Linux Contract Job Trends in Bridgend

Linux
South Wales > Bridgend

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bridgend requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs citing Linux 0 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bridgend - - 33.33%
As % of the Operating Systems category - - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £672
25th Percentile - - £678
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £700
Median % change year-on-year - - +43.59%
75th Percentile - - £718
90th Percentile - - £721
South Wales median daily rate £471 £586 £551
% change year-on-year -19.58% +6.45% +4.86%

All Operating Systems
Bridgend

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 Bridgend.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 3 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bridgend 10.71% - 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £580 - £672
25th Percentile £588 - £678
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £700
Median % change year-on-year - - +55.56%
75th Percentile £613 - £718
90th Percentile £620 - £721
South Wales median daily rate £468 £325 £513
% change year-on-year +43.85% -36.59% +2.50%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgend

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

Linux job vacancy trend in Bridgend

Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Bridgend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bridgend citing Linux