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 28 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 22 14
Rank change year-on-year +3 -8 -7
Contract jobs citing Linux 39 5 13
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 10.54% 3.82% 5.22%
As % of the Operating Systems category 46.99% 15.63% 31.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 3 9
10th Percentile £439 £390 £311
25th Percentile £450 £441 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% +22.22% +5.88%
75th Percentile £592 £575 £500
90th Percentile £599 - £530
South East median daily rate £513 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.38% -1.50% +2.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 2
10th Percentile £25.94 - £46.63
25th Percentile £39.83 £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 £54.88 - £49.88
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £57.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year -13.04% -17.86% +7.69%

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 83 32 41
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 22.43% 24.43% 16.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 25 33
10th Percentile - £160 £128
25th Percentile £225 £185 £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £250 £260
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% -21.21%
75th Percentile £506 £288 £400
90th Percentile £592 £380 £495
South East median daily rate £475 £490 £478
% change year-on-year -3.06% +2.62% +6.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 2 3
10th Percentile £12.78 £19.07 £22.05
25th Percentile £20.04 £19.37 £31.13
Median hourly rate £47.54 £20.39 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +133.21% -57.08% +162.72%
75th Percentile £53.75 £21.93 £49.38
90th Percentile £54.38 £22.54 £49.75
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £18.82 £47.50
% change year-on-year +72.69% -60.38% -13.64%

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 28 June 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 28 June 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 28 June 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
Abingdon -3 12 £592 +63.31% 1
Oxford +2 5 £575 +4.55% 7
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 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 17 (43.59%) Entra ID
2 11 (28.21%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (17.95%) Azure
4 6 (15.38%) IaaS
4 6 (15.38%) PaaS
5 2 (5.13%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (20.51%) SSH
2 1 (2.56%) Ethernet
2 1 (2.56%) InfiniBand
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (53.85%) SQL Server
General
1 19 (48.72%) Public Sector
2 15 (38.46%) Documentation Skills
3 11 (28.21%) Social Skills
4 6 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (10.26%) Military
6 1 (2.56%) Electronics
6 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.56%) Legal
6 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (17.95%) Security Specialist
2 6 (15.38%) Cybersecurity Specialist
3 4 (10.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 4 (10.26%) Senior
3 4 (10.26%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (2.56%) Analyst
4 1 (2.56%) Architect
4 1 (2.56%) Control Software Engineer
4 1 (2.56%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (2.56%) IAM Specialist
4 1 (2.56%) Identity and Access Management Analyst
4 1 (2.56%) Identity Management Analyst
4 1 (2.56%) Information Security Specialist
4 1 (2.56%) Information Specialist
4 1 (2.56%) Security Engineer
4 1 (2.56%) Software Architect
4 1 (2.56%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) GStreamer
1 1 (2.56%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 25 (64.10%) Onboarding
2 9 (23.08%) Management Information System
3 6 (15.38%) Operational Technology
4 5 (12.82%) Cyber Defence
4 5 (12.82%) SCADA
5 1 (2.56%) Device Driver
5 1 (2.56%) Distributed Systems
5 1 (2.56%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.56%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 33 (84.62%) Windows
2 32 (82.05%) Unix
3 13 (33.33%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.56%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (84.62%) SIEM
2 25 (64.10%) ITSM
2 25 (64.10%) Runbook
3 24 (61.54%) Change Control
4 21 (53.85%) Privileged Access Management
5 19 (48.72%) Cybersecurity
6 15 (38.46%) Computer Science
7 13 (33.33%) Information Security
8 10 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (20.51%) Security Monitoring
10 7 (17.95%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 7 (17.95%) RBAC
10 7 (17.95%) Remediation Plan
10 7 (17.95%) Risk Assessment
10 7 (17.95%) Risk Register
10 7 (17.95%) Security Operations
10 7 (17.95%) Threat Intelligence
10 7 (17.95%) Vulnerability Management
11 6 (15.38%) OWASP
11 6 (15.38%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 23 (58.97%) PowerShell
1 23 (58.97%) Python
2 1 (2.56%) C
Qualifications
1 27 (69.23%) Security Cleared
2 23 (58.97%) SC Cleared
3 22 (56.41%) Degree
4 8 (20.51%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (15.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 6 (15.38%) CESG Certified Professional
5 6 (15.38%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (15.38%) CISM
5 6 (15.38%) CISSP
5 6 (15.38%) CRISC
5 6 (15.38%) GIAC
6 5 (12.82%) SANS
7 4 (10.26%) GSEC
7 4 (10.26%) SSCP
8 1 (2.56%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (79.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 31 (79.49%) NIST
2 7 (17.95%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (15.38%) ISO 31000
4 2 (5.13%) NCSC
System Software
1 35 (89.74%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 26 (66.67%) BeyondTrust
2 23 (58.97%) CyberArk
3 15 (38.46%) Oracle
4 10 (25.64%) Microsoft
5 1 (2.56%) NVIDIA