Linux Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Linux Infrastructure Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Linux Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in Milton Keynes is £536, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - 54
Rank change year-on-year - - +20
Contract jobs requiring a Linux Infrastructure Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.21% - 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £503 - £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 - £530
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.50%
75th Percentile £570 - £545
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £536 - £530
% change year-on-year - - -4.50%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 452 207 466
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.96% 95.83% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 311 155 352
10th Percentile £305 £254 £275
25th Percentile £402 £378 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.41% - -
75th Percentile £590 £588 £590
90th Percentile £640 £650 £660
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 4 32
10th Percentile £15.36 £13.65 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £16.13 £17.91
Median hourly rate £29.61 £18.85 £22.51
Median % change year-on-year +57.08% -16.26% +18.47%
75th Percentile £36.00 £32.88 £27.75
90th Percentile £39.63 £55.15 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £22.21 £24.00 £22.52
% change year-on-year -7.47% +6.57% +32.47%

Linux Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Linux Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Linux Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Linux Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Linux Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 28 February 2026, Linux Infrastructure Engineer contract job roles required 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Linux Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Linux

Linux Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux