The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Blandford Forum requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Blandford Forum.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
1
2
2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blandford Forum
16.67%
100.00%
33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
2
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£423
25th Percentile
£525
£513
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£525
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+4.76%
+10.53%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£575
£538
£513
90th Percentile
-
-
£528
Dorset median daily rate
£540
£463
£478
% change year-on-year
+16.76%
-3.14%
+19.38%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Blandford Forum
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Blandford Forum.
Linux Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blandford Forum
For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Linux also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Blandford Forum region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blandford Forum by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
