Linux Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Linux Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Linux Engineer daily rate in Hertfordshire is £335, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 42 58
Rank change year-on-year -13 +16 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer 1 14 13
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.21% 2.40% 1.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 2.56% 1.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 10
10th Percentile - - £435
25th Percentile £333 £525 £580
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £335 £550 £638
Median % change year-on-year -39.09% -13.73% +13.33%
75th Percentile £338 £575 £675
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £368 £550 £619
% change year-on-year -33.18% -11.11% +37.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £67.88
25th Percentile - £61.25 £68.44
Median hourly rate - £62.50 £71.25
Median % change year-on-year - -12.28% +18.75%
75th Percentile - £63.75 £73.44
90th Percentile - - £73.63
East of England median hourly rate - £62.50 £71.25
% change year-on-year - -12.28% +18.75%

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 382 547 718
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.28% 93.66% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 210 414
10th Percentile £244 £250 £263
25th Percentile £439 £325 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.79% -5.00% -1.77%
75th Percentile £613 £575 £675
90th Percentile £700 £626 £738
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 168 147
10th Percentile £17.80 £15.38 £17.43
25th Percentile £30.06 £40.85 £42.25
Median hourly rate £48.29 £50.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.42% -23.08% +13.04%
75th Percentile £65.13 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.50 £70.00 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £31.20 £43.90 £33.00
% change year-on-year -28.93% +33.03% +66.58%

Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Linux Engineer job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Linux Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

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

Linux Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Linux Engineer job vacancies 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 4 October 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
St Albans - 1 £335 -
Linux Engineer
East of England

Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 4 October 2025, 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering

Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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%) Azure
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat