The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in East Kilbride requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
4 |
5 |
15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+1 |
+10 |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Linux |
3 |
6 |
18 |
| As % of all contract jobs in East Kilbride |
27.27% |
33.33% |
12.50% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category |
75.00% |
60.00% |
51.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
4 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£614 |
£418 |
£563 |
| 25th Percentile |
£621 |
£427 |
£589 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£632 |
£444 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+42.31% |
-26.04% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£642 |
£450 |
£694 |
| 90th Percentile |
£649 |
- |
£700 |
| South Lanarkshire median daily rate |
£632 |
£444 |
£600 |
| % change year-on-year |
+42.31% |
-26.04% |
- |
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 East Kilbride.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills |
4 |
10 |
35 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East Kilbride |
36.36% |
55.56% |
24.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
6 |
22 |
| 10th Percentile |
£614 |
£384 |
£563 |
| 25th Percentile |
£621 |
£417 |
£600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£632 |
£444 |
£675 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+42.31% |
-34.26% |
+206.82% |
| 75th Percentile |
£642 |
£450 |
£700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£649 |
- |
- |
| South Lanarkshire median daily rate |
£632 |
£444 |
£675 |
| % change year-on-year |
+42.31% |
-34.26% |
+206.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£16.71 |
| South Lanarkshire median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£16.71 |
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Job Vacancy Trend in East Kilbride
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in East Kilbride.
Linux
Daily Rate Trend in East Kilbride
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East Kilbride citing Linux.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Kilbride 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:
