.33% | 5 |
| South East | -1 | 48 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 12 |
| East of England | -3 | 42 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 4 |
| Midlands | +5 | 40 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 3 |
| North of England | +28 | 36 | £52,500 | +23.53% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 26 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +45 | 15 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 14 | £65,000 | - | |
| North East | +4 | 11 | £58,000 | +28.89% | |
| North West | +10 | 10 | £52,500 | +5.53% | 3 |
| Scotland | -51 | 10 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 9 | £41,067 | - | 1 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Linux Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
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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