Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £62,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 568 | 583 | 802 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +219 | -349 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 359 | 466 | 436 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.36% | 0.45% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.49% | 0.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 300 | 365 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £38,925 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £60,000 | £58,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +3.00% | +16.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,313 | £75,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,250 | £121,250 | £84,825 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.48% | +7.00% | +9.79% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,212 | 94,769 | 150,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,814 | 59,630 | 85,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer.
Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Linux Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 |
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| England | +14 | 317 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 63 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 227 | £57,500 | +7.48% | 49 |
| Work from Home | -61 | 118 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 26 |
| London | +40 | 108 | £79,750 | +13.93% | 19 |
| South West | 0 | 56 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 12 |
| South East | +19 | 52 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 12 |
| East of England | +11 | 40 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 11 |
| Midlands | +22 | 34 | £57,500 | -16.97% | 4 |
| North of England | 0 | 29 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 17 | £65,000 | -6.14% | |
| East Midlands | +1 | 17 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +46 | 15 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 3 |
| Scotland | -58 | 11 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 5 |
| North East | - | 10 | £60,000 | - | |
| Wales | - | 9 | £41,067 | - | |
| North West | +10 | 4 | £55,000 | +3.77% | 2 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Linux Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
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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