Linux
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 37 | 42 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -17 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 43 | 56 | 123 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 4.64% | 3.69% | 6.50% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 30.71% | 30.43% | 43.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 45 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £350 | £472 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £425 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -22.73% | -5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £755 | £656 | £699 |
| North West median daily rate | £510 | £450 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.31% | -15.09% | -7.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.70 | £38.94 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £49.75 | £39.60 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £54.00 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +35.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60.75 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63.30 | £48.25 |
| North West median hourly rate | £80.59 | £48.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.89% | +20.00% | -10.99% |
All Operating Systems
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 140 | 184 | 281 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 15.12% | 12.13% | 14.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 134 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £174 | £300 | £196 |
| 25th Percentile | £212 | £350 | £382 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.79% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £663 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £611 | £850 | £673 |
| North West median daily rate | £393 | £438 | £476 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.17% | -7.99% | +11.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 13 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £17.14 | £13.96 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.72 | £26.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.00 | £25.25 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.51% | -8.18% | +50.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £14.60 | - | £39.80 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.24 | £61.60 | £47.50 |
| North West median hourly rate | £17.44 | £16.00 | £29.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -45.39% | +62.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Manchester.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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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