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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 24 30
Rank change year-on-year -11 +6 +4
Contract jobs citing Linux 7 20 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 2.81% 7.02% 5.19%
As % of the Operating Systems category 15.22% 23.81% 41.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 17 32
10th Percentile - £406 £376
25th Percentile £513 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £529 £480 £480
Median % change year-on-year +10.10% - -18.30%
75th Percentile £543 £565 £541
90th Percentile £553 £705 £561
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £529 £480 £480
% change year-on-year +10.10% - -16.52%

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 46 84 82
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 18.47% 29.47% 12.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 69 71
10th Percentile £184 £250 £195
25th Percentile £225 £326 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £420 £475
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -11.58% -9.52%
75th Percentile £375 £484 £544
90th Percentile £539 £553 £613
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £325 £415 £470
% change year-on-year -21.69% -11.70% -9.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 0
Median hourly rate £15.12 £34.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -55.53% - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £14.20 £30.00 £20.75
% change year-on-year -52.67% +44.58% +31.75%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Job vacancy trend for Linux 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
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 and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) AWS
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) SAN
2 4 (57.14%) TCP/IP
3 1 (14.29%) Firewall
3 1 (14.29%) NAS
3 1 (14.29%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle Database
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Git
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Developer
2 4 (57.14%) Python Developer
2 4 (57.14%) Senior
2 4 (57.14%) Senior Developer
3 3 (42.86%) Senior Python Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Consultant
4 1 (14.29%) DBA
4 1 (14.29%) Linux Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Oracle DBA
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Software Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Software Developer
4 1 (14.29%) Solutions Consultant
4 1 (14.29%) SQL DBA
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
1 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (14.29%) Private Cloud
1 1 (14.29%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 5 (71.43%) Debian
2 5 (71.43%) Ubuntu
2 5 (71.43%) Windows Server
2 5 (71.43%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (14.29%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Data Modelling
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Data Engineering
2 4 (57.14%) ITIL
3 2 (28.57%) Configuration Management
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 2 (28.57%) High Availability
3 2 (28.57%) Prototyping
3 2 (28.57%) Statistics
3 2 (28.57%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 1 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (14.29%) Change Control
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 1 (14.29%) Patch Management
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Monitoring
4 1 (14.29%) Proactive Monitoring
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Security Management
4 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
4 1 (14.29%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) DV Cleared
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
1 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) VMware
2 5 (71.43%) Red Hat
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
4 1 (14.29%) Cisco
4 1 (14.29%) Dell
4 1 (14.29%) F5
4 1 (14.29%) Isilon
4 1 (14.29%) NetApp
4 1 (14.29%) Oracle
4 1 (14.29%) Remedy
4 1 (14.29%) Veeam