The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 Dorset.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
20
24
51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset
19.61%
20.17%
18.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
15
13
28
10th Percentile
£201
£326
£166
25th Percentile
£203
£450
£264
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£475
£478
Median % change year-on-year
+10.53%
-0.52%
+23.23%
75th Percentile
£550
£538
£585
90th Percentile
£558
£620
£738
South West median daily rate
£425
£520
£520
% change year-on-year
-18.27%
-
+9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
8
10th Percentile
-
-
£18.87
25th Percentile
-
-
£20.16
Median hourly rate
-
-
£45.31
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-11.81%
75th Percentile
-
-
£69.62
90th Percentile
-
-
£69.93
South West median hourly rate
£25.15
£70.00
£65.00
% change year-on-year
-64.07%
+7.69%
-
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Linux Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Linux.
Linux Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Linux.
Linux Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 30 September 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 Dorset region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux 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:
