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 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 32 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -4 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 5,786 | 7,108 | 14,673 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.84% | 7.08% | 9.18% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 41.46% | 44.28% | 48.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,817 | 4,443 | 6,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,000 | £35,080 |
| 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 | £83,750 | £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 | 13,954 | 16,054 | 30,307 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.09% | 16.00% | 18.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,737 | 10,834 | 16,632 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,000 | £26,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,500 |
| 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 | £92,500 | £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.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
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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 14 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 | +5 | 5,092 | £56,000 | -13.85% | 1,242 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 4,302 | £52,500 | - | 877 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 2,218 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 614 |
| London | -5 | 1,291 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 390 |
| South East | -2 | 1,176 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 241 |
| South West | +2 | 844 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 190 |
| North of England | +19 | 832 | £50,000 | - | 142 |
| North West | +23 | 523 | £53,847 | +2.57% | 80 |
| Midlands | +17 | 492 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 123 |
| East of England | +11 | 423 | £53,250 | -7.39% | 125 |
| Scotland | -40 | 358 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 58 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 284 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 254 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 51 |
| West Midlands | -15 | 208 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 57 |
| Wales | +28 | 133 | £48,750 | -4.88% | 13 |
| North East | -14 | 55 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 45 | £55,000 | +5.77% | 6 |
| 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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