Linux Jobs in the East of England

Linux
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 31 18
Rank change year-on-year +11 -13 -4
Permanent jobs citing Linux 420 430 661
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 6.92% 7.81% 10.38%
As % of the Operating Systems category 39.33% 37.42% 45.31%
Number of salaries quoted 343 237 214
10th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,450 £78,375
England median annual salary £56,509 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.06% +8.33% +4.35%

All Operating Systems
East of England

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 the East of England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,068 1,149 1,459
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 17.59% 20.87% 22.90%
Number of salaries quoted 919 669 741
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,875 £31,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +11.76% -10.53%
75th Percentile £56,250 £62,500 £62,000
90th Percentile £67,600 £72,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Linux in the East of England

Linux
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in the East of England.

Salary trend for Linux in the East of England

Linux
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in the East of England over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Linux in the East of England

Linux
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the East of England region over the 6 months to 2 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
Cambridgeshire +15 218 £55,000 -12.00% 81
Hertfordshire 0 103 £56,250 -2.17% 40
Norfolk -3 40 £32,500 - 4
Essex -4 24 £55,000 +37.50% 7
Bedfordshire -14 18 £40,000 -30.43% 6
Suffolk -5 17 £52,500 -27.08% 4
Linux
England

Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 27 (6.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (5.48%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.86%) Apache
4 11 (2.62%) Exchange Server 2007
4 11 (2.62%) Exchange Server 2010
4 11 (2.62%) Exchange Server 2013
5 9 (2.14%) Confluence
6 8 (1.90%) nginx
6 8 (1.90%) OpenStack
7 3 (0.71%) WordPress
8 1 (0.24%) CMS
8 1 (0.24%) IIS
8 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.24%) WebLogic
Applications
1 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.95%) Simulink
3 2 (0.48%) Abaqus
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 89 (21.19%) AWS
2 68 (16.19%) Azure
3 47 (11.19%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (5.24%) AWS IoT
5 17 (4.05%) Power Platform
6 16 (3.81%) Entra ID
7 14 (3.33%) GCP
8 12 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
8 12 (2.86%) GitHub
9 9 (2.14%) Serverless
10 8 (1.90%) SaaS
11 4 (0.95%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.71%) Amazon EKS
12 3 (0.71%) DigitalOcean
12 3 (0.71%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.48%) Amazon ECS
13 2 (0.48%) Amazon S3
13 2 (0.48%) npm
13 2 (0.48%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 44 (10.48%) Firewall
2 29 (6.90%) SAN
3 26 (6.19%) DNS
4 21 (5.00%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (4.52%) VLAN
6 17 (4.05%) Internet
6 17 (4.05%) TCP/IP
6 17 (4.05%) VPN
7 16 (3.81%) Bluetooth
8 14 (3.33%) Wireless
9 12 (2.86%) DHCP
10 8 (1.90%) NAS
11 7 (1.67%) LTE
12 6 (1.43%) LoRaWAN
12 6 (1.43%) MQTT
12 6 (1.43%) Software-Defined Networking
13 5 (1.19%) Ethernet
13 5 (1.19%) PBX
14 4 (0.95%) Cisco ASA
14 4 (0.95%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (10.24%) MySQL
2 21 (5.00%) PostgreSQL
2 21 (5.00%) SQL Server
3 20 (4.76%) Relational Database
4 17 (4.05%) Power BI
5 15 (3.57%) MongoDB
6 14 (3.33%) BusinessObjects
