Linux Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire
The median Linux Engineer daily rate in Hertfordshire is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 59 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +9 | -17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 11 | 14 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 3.43% | 1.68% | 0.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.70% | 1.87% | 0.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | £525 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | -4.35% | +61.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £575 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £635 |
| East of England median daily rate | £538 | £543 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.92% | +3.33% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £60.00 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | - | £60.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title | 297 | 750 | 744 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 89.93% | 91.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 149 | 309 | 406 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £235 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £313 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £425 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.47% | -15.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £575 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £763 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 86 | 285 | 148 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.96 | £37.91 | £20.31 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.31 | £43.00 | £49.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.00 | £50.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.00% | -20.00% | +27.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £79.82 | £65.00 | £66.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £80.00 | £74.95 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £50.00 | £43.00 | £35.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.28% | +21.47% | +128.39% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Linux Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in Hertfordshire.
Linux Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in Hertfordshire.
Linux Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Stevenage | +20 | 2 | £500 | -9.09% | |
| Linux Engineer East of England |
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Linux Engineer contract job roles required 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:
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