Senior Linux Engineer Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Senior Linux Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

As of 21 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Linux Engineer daily rate in Milton Keynes.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - 52
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Linux Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.23% - 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £530
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.50%
75th Percentile - - £545
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 - £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 409 202 476
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 96.65% 94.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 150 361
10th Percentile £304 £250 £275
25th Percentile £400 £365 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.32% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £589 £600
90th Percentile £640 £650 £738
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 4 32
10th Percentile £15.25 £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 £25.08 £19.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year +31.97% -13.64% +29.41%

Senior Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Senior Linux Engineer job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Senior Linux Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Senior Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 21 February 2026, Senior Linux 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 Senior Linux Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) LFCS
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (100.00%) RHCE
1 1 (100.00%) RHCSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Senior Linux 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) LFCS
1 1 (100.00%) RHCE
1 1 (100.00%) RHCSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat