Linux Systems Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Linux Systems Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Linux Systems Engineer daily rate in Hampshire is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Linux Systems Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £519 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - -
75th Percentile £556 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £538 £415 -
% change year-on-year +29.52% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,216 723 1,276
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 94.26% 90.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 773 506 688
10th Percentile £314 £311 £311
25th Percentile £456 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £618 £663
90th Percentile £725 £688 £719
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 37 118
10th Percentile £13.95 £20.06 £13.05
25th Percentile £17.00 £27.00 £23.56
Median hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% -36.36% +29.67%
75th Percentile £48.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £56.44 £67.50 £75.16
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% -10.53% +9.20%

Linux Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Linux Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Linux Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux Systems Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire

Linux Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Linux Systems Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Linux Systems Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire

Linux Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 25 January 2026, Linux Systems 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 Hampshire region featuring Linux Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Broadcom
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) OpenShift
2 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Red Hat
2 1 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (50.00%) VMware
2 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) OpenShift
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Broadcom
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (50.00%) VMware