Linux Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Linux Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £445, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 96 | 98 | 155 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +57 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 19 | 29 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 1.17% | 1.34% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.24% | 1.42% | 0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £417 | - | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £424 | £340 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £488 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.77% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £463 | £650 | £494 |
| 90th Percentile | £468 | £714 | £589 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £525 | £572 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | -8.22% | +8.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £68.00 | £60.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 1,537 | 2,047 | 2,622 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.47% | 94.42% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 883 | 1,248 | 1,863 |
| 10th Percentile | £261 | £200 | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £368 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | £650 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 112 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.31 | £12.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.79 | £16.19 | £14.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.83 | £27.90 | £21.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.91% | +28.25% | -18.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.58 | £60.00 | £58.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.22 | £66.00 | £67.31 |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.60 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.73% | -16.67% | +88.21% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Linux Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in Scotland.
Linux Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in Scotland.
Linux Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland
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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 May 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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| Glasgow | -16 | 16 | £465 | -28.54% | 1 |
| Edinburgh | +3 | 3 | £425 | +25.00% | 2 |
| Linux Engineer UK |
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, Linux Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: