Linux Administrator
UK
The median Linux Administrator daily rate in the UK is £425 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 548 | 636 | 749 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +88 | +113 | -106 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Administrator | 21 | 59 | 83 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.049% | 0.10% | 0.095% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.053% | 0.11% | 0.099% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 30 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £298 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £352 | £403 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £474 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.29% | +5.28% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | £558 | £523 |
| 90th Percentile | £480 | £650 | £582 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £445 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.30 | £23.19 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £51.25 | £29.84 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £52.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +10.53% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60.63 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.87 | £83.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £52.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -19.23% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,539 | 53,460 | 83,539 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.63% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,741 | 37,320 | 58,759 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +11.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,737 | 1,489 | 2,014 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.99 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Linux Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Administrator in the job title 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 Administrator.
Linux Administrator
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux Administrator over the 6 months to 24 May 2024.
Linux Administrator
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux Administrator.
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Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +70 | 18 | £425 | -10.29% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 10 | £445 | +4.76% | 9 |
| London | +85 | 9 | £425 | -10.53% | 3 |
| South East | +8 | 6 | £445 | +44.80% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 5 | £350 | -26.32% | 8 |
| Midlands | +31 | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | +28 | 2 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - |
Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 May 2024, Linux Administrator contract 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 contract job ads featuring Linux Administrator in the job title.
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Linux Administrator 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: