Ubuntu Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham
Ubuntu Linux
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring Ubuntu skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | - | 43 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -11 |
| Contract jobs citing Ubuntu | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham | 1.98% | - | 0.42% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 18.18% | - | 1.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | - | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -27.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £420 | - | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -27.59% |
All Operating Systems
Cheltenham
Ubuntu 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 Cheltenham.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 22 | 19 | 52 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham | 10.89% | 20.00% | 21.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 12 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £429 | £525 |
| 25th Percentile | £508 | £463 | £556 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £525 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -16.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £575 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £654 | £715 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £515 | £413 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.85% | -26.67% | -6.25% |
Ubuntu Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Ubuntu relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
Ubuntu Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Ubuntu.
Ubuntu Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Operating Systems
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 100.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Debian | 50.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Rocky | 50.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Windows | 50.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Windows Server | 50.0% | 2 |