Linux
South London > Merton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Merton 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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merton | - | - | 5.41% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | - | 18.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £303 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £306 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -27.78% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £356 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £368 |
| South London median daily rate | £473 | £511 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.53% | -7.09% | -8.33% |
All Operating Systems
Merton
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 Merton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton | 19.05% | 16.67% | 29.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £224 | £216 | £170 |
| 25th Percentile | £241 | £222 | £208 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £288 | £238 | £265 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.16% | -10.38% | -33.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | £247 | £300 |
| 90th Percentile | £478 | £249 | £345 |
| South London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | -7.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £40.82 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £43.84 | £50.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.05% | +8.92% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £46.86 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £51.95 |
| South London median hourly rate | £34.00 | £43.84 | £50.42 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.45% | -13.05% | +8.92% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Merton.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Merton.