The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Exeter 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 Exeter.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
2
22
12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter
5.00%
14.86%
10.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
19
11
10th Percentile
£201
£129
£155
25th Percentile
£236
£143
£313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£305
£163
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+87.69%
-72.92%
+100.00%
75th Percentile
£376
£594
£675
90th Percentile
£413
£600
-
Devon median daily rate
£313
£175
£350
% change year-on-year
+78.57%
-50.00%
+16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£47.50
Median hourly rate
-
-
£50.00
75th Percentile
-
-
£52.50
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Devon median hourly rate
£11.91
£60.00
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-80.15%
+20.00%
+176.01%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Exeter.
Linux Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Exeter
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Exeter.
Linux Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Exeter.
Linux Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter
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 Exeter region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter 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:
