Linux
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 21 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | -5 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 1.32% | 5.62% | 8.23% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 9.09% | 34.15% | 42.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 13 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £262 | £475 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £268 | £500 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £283 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.19% | - | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £293 | £550 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £297 | - | £683 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £450 | £525 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | -3.45% | -9.38% |
All Operating Systems
Cardiff
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 Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 33 | 41 | 45 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 14.54% | 16.47% | 19.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 34 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £159 | £127 | £183 |
| 25th Percentile | £230 | £160 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £290 | £375 | £340 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.67% | +10.29% | -22.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £300 | £542 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £331 | £550 | £666 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £290 | £250 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.00% | -50.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.04 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.11 | £20.30 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.44 | £21.59 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.88% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £19.08 | £22.89 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £19.93 | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £16.44 | £47.50 | £23.42 |
| % change year-on-year | -65.40% | +102.86% | +30.08% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Linux.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Linux.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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: