Linux Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Linux
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 30 26
Rank change year-on-year +2 -4 +4
Contract jobs citing Linux 11 16 34
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 3.94% 5.28% 5.80%
As % of the Operating Systems category 23.40% 19.51% 39.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 14 30
10th Percentile £513 £406 £385
25th Percentile £514 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £508
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +7.39% -10.18%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £550
90th Percentile £615 £773 £563
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £550 £545 £508
% change year-on-year +0.92% +7.39% -8.56%

All Operating Systems
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 47 82 86
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 16.85% 27.06% 14.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 67 65
10th Percentile £185 £234 £174
25th Percentile £226 £326 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £413 £465
Median % change year-on-year -21.21% -11.29% -11.43%
75th Percentile £538 £486 £538
90th Percentile £578 £565 £588
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £299 £400 £450
% change year-on-year -25.19% -11.11% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile - £21.13 £18.00
25th Percentile - £30.00 £21.00
Median hourly rate £15.12 £34.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -55.53% +41.67% +84.62%
75th Percentile - £36.75 -
90th Percentile - £37.50 £27.00
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £15.12 £30.00 £22.25
% change year-on-year -49.60% +34.83% +43.55%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Linux job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Linux.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Linux

Linux
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 31 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Linux in Milton Keynes

Linux
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Linux.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Linux

Linux
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (36.36%) Azure
2 3 (27.27%) GitHub
3 2 (18.18%) AWS
4 1 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (54.55%) SAN
2 4 (36.36%) TCP/IP
3 3 (27.27%) DNS
4 1 (9.09%) Firewall
4 1 (9.09%) NAS
4 1 (9.09%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) Oracle Database
2 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 1 (9.09%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (9.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (9.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Git
1 1 (9.09%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Developer
1 5 (45.45%) Senior
2 4 (36.36%) Python Developer
2 4 (36.36%) Senior Developer
3 3 (27.27%) Azure Engineer
3 3 (27.27%) Cloud Engineer
3 3 (27.27%) Senior Python Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Architect
4 1 (9.09%) Azure DevOps Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Consultant
4 1 (9.09%) DBA
4 1 (9.09%) DevOps Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Linux Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Oracle DBA
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Cloud Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Software Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Software Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Solutions Consultant
4 1 (9.09%) SQL DBA
4 1 (9.09%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) PKI
2 1 (9.09%) Data Centre
2 1 (9.09%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (9.09%) Private Cloud
2 1 (9.09%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (54.55%) Windows
2 5 (45.45%) Debian
2 5 (45.45%) Ubuntu
2 5 (45.45%) Windows Server
2 5 (45.45%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (9.09%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Data Modelling
1 5 (45.45%) ITIL
2 4 (36.36%) Agile
2 4 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (36.36%) Data Engineering
3 3 (27.27%) AI
3 3 (27.27%) AI Transformation
3 3 (27.27%) CI/CD
3 3 (27.27%) Containerisation
3 3 (27.27%) DevOps
3 3 (27.27%) Incident Response
3 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure as Code
3 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure Automation
4 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
4 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
4 2 (18.18%) High Availability
4 2 (18.18%) Proactive Monitoring
4 2 (18.18%) Prototyping
4 2 (18.18%) Statistics
4 2 (18.18%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 8 (72.73%) Python
2 3 (27.27%) PowerShell
3 1 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Security Cleared
2 6 (54.55%) DV Cleared
3 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 3 (27.27%) Docker
2 1 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 1 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (27.27%) Ansible
1 3 (27.27%) Podman
1 3 (27.27%) Proxmox
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 6 (54.55%) VMware
2 5 (45.45%) Red Hat
3 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
4 3 (27.27%) Zscaler
5 2 (18.18%) Oracle
6 1 (9.09%) Cisco
6 1 (9.09%) Dell
6 1 (9.09%) F5
6 1 (9.09%) Isilon
6 1 (9.09%) NetApp
6 1 (9.09%) Remedy
6 1 (9.09%) Veeam