The first table below looks at the demand for the Linux Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Linux Engineer
Rank 156 153 -
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 0.032% 0.029% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% 0.031% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Average salary £35,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £44,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+10.00% +14.28%
All Job Titles
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2957 3263 3257
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 94.47% 94.88% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1764 2393 2441
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Linux Engineer
UK

Linux Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Linux Engineer across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Linux Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Linux Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Linux Engineer across the Scotland region.

Scotland Linux Engineer Salary Trend

Linux Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Aberdeen - 1 £35,000 -
Linux Engineer
UK

Linux Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Linux Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Linux Engineer in their job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Linux
2 6 (75.00%) Python
3 4 (50.00%) SMTP
3 4 (50.00%) Internet
3 4 (50.00%) Apache
3 4 (50.00%) MySQL
3 4 (50.00%) PHP
3 4 (50.00%) Retail
3 4 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (50.00%) Scrum
3 4 (50.00%) VMware
3 4 (50.00%) TACACS
3 4 (50.00%) Ruby on Rails
3 4 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
3 4 (50.00%) ZABBIX
3 4 (50.00%) nginx
3 4 (50.00%) Puppet
3 4 (50.00%) NoSQL
4 3 (37.50%) Windows
5 2 (25.00%) SQL
5 2 (25.00%) C
5 2 (25.00%) C++
5 2 (25.00%) Java
5 2 (25.00%) Shell Script
5 2 (25.00%) Firewall
5 2 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (25.00%) Android
5 2 (25.00%) JIRA
5 2 (25.00%) Ruby
5 2 (25.00%) Apple iOS

Linux Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Linux Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Linux Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (50.00%) Ruby on Rails
Application Platforms
1 4 (50.00%) Apache
1 4 (50.00%) nginx
2 2 (25.00%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) SMTP
1 4 (50.00%) Internet
1 4 (50.00%) TACACS
1 4 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (25.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (50.00%) MySQL
1 4 (50.00%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) JIRA
1 2 (25.00%) Mercurial
General
1 4 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (12.50%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Linux
2 3 (37.50%) Windows
3 2 (25.00%) Mac OS
3 2 (25.00%) Apple iOS
3 2 (25.00%) Android
4 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (12.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Scrum
1 4 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (12.50%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Python
2 4 (50.00%) PHP
3 2 (25.00%) SQL
3 2 (25.00%) C
3 2 (25.00%) C++
3 2 (25.00%) Java
3 2 (25.00%) Shell Script
3 2 (25.00%) Ruby
System Software
1 2 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (50.00%) ZABBIX
1 4 (50.00%) Puppet
2 1 (12.50%) Tivoli
2 1 (12.50%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) VMware
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) HP
2 1 (12.50%) EMC
2 1 (12.50%) Red Hat
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Role: Linux Engineer... Company Information You will need to be a proven Linux Engineer with strong business facing skills, as well as being comfortable working to strict deadlines...
FPSG Connect
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Graduate / Junior Linux System Engineer x2 (NEW ROLE in industry leading organisation) My reputable client based in Glasgow is looking to hire 2 aspiring Graduates / Junior System Engineers...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £27000 per annum + Excellent benefits and career progression
Posted: 13 May 2013