Linux/Unix Command Line Interface (CLI)
England > Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Linux Command Line in contract job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Linux Command Line over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | - | 117 | 152 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | +35 | +29 |
Contract jobs citing Linux Command Line | 0 | 17 | 9 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands | - | 0.62% | 0.26% |
As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 1.99% | 0.82% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 12 | 7 |
10th Percentile | - | £510 | - |
25th Percentile | - | £513 | £313 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £550 | £325 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +69.23% | -39.25% |
75th Percentile | - | - | £338 |
90th Percentile | - | £955 | £415 |
England median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £538 |
% change year-on-year | - | +2.33% | +0.47% |
All Generic Skills
Midlands
Linux Command Line falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Midlands.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 580 | 856 | 1,104 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 30.21% | 31.05% | 32.31% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 385 | 557 | 729 |
10th Percentile | £200 | £220 | £260 |
25th Percentile | £381 | £355 | £373 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £480 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | +1.05% |
75th Percentile | £594 | £611 | £600 |
90th Percentile | £659 | £750 | £700 |
England median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
% change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +4.55% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 37 | 62 | 41 |
10th Percentile | - | £10.47 | £16.70 |
25th Percentile | £13.81 | £13.93 | £18.13 |
Median hourly rate | £18.13 | £19.50 | £22.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.03% | -13.33% | +36.36% |
75th Percentile | £30.00 | £28.88 | £53.75 |
90th Percentile | £33.91 | £58.75 | £65.00 |
England median hourly rate | £33.46 | £31.50 | £22.49 |
% change year-on-year | +6.21% | +40.09% | -16.66% |
Linux Command Line
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing Linux Command Line as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Linux Command Line
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux Command Line in the Midlands.
Linux Command Line
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux Command Line in the Midlands.