Linux Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Linux
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 15 15
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 -5
Contract jobs citing Linux 28 6 12
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 9.43% 5.71% 5.26%
As % of the Operating Systems category 36.84% 31.58% 26.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 9
10th Percentile £374 £478 £296
25th Percentile £409 £500 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £456 £575 £538
90th Percentile £523 £628 £550
South East median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 2
10th Percentile £25.72 - £46.63
25th Percentile £35.85 £20.85 £47.19
Median hourly rate £47.54 £21.90 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year +117.08% -55.08% -0.51%
75th Percentile £53.75 £22.95 £49.69
90th Percentile - - £49.88
South East median hourly rate £47.54 £57.75 £62.25
% change year-on-year -17.68% -7.23% -4.23%

All Operating Systems
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 76 19 45
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 25.59% 18.10% 19.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 17 35
10th Percentile £190 £232 £128
25th Percentile £231 £250 £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £275 £300
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -25.00%
75th Percentile £438 £488 £456
90th Percentile £506 £575 £538
South East median daily rate £475 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 5
10th Percentile £12.78 - £16.10
25th Percentile £20.13 £20.85 £16.25
Median hourly rate £37.71 £21.90 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +72.19% +25.14% -3.21%
75th Percentile £51.89 £22.95 £48.75
90th Percentile £53.75 - £49.50
South East median hourly rate £47.52 £28.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +69.71% -41.05% -11.21%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Linux job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Linux.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Linux

Linux
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Linux in Oxfordshire

Linux
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Linux.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Linux

Linux
Hourly Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Linux in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Linux in Oxfordshire

Linux
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxford +1 5 £388 -29.55% 9
Abingdon -3 5 - - 4
Linux
South East

Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 12 (42.86%) Entra ID
2 8 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (21.43%) Azure
4 4 (14.29%) IaaS
4 4 (14.29%) PaaS
5 2 (7.14%) SaaS
6 1 (3.57%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (25.00%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (53.57%) SQL Server
General
1 12 (42.86%) Public Sector
2 11 (39.29%) Documentation Skills
3 9 (32.14%) Social Skills
4 3 (10.71%) Military
5 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.57%) Electronics
5 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 5 (17.86%) Security Specialist
2 4 (14.29%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 3 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 3 (10.71%) Senior
3 3 (10.71%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Analyst
4 1 (3.57%) Control Software Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) IAM Specialist
4 1 (3.57%) Identity and Access Management Analyst
4 1 (3.57%) Identity Management Analyst
4 1 (3.57%) Information Manager
4 1 (3.57%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (3.57%) Information Security Specialist
4 1 (3.57%) Information Specialist
4 1 (3.57%) Security Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Security Manager
4 1 (3.57%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) GStreamer
1 1 (3.57%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (60.71%) Onboarding
2 7 (25.00%) Management Information System
3 5 (17.86%) Operational Technology
4 4 (14.29%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (10.71%) SCADA
6 1 (3.57%) Device Driver
6 1 (3.57%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 23 (82.14%) Windows
2 22 (78.57%) Unix
3 11 (39.29%) Windows Server
4 1 (3.57%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (82.14%) SIEM
2 17 (60.71%) ITSM
3 16 (57.14%) Change Control
3 16 (57.14%) Runbook
4 14 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
5 12 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
6 10 (35.71%) Information Security
7 9 (32.14%) Computer Science
8 8 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (25.00%) Security Monitoring
10 6 (21.43%) Security Operations
11 5 (17.86%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 5 (17.86%) Incident Management
11 5 (17.86%) RBAC
11 5 (17.86%) Remediation Plan
11 5 (17.86%) Risk Assessment
11 5 (17.86%) Risk Management
11 5 (17.86%) Security Architecture
11 5 (17.86%) Threat Intelligence
11 5 (17.86%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (53.57%) PowerShell
1 15 (53.57%) Python
2 1 (3.57%) C
Qualifications
1 20 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 16 (57.14%) SC Cleared
3 13 (46.43%) Degree
4 4 (14.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (14.29%) CESG Certified Professional
4 4 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (14.29%) CISM
4 4 (14.29%) CISSP
4 4 (14.29%) CRISC
4 4 (14.29%) GIAC
5 3 (10.71%) GSEC
5 3 (10.71%) SANS
5 3 (10.71%) SSCP
6 1 (3.57%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (78.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 22 (78.57%) NIST
2 6 (21.43%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (14.29%) ISO 31000
4 2 (7.14%) NCSC
5 1 (3.57%) GDPR
System Software
1 24 (85.71%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 18 (64.29%) BeyondTrust
2 15 (53.57%) CyberArk
3 9 (32.14%) Oracle
4 7 (25.00%) Microsoft