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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,196 | 4,176 | 5,701 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.06% | 7.07% | 6.42% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 37.88% | 43.26% | 42.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,445 | 2,895 | 3,832 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £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 | £641 | £675 | £666 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £543 | £539 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.70% | +7.80% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 107 | 167 | 174 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.00 | £32.00 | £40.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £50.00 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +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 | 5,798 | 9,654 | 13,357 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.36% | 16.34% | 15.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,907 | 6,776 | 9,076 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.84% | +0.90% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 398 | 423 | 631 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.05 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.72 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.08 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.66% | +71.11% | +26.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.65 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.11% | +48.25% | +21.21% |
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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 6 May 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 6 May 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 6 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 |
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| England | -8 | 1,872 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,289 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 1,211 | £543 | +0.70% | 891 |
| London | -14 | 808 | £557 | -10.92% | 412 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 682 | £533 | -4.82% | 646 |
| South East | +1 | 392 | £528 | -4.00% | 236 |
| North of England | -10 | 192 | £483 | -12.27% | 158 |
| South West | -9 | 180 | £600 | +9.09% | 178 |
| Scotland | -7 | 173 | £583 | +10.95% | 55 |
| Midlands | -2 | 126 | £540 | - | 121 |
| East of England | -2 | 120 | £535 | +18.89% | 146 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 109 | £493 | -10.45% | 62 |
| West Midlands | -15 | 81 | £550 | +1.85% | 58 |
| North West | -44 | 70 | £450 | -18.18% | 87 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 44 | £529 | +17.57% | 63 |
| Wales | +15 | 29 | £575 | +15.00% | 12 |
| North East | -4 | 13 | £550 | -18.52% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 8 | £494 | +23.44% | 3 |
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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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