Linux Engineer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The median Linux Engineer daily rate in Northamptonshire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 39 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire | 0.38% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £450 | £375 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -31.82% | +30.18% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title | 250 | 157 | 150 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.79% | 89.71% | 90.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 214 | 113 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £309 | £309 | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £356 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £405 | £400 | £489 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.25% | -18.20% | +9.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £534 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £585 | £588 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £420 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.18% | -5.56% | -2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £11.46 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23.10 | £11.83 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £24.20 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +38.29% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £25.30 | £23.73 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.60 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £20.92 | £24.09 | £17.95 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.18% | +34.24% | +5.56% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Linux Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
Linux Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux Engineer job vacancies in Northamptonshire.
Linux Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Northampton | - | 1 | £450 | - | |
| Linux Engineer East Midlands |
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire
For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:
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