Linux Contract Job Trends in the North of England
Linux
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England citing Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 38 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +13 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 267 | 273 | 141 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North of England | 3.52% | 6.13% | 3.55% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 31.94% | 39.00% | 28.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 171 | 199 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £317 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £378 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £490 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -12.97% | +7.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £575 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £681 | £699 |
| England median daily rate | £528 | £515 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.43% | -6.36% | -1.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.36 | £47.55 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.00 | £55.97 | £47.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.84 | £70.00 | £50.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -63.09% | +37.93% | +125.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.12 | £72.13 | £59.23 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.10 | £73.41 | £64.60 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.70% | +3.85% |
All Operating Systems
North of England
Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing operating system skills in the North of England.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing operating system skills | 836 | 700 | 501 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England | 11.03% | 15.72% | 12.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 567 | 498 | 278 |
| 10th Percentile | £189 | £163 | £178 |
| 25th Percentile | £282 | £213 | £297 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £400 | £441 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.75% | -9.35% | +3.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £537 | £525 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £617 | £616 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £475 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -5.26% | -4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 42 | 25 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.51 | - | £15.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.90 | £15.50 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £18.87 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.69% | +7.83% | -17.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.34 | £23.75 | £23.14 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £58.78 | £39.90 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.50 | £23.79 | £59.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.63% | -59.85% | +48.11% |
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
Linux Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Linux.
Linux Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux in the North of England over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Linux Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Linux.
Linux Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Linux in the North of England over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Linux Contract Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the North of England region over the 6 months to 31 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | -23 | 138 | £490 | +12.00% | 39 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 104 | £525 | +5.00% | 29 |
| North East | -9 | 34 | £483 | -12.27% | 7 |
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Linux Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Operating Systems
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows | 28.8% | 77 |
| 2 | Unix | 24.3% | 65 |
| 3 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 22.1% | 59 |
| 4 | Windows Server | 8.2% | 22 |
| 5 | AIX | 7.1% | 19 |
| 6 | Solaris | 6.0% | 16 |
| 7 | CentOS | 3.0% | 8 |
| 8 | macOS | 1.9% | 5 |
| 9 | Ubuntu | 1.5% | 4 |
| 9 | VMS | 1.5% | 4 |
| 11 | zOS | 1.1% | 3 |
| 12 | OpenVMS | 0.7% | 2 |
| 12 | Windows Server 2019 | 0.7% | 2 |
| 14 | Check Point GAiA | 0.4% | 1 |
| 14 | HPUX | 0.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Oracle Linux | 0.4% | 1 |
| 14 | SUSE | 0.4% | 1 |
| 14 | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | 0.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Windows Server 2003 | 0.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Windows Server 2012 | 0.4% | 1 |