The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Coventry requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Coventry.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
18
36
46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry
18.56%
25.17%
16.73%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
24
32
10th Percentile
£165
£227
£172
25th Percentile
£183
£400
£244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£200
£450
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-55.56%
-12.20%
+36.67%
75th Percentile
£263
£675
£694
90th Percentile
£369
-
-
West Midlands median daily rate
£400
£425
£505
% change year-on-year
-5.88%
-15.84%
+24.69%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
Linux Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Coventry.
Linux Daily Rate Histogram in Coventry
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux in Coventry over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Linux Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Coventry.
Linux Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Linux also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Coventry region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
