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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -1 | -6 |
Permanent jobs citing Linux | 5,876 | 6,867 | 15,244 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.69% | 7.07% | 9.15% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 41.89% | 43.82% | 48.67% |
Number of salaries quoted | 3,834 | 4,257 | 6,611 |
10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,000 | £35,750 |
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 | £82,548 | £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 | 14,027 | 15,670 | 31,321 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.58% | 16.13% | 18.80% |
Number of salaries quoted | 10,693 | 10,460 | 16,389 |
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.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 29 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 29 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 | 5,189 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 1,179 |
UK excluding London | 0 | 4,390 | £52,500 | - | 865 |
Work from Home | 0 | 2,238 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 545 |
London | -6 | 1,293 | £75,000 | -3.25% | 377 |
South East | -2 | 1,201 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 233 |
South West | +4 | 870 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 166 |
North of England | +19 | 832 | £50,000 | - | 137 |
North West | +24 | 529 | £52,500 | - | 78 |
Midlands | +23 | 523 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 121 |
East of England | +13 | 437 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 139 |
Scotland | -44 | 352 | £51,000 | -7.27% | 70 |
East Midlands | +28 | 302 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 54 |
Yorkshire | +13 | 246 | £46,304 | -2.52% | 50 |
West Midlands | -2 | 221 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 67 |
Wales | +17 | 130 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 17 |
North East | -6 | 57 | £52,500 | +20.69% | 9 |
Northern Ireland | -9 | 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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