The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newport requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Newport.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
10
8
29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport
17.86%
8.70%
21.97%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
6
21
10th Percentile
-
£159
£250
25th Percentile
£185
£189
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£365
£263
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+39.05%
-50.00%
-10.64%
75th Percentile
£373
£364
£631
90th Percentile
£408
£405
£650
South Wales median daily rate
£365
£540
£470
% change year-on-year
-32.41%
+14.89%
+6.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
2
2
10th Percentile
£29.25
£17.72
£46.63
25th Percentile
£33.75
£22.77
£47.19
Median hourly rate
£37.50
£31.18
£48.75
Median % change year-on-year
+20.27%
-36.04%
+2.85%
75th Percentile
£41.25
£39.59
£49.69
90th Percentile
£51.00
£44.64
£49.88
South Wales median hourly rate
£37.50
£14.36
£47.50
% change year-on-year
+161.14%
-69.77%
+2.70%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newport.
Linux Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Newport.
Linux Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newport
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Newport.
Linux Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Linux also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newport region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport 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:
