Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 97 | 88 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +9 | -14 |
| Contract jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 10 | 28 | 46 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | 0.69% | 1.78% | 2.01% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 4.69% | 8.59% | 11.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 20 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £479 | £436 | £508 |
| 25th Percentile | £485 | £475 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £514 | £500 | £572 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.75% | -12.59% | +11.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £543 | £548 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | £553 | £703 | £655 |
| UK median daily rate | £530 | £583 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +6.00% | -6.14% |
All Operating Systems
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 213 | 326 | 415 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 14.76% | 20.70% | 18.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 120 | 166 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £198 | £173 | £192 |
| 25th Percentile | £304 | £317 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £456 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.85% | -15.98% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £536 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 17 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.17 | £18.23 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.66 | £20.94 | £17.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £22.88 | £59.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.95% | -61.73% | +237.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £24.18 | £74.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £37.09 | £28.51 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £36.00 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.14% | +20.00% | +20.00% |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | -12 | 9 | £514 | +0.74% | 4 |
| Glasgow | +3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux UK |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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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