Linux Jobs in Dorset

Linux
South West > Dorset

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset 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 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 43 20 21
Rank change year-on-year -23 +1 -7
Permanent jobs citing Linux 59 92 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 5.19% 13.01% 12.84%
As % of the Operating Systems category 40.41% 53.80% 54.75%
Number of salaries quoted 57 62 89
10th Percentile £31,250 £38,875 £40,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,250 £75,000
South West median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% +4.76% +10.53%

All Operating Systems
Dorset

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 advertised in Dorset with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 146 171 179
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 12.85% 24.19% 23.46%
Number of salaries quoted 128 123 164
10th Percentile £30,122 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £38,125 £39,444
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,036 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% -10.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £75,000
South West median annual salary £49,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +8.89% -5.26% +11.76%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Linux in Dorset

Linux
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in Dorset.

Salary trend for Linux in Dorset

Linux
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in Dorset over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Linux in Dorset

Linux
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Dorset region 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Poole +17 25 £60,000 +36.36%
Bournemouth -39 15 £40,000 -15.79% 6
Ferndown - 7 £32,500 -
Weymouth -11 6 £47,500 -13.64% 2
Dorchester -8 3 £50,000 -
Linux
South West

Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (11.86%) Apache
Applications
1 5 (8.47%) OrCAD
1 5 (8.47%) SOLIDWORKS
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 13 (22.03%) AWS
2 3 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.39%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 11 (18.64%) Ethernet
1 11 (18.64%) RS-232
2 6 (10.17%) LAN
2 6 (10.17%) WAN
3 3 (5.08%) SAN
4 2 (3.39%) 4G
4 2 (3.39%) 5G
4 2 (3.39%) Network Security
4 2 (3.39%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.86%) MySQL
2 5 (8.47%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.39%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (11.86%) Subversion
2 6 (10.17%) Git
3 5 (8.47%) LabVIEW
4 2 (3.39%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (3.39%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (3.39%) TeamCity
General
1 16 (27.12%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (22.03%) Aerospace
3 11 (18.64%) Electronics
3 11 (18.64%) Manufacturing
4 10 (16.95%) Social Skills
5 6 (10.17%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (8.47%) Aviation
6 5 (8.47%) Military
7 4 (6.78%) Finance
8 3 (5.08%) Games
Job Titles
1 29 (49.15%) Software Engineer
2 15 (25.42%) Senior
3 13 (22.03%) Senior Software Engineer
4 8 (13.56%) Systems Engineer
5 7 (11.86%) Developer
5 7 (11.86%) PHP Developer
5 7 (11.86%) PHP Web Developer
5 7 (11.86%) Web Developer
6 6 (10.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (8.47%) Hardware Engineer
8 3 (5.08%) Lead
8 3 (5.08%) Lead Software Engineer
9 2 (3.39%) C++ Software Engineer
9 2 (3.39%) Consultant
9 2 (3.39%) DevOps Engineer
9 2 (3.39%) Implementation Consultant
9 2 (3.39%) IT Engineer
9 2 (3.39%) Network Systems Engineer
9 2 (3.39%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
9 2 (3.39%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (33.90%) Qt
2 10 (16.95%) MFC
2 10 (16.95%) STL
2 10 (16.95%) Yocto
3 7 (11.86%) CSS
3 7 (11.86%) HTML
3 7 (11.86%) jQuery
3 7 (11.86%) LAMP
3 7 (11.86%) SVG
Miscellaneous
1 11 (18.64%) Analogue Electronics
1 11 (18.64%) Analytical Mindset
1 11 (18.64%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (16.95%) Device Driver
3 7 (11.86%) Animation
3 7 (11.86%) Video Editing
4 5 (8.47%) FPGA
5 4 (6.78%) Hedge funds
6 1 (1.69%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 20 (33.90%) Windows
2 10 (16.95%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (5.08%) Windows Server 2012
3 3 (5.08%) Windows Server 2016
3 3 (5.08%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (49.15%) Software Engineering
2 21 (35.59%) Validation
3 17 (28.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 13 (22.03%) Mentoring
4 13 (22.03%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (20.34%) Computer Science
6 11 (18.64%) Coaching
6 11 (18.64%) Commercialisation
6 11 (18.64%) Physics
7 10 (16.95%) Device Driver Development
7 10 (16.95%) Multithreaded Programming
7 10 (16.95%) Multithreading
8 7 (11.86%) Test Automation
8 7 (11.86%) Web Design
8 7 (11.86%) Web Development
9 6 (10.17%) Communications Security
9 6 (10.17%) Configuration Management
9 6 (10.17%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (10.17%) Project Management
9 6 (10.17%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 16 (27.12%) C
1 16 (27.12%) C++
2 15 (25.42%) Python
3 7 (11.86%) Java
3 7 (11.86%) JavaScript
3 7 (11.86%) Kotlin
3 7 (11.86%) PHP
4 3 (5.08%) PowerShell
5 2 (3.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (32.20%) Degree
2 11 (18.64%) Security Cleared
3 8 (13.56%) SC Cleared
4 6 (10.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (3.39%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.17%) QA
System Software
1 5 (8.47%) Firmware
2 3 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (3.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (5.08%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (5.08%) SCCM
2 2 (3.39%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (16.95%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.17%) VMware
3 3 (5.08%) Veeam
4 2 (3.39%) Sparx