Red Hat Enterprise Linux Contract Job Trends in Preston

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 7.69% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 70.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £409 -
% change year-on-year +34.47% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £74.26 - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £74.26 - -

All Operating Systems
Preston

Red Hat Enterprise 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 Preston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 10 2 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston 10.99% 4.35% 9.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +130.30%
75th Percentile £583 - £488
90th Percentile £680 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £455 £525
% change year-on-year +21.01% -13.43% +42.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £45.17 £19.88 £39.21
25th Percentile £50.02 £26.46 £41.71
Median hourly rate £58.10 £40.30 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year +44.19% -12.17% +1.07%
75th Percentile £66.18 £55.66 -
90th Percentile £71.03 £63.17 -
Lancashire median hourly rate £58.10 £49.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year +18.57% +6.80% +1.07%

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux job vacancy trend in Preston

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (42.86%) SharePoint
2 1 (14.29%) SharePoint Server
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Entra ID
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) BGP
1 4 (57.14%) Firewall
1 4 (57.14%) Software-Defined Networking
1 4 (57.14%) VLAN
2 3 (42.86%) WebEx
3 2 (28.57%) Network Security
General
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Legal
3 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Platform Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Product Ownership
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (28.57%) Data Centre
3 1 (14.29%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Linux
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Change Control
1 6 (85.71%) ITSM
1 6 (85.71%) Platform Engineering
1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (71.43%) Service Management
3 4 (57.14%) Containerisation
3 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (57.14%) Knowledge Management
4 3 (42.86%) Acceptance Criteria
4 3 (42.86%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (42.86%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (42.86%) Product Requirements
4 3 (42.86%) User Stories
5 2 (28.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (28.57%) Mobile Device Management
5 2 (28.57%) Performance Monitoring
5 2 (28.57%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (28.57%) Virtual Infrastructure
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) Bash
1 7 (100.00%) PowerShell
2 5 (71.43%) Perl
2 5 (71.43%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) SC Cleared
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) CCDP
2 4 (57.14%) CCNA
2 4 (57.14%) CCNP
2 4 (57.14%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (28.57%) Degree
System Software
1 5 (71.43%) Active Directory
2 3 (42.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (28.57%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 2 (28.57%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Red Hat
2 5 (71.43%) Citrix
2 5 (71.43%) VMware
3 3 (42.86%) Cisco
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft