Linux Contract Job Trends in Barnsley

Linux
South Yorkshire > Barnsley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Barnsley requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Linux 0 0 11
As % of all contract jobs in Barnsley - - 44.00%
As % of the Operating Systems category - - 78.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - £403
25th Percentile - - £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £415
75th Percentile - - £430
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £464 £556 £434
% change year-on-year -16.58% +28.24% -26.17%

All Operating Systems
Barnsley

Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Barnsley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1 1 14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Barnsley 10.00% 6.25% 56.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 10
10th Percentile - - £394
25th Percentile £450 £558 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £565 £414
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% +36.56% +136.43%
75th Percentile £550 £573 £427
90th Percentile - - £430
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £430
% change year-on-year -4.76% +22.09% -14.00%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Barnsley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Barnsley.

Linux job vacancy trend in Barnsley

Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Barnsley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Barnsley citing Linux.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Barnsley citing Linux