For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
Contract vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title
114
151
249
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
96.61%
94.97%
95.04%
Number of daily rates quoted
71
104
145
10th Percentile
£185
£175
£202
25th Percentile
£270
£237
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£475
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-
-7.32%
+7.89%
75th Percentile
£550
£630
£620
90th Percentile
£575
£700
£683
South West median daily rate
£500
£520
£525
% change year-on-year
-3.85%
-0.95%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
23
56
10th Percentile
£15.09
£13.69
£13.25
25th Percentile
£15.25
£13.85
£17.38
Median hourly rate
£15.50
£15.62
£53.51
Median % change year-on-year
-0.77%
-70.81%
+1.87%
75th Percentile
£18.19
£47.83
£59.41
90th Percentile
£67.50
£61.50
£68.56
South West median hourly rate
£26.28
£65.00
£63.00
% change year-on-year
-59.57%
+3.17%
+30.23%
Linux Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Linux Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in Dorset.
Linux Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in Dorset.
Linux Engineer Skill Set Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, Linux Engineer contract job roles required 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 Dorset region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
Linux Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:
