Linux Jobs in Merton

Linux
South London > Merton

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merton 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 31 24
Rank change year-on-year +8 -7 +10
Permanent jobs citing Linux 7 4 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 5.47% 2.92% 12.59%
As % of the Operating Systems category 46.67% 23.53% 34.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 14
10th Percentile £51,650 £46,000 £61,250
25th Percentile £53,375 £49,375 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £53,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -28.33% +30.43%
75th Percentile £67,813 £55,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £68,375 - -
South London median annual salary £64,375 £52,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +22.62% -27.59% +16.00%

All Operating Systems
Merton

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 Merton with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 15 17 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 11.72% 12.41% 36.36%
Number of salaries quoted 11 13 29
10th Percentile - - £31,400
25th Percentile £32,000 £35,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £43,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.65% -31.20% +35.14%
75th Percentile £62,500 £53,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £66,875 £55,000 -
South London median annual salary £38,500 £45,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year -14.44% +8.43% -28.14%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Job vacancy trend for Linux in Merton

Linux
Salary Trend in Merton

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

Salary trend for Linux in Merton

Linux
Salary Histogram in Merton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in Merton over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Linux in Merton

Linux
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Merton region over the 6 months to 5 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
New Malden - 7 £62,500 - 3
Linux
South London

Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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 1 (14.29%) WinCC
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Azure
1 4 (57.14%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) 5G
1 4 (57.14%) Broadband
2 2 (28.57%) SAN
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (57.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
2 1 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Linux Specialist
1 4 (57.14%) Technical Specialist
2 3 (42.86%) Senior
3 2 (28.57%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 2 (28.57%) Senior Linux Specialist
3 2 (28.57%) Senior Technical Specialist
3 2 (28.57%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
3 2 (28.57%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Control Systems Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) SCADA Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) SCADA Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Software Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Technical Design Authority
4 1 (14.29%) Technical Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Social Media
2 1 (14.29%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Ubuntu
2 2 (28.57%) Unix
2 2 (28.57%) Windows
3 1 (14.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Artificial Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) CRM
1 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (57.14%) IT Strategy
1 4 (57.14%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (14.29%) Change Control
2 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
2 1 (14.29%) SDLC
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
2 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) Bash
2 1 (14.29%) C#
2 1 (14.29%) C++
2 1 (14.29%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) HNC
3 1 (14.29%) HND
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
2 2 (28.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (28.57%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 4 (57.14%) Jamf Pro
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (14.29%) Functional Safety
2 1 (14.29%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) CyberArk
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
1 4 (57.14%) Tanium
2 2 (28.57%) Citrix
2 2 (28.57%) VMware
3 1 (14.29%) AVEVA
3 1 (14.29%) Oracle
3 1 (14.29%) Red Hat
3 1 (14.29%) Rockwell
3 1 (14.29%) Siemens
3 1 (14.29%) Wonderware