The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Slough requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Slough.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
23
12
16
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough
32.39%
15.79%
8.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
12
12
16
10th Percentile
£167
-
£238
25th Percentile
£206
£280
£275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£285
£350
Median % change year-on-year
+57.89%
-18.57%
+117.05%
75th Percentile
-
£291
£463
90th Percentile
-
£300
£525
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£425
£514
% change year-on-year
+17.65%
-17.27%
+4.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£24.66
-
-
Berkshire median hourly rate
£24.66
£61.60
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-59.97%
+12.00%
-16.03%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Slough.
Linux Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Slough
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Slough.
Linux Daily Rate Histogram in Slough
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux in Slough over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Linux Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Slough
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Slough.
Linux Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Linux also mentioned 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 Slough region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough 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:
