Linux Engineer Contract Job Trends in Gloucester

Linux Engineer
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

As of 10 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Linux Engineer daily rate in Gloucester.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucester 0.74% - 3.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.86% - 3.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £572
25th Percentile - - £620
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £700
75th Percentile - - £738
90th Percentile - - £760
Gloucestershire median daily rate £700 - £700

All Contract IT Job Roles
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 116 99 92
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.93% 94.29% 94.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 77 67
10th Percentile £227 £132 £300
25th Percentile £346 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £560
Median % change year-on-year +9.90% -10.71% +5.66%
75th Percentile £650 £623 £675
90th Percentile £700 £714 £706
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £549 £550
% change year-on-year -13.48% -0.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 6
10th Percentile £46.00 £20.88 £21.00
25th Percentile - £21.49 £22.31
Median hourly rate £51.21 £23.00 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +122.65% -26.40% +40.45%
75th Percentile £54.00 £24.81 £67.25
90th Percentile £61.14 £25.60 £78.00
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £51.21 £67.50 £48.72
% change year-on-year -24.13% +38.55% -18.80%

Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Linux Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester.

Linux Engineer job vacancy trend in Gloucester

Linux Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester

Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 10 February 2026, Linux Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Gloucester region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) Linux

Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management