6 14 (3.33%) MariaDB
6 14 (3.33%) QlikView
7 12 (2.86%) Amazon RDS
8 10 (2.38%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (1.43%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.95%) Big Data
10 4 (0.95%) GIS
10 4 (0.95%) Redis
10 4 (0.95%) Spatial Data
10 4 (0.95%) Triplestore
11 2 (0.48%) Hadoop
12 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database 11g
12 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 45 (10.71%) Git
2 29 (6.90%) JIRA
3 22 (5.24%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.38%) GitLab
5 9 (2.14%) Subversion
6 8 (1.90%) Appium
6 8 (1.90%) ClearCase
6 8 (1.90%) ClearQuest
6 8 (1.90%) UI Automator
7 6 (1.43%) Trac
7 6 (1.43%) webpack
8 5 (1.19%) Artifactory
8 5 (1.19%) Bitbucket
8 5 (1.19%) SonarQube
9 4 (0.95%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.71%) Rational Rhapsody
10 3 (0.71%) Rational Team Concert
10 3 (0.71%) Redmine
10 3 (0.71%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.48%) Phabricator
General
1 109 (25.95%) Social Skills
2 37 (8.81%) Automotive
2 37 (8.81%) Electronics
3 32 (7.62%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (6.43%) Finance
5 26 (6.19%) Manufacturing
6 25 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
7 20 (4.76%) Aerospace
8 12 (2.86%) Telecoms
9 7 (1.67%) Games
10 6 (1.43%) Marketing
10 6 (1.43%) Public Sector
11 5 (1.19%) Health Technology
11 5 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (0.95%) Local Government
12 4 (0.95%) Multimedia
13 3 (0.71%) Advertising
13 3 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 95 (22.62%) Developer
2 65 (15.48%) Software Engineer
3 60 (14.29%) Senior
4 38 (9.05%) Embedded Engineer
4 38 (9.05%) Linux Engineer
5 36 (8.57%) Administrator
6 34 (8.10%) Consultant
6 34 (8.10%) IT Support
7 30 (7.14%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 30 (7.14%) IT Engineer
8 29 (6.90%) PHP Developer
9 28 (6.67%) Support Engineer
10 25 (5.95%) Software Developer
11 23 (5.48%) IT Support Engineer
12 21 (5.00%) IT Administrator
12 21 (5.00%) Server Administrator
13 18 (4.29%) DevOps Engineer
13 18 (4.29%) IT Technician
14 17 (4.05%) Python Developer
14 17 (4.05%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (10.71%) HTML
2 32 (7.62%) Node.js
3 25 (5.95%) React
4 24 (5.71%) CSS
5 13 (3.10%) Django
5 13 (3.10%) Fluent Bit
5 13 (3.10%) Laravel
6 12 (2.86%) Ajax
7 11 (2.62%) Yocto
8 10 (2.38%) CSS3
8 10 (2.38%) HTML5
8 10 (2.38%) RESTful
8 10 (2.38%) Vue
8 10 (2.38%) XML
9 9 (2.14%) Middleware
9 9 (2.14%) REST
10 8 (1.90%) Flask
10 8 (1.90%) jQuery
10 8 (1.90%) JSON
10 8 (1.90%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 63 (15.00%) IoT
2 40 (9.52%) Embedded Systems
3 34 (8.10%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (6.90%) Data Centre
5 21 (5.00%) Client/Server
6 20 (4.76%) Mobile App
7 19 (4.52%) Blog
8 18 (4.29%) Raspberry Pi
9 12 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (2.62%) Public Cloud
11 10 (2.38%) Distributed Systems
11 10 (2.38%) Linux Command Line
12 9 (2.14%) Device Driver
12 9 (2.14%) Smartphone
13 8 (1.90%) Renewable Energy
13 8 (1.90%) RISC-V
14 6 (1.43%) Robotics
15 5 (1.19%) Data Structures
15 5 (1.19%) Life Science
16 4 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 161 (38.33%) Windows
2 51 (12.14%) Windows Server
3 39 (9.29%) Android
4 25 (5.95%) Embedded Linux
5 22 (5.24%) Apple iOS
6 20 (4.76%) Ubuntu
7 17 (4.05%) Debian
7 17 (4.05%) Mac OS
8 12 (2.86%) Unix
9 11 (2.62%) Windows 7
9 11 (2.62%) Windows 8
9 11 (2.62%) Windows Server 2008
9 11 (2.62%) Windows Server 2012
9 11 (2.62%) Windows Server 2016
10 10 (2.38%) Windows 10
11 7 (1.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (1.43%) Alpine Linux
13 4 (0.95%) FreeRTOS
14 3 (0.71%) AIX
15 2 (0.48%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (23.10%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (22.62%) Software Engineering
3 52 (12.38%) DevOps
4 40 (9.52%) Agile
4 40 (9.52%) Computer Science
5 35 (8.33%) Test Automation
6 30 (7.14%) Mentoring
7 29 (6.90%) Multithreading
8 27 (6.43%) Server Management
9 24 (5.71%) Benchmarking
9 24 (5.71%) Customer Service
9 24 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 24 (5.71%) OO
9 24 (5.71%) Presales
10 23 (5.48%) ITIL
11 22 (5.24%) Business Intelligence
11 22 (5.24%) Performance Monitoring
11 22 (5.24%) Vulnerability Management
12 21 (5.00%) Data Centre Operations
12 21 (5.00%) Infrastructure Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 106 (25.24%) Python
2 97 (23.10%) C
3 71 (16.90%) JavaScript
4 48 (11.43%) PowerShell
5 45 (10.71%) C++
6 41 (9.76%) PHP
7 39 (9.29%) Bash
8 38 (9.05%) SQL
9 33 (7.86%) C#
10 32 (7.62%) TypeScript
11 30 (7.14%) Embedded C
12 28 (6.67%) Shell Script
13 21 (5.00%) Java
14 12 (2.86%) Rust
14 12 (2.86%) VB
15 10 (2.38%) Embedded C++
16 8 (1.90%) Ada
17 5 (1.19%) Perl
18 4 (0.95%) MATLAB
18 4 (0.95%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 63 (15.00%) Degree
2 48 (11.43%) Security Cleared
3 38 (9.05%) SC Cleared
4 19 (4.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (3.33%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (3.10%) CCNA
6 13 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (2.62%) MCSE
8 10 (2.38%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (1.90%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (1.67%) DV Cleared
11 5 (1.19%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.95%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.71%) HND
13 3 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.71%) PhD
14 2 (0.48%) HNC
14 2 (0.48%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.38%) QA
2 8 (1.90%) IEC 62304
2 8 (1.90%) ISO 13485
3 7 (1.67%) SLA
4 4 (0.95%) MISRA
5 3 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.71%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.24%) MISRA C
System Software
1 55 (13.10%) Active Directory
2 51 (12.14%) Docker
3 33 (7.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (4.52%) Firmware
5 18 (4.29%) Hyper-V
6 8 (1.90%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (1.43%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.71%) KVM
9 2 (0.48%) iptables
9 2 (0.48%) Lustre
9 2 (0.48%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 2 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.48%) vSphere
10 1 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.24%) Samba
10 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 29 (6.90%) Kubernetes
2 25 (5.95%) Ansible
3 18 (4.29%) Terraform
4 14 (3.33%) Microsoft Intune
5 13 (3.10%) Fluentd
5 13 (3.10%) logstash
6 12 (2.86%) Progress Chef
7 11 (2.62%) Puppet
8 6 (1.43%) ZABBIX
9 3 (0.71%) Grafana
9 3 (0.71%) SCCM
10 2 (0.48%) Argo
10 2 (0.48%) Aspera SmartTrack
10 2 (0.48%) Packer
10 2 (0.48%) Podman
10 2 (0.48%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.24%) cPanel
11 1 (0.24%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 90 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 58 (13.81%) VMware
3 26 (6.19%) Red Hat
4 23 (5.48%) NetApp
5 21 (5.00%) Citrix
6 14 (3.33%) Cognos
6 14 (3.33%) IBM
6 14 (3.33%) Splunk
7 11 (2.62%) Atlassian
8 8 (1.90%) Cisco
8 8 (1.90%) F5
8 8 (1.90%) Sophos
9 5 (1.19%) Apple
9 5 (1.19%) Dell
9 5 (1.19%) SAP
10 4 (0.95%) Oracle
11 3 (0.71%) EMC
11 3 (0.71%) Google
11 3 (0.71%) HP
12 2 (0.48%) WatchGuard