The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Livingston requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Livingston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
6
1
6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston
30.00%
3.45%
10.91%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
1
1
10th Percentile
£153
-
-
25th Percentile
£156
£331
£419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£165
£338
£438
Median % change year-on-year
-51.11%
-22.86%
+191.67%
75th Percentile
£238
£344
£456
90th Percentile
£418
-
-
West Lothian median daily rate
£165
£338
£438
% change year-on-year
-51.11%
-22.86%
+191.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£18.25
Median hourly rate
-
-
£19.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+84.66%
75th Percentile
-
-
£20.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
West Lothian median hourly rate
-
-
£19.50
% change year-on-year
-
-
+84.66%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston.
Linux Daily Rate Trend in Livingston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Linux.
Linux Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Livingston
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Linux also mentioned 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 Livingston region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Livingston 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:
