Linux
South East > Kent
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 23 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +7 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Kent | - | 1.32% | 1.88% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 13.33% | 8.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £440 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -16.19% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £67.02 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £13.00 | £64.76 | £66.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -79.93% | -3.17% | +21.60% |
All Operating Systems
Kent
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 Kent.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 23 | 15 | 47 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent | 16.79% | 9.87% | 22.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 8 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £162 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | £178 | £205 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £333 | £329 | £365 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.14% | -9.93% | +62.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £454 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £605 | £611 | £564 |
| South East median daily rate | £430 | £439 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.99% | +9.69% | -15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £54.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £54.38 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £67.02 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +21.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £58.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £60.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £20.18 | £60.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -66.64% | +10.00% | +193.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.
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Daily Rate Trend in Kent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Linux.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Linux.
