Senior Linux Engineer
UK
The median Senior Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 822 | 880 | 1161 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | +281 | -355 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Linux Engineer | 92 | 84 | 74 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.093% | 0.081% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.099% | 0.089% | 0.049% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72 | 76 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,001 | £47,750 | £49,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,938 | £51,250 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | +12.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £79,438 | £92,188 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £124,375 | £81,350 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £49,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.21% | -17.50% | +26.32% |
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 | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 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 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Senior Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Linux Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Linux Engineer.
Senior Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Linux Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Senior Linux Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Linux Engineer within the UK 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 |
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| England | +127 | 76 | £65,000 | -16.67% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 57 | £60,000 | +21.21% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 29 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 5 |
| London | +125 | 26 | £77,500 | -26.19% | 6 |
| Midlands | +33 | 18 | £65,000 | -10.03% | |
| West Midlands | +34 | 16 | £65,000 | -10.03% | |
| South East | +24 | 9 | £57,500 | +11.65% | 1 |
| South West | -20 | 9 | £52,500 | +9.38% | |
| North of England | +50 | 7 | £50,341 | +11.25% | |
| East of England | +20 | 7 | £80,000 | - | 4 |
| Wales | - | 7 | £41,067 | - | |
| North East | - | 6 | £60,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £51,250 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +85 | 1 | £40,681 | -7.54% |
Senior Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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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