Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 19 March 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 19 Mar 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 34 | 38 | 27 |
Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -11 | -2 |
Permanent jobs citing Linux | 5,005 | 7,767 | 12,660 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.66% | 6.96% | 8.72% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.10% | 43.57% | 46.88% |
Number of salaries quoted | 3,589 | 4,899 | 6,724 |
10th Percentile | £34,200 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
25th Percentile | £43,750 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +4.17% | +9.09% |
75th Percentile | £75,000 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
90th Percentile | £90,000 | £105,000 | £97,500 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
% change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
All Operating Systems
UK
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 with a requirement for operating system skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 13,138 | 17,827 | 27,008 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.86% | 15.98% | 18.60% |
Number of salaries quoted | 10,498 | 12,058 | 16,849 |
10th Percentile | £25,760 | £27,000 | £26,250 |
25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,750 | £35,000 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,712 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -11.02% | - | +5.00% |
75th Percentile | £63,242 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
90th Percentile | £80,000 | £93,750 | £87,500 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
% change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 19 March 2024.
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Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 19 March 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 | +7 | 4,382 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 1,284 |
UK excluding London | +2 | 3,707 | £52,500 | - | 968 |
Work from Home | -4 | 1,970 | £59,000 | -5.60% | 677 |
London | -9 | 1,124 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 386 |
South East | -4 | 945 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 276 |
South West | +2 | 784 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 179 |
North of England | +14 | 736 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 198 |
North West | +22 | 450 | £52,500 | - | 122 |
East of England | +2 | 397 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 129 |
Midlands | +1 | 369 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 104 |
Scotland | -27 | 327 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 64 |
Yorkshire | +7 | 240 | £50,000 | - | 65 |
West Midlands | -7 | 188 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 56 |
East Midlands | -13 | 181 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 47 |
Wales | +36 | 124 | £50,000 | +6.38% | 22 |
North East | -34 | 46 | £53,750 | +23.56% | 12 |
Northern Ireland | -8 | 39 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 16 |
Isle of Man | - | 4 | £43,000 | - | |
Channel Islands | - | 1 | £55,000 | - |
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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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