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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 26 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +3 | -6 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,192 | 4,209 | 5,741 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.06% | 7.04% | 6.46% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 37.96% | 43.31% | 42.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,442 | 2,933 | 3,867 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £481 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £570 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +0.88% | +14.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £643 | £675 | £667 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £744 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £540 | £538 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.37% | +7.60% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 104 | 169 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.56 | £35.00 | £40.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.00 | £51.25 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.50 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.92% | +8.33% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.50 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.92% | +8.33% | +26.32% |
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 | 5,775 | 9,719 | 13,427 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.34% | 16.25% | 15.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,885 | 6,848 | 9,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £184 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £326 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.93% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £638 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £717 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +8.97% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 394 | 422 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.75 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.75 | £22.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.23% | +73.92% | +23.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.88 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.00 | £31.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.80% | +56.25% | +17.65% |
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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 27 April 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 27 April 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 27 April 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 | -9 | 1,864 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,212 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 1,215 | £540 | +0.37% | 879 |
| London | -12 | 798 | £565 | -9.60% | 384 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 685 | £529 | -3.82% | 603 |
| South East | 0 | 395 | £525 | -4.55% | 234 |
| North of England | -9 | 202 | £478 | -9.05% | 141 |
| Scotland | -5 | 179 | £595 | +13.33% | 78 |
| South West | -10 | 174 | £600 | +9.09% | 180 |
| Midlands | -10 | 121 | £550 | +1.85% | 121 |
| East of England | -3 | 116 | £425 | -5.56% | 132 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 110 | £500 | -4.76% | 49 |
| North West | -40 | 79 | £450 | -14.69% | 84 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 77 | £550 | +1.85% | 65 |
| East Midlands | +26 | 43 | £538 | +19.52% | 56 |
| Wales | +23 | 29 | £575 | +15.00% | 10 |
| North East | +1 | 13 | £550 | -18.52% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 8 | £494 | +16.18% | 5 |
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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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