Linux
West Midlands > Solihull
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Solihull 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 21 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 23 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | -16 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Solihull | 18.64% | 4.31% | 17.19% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 55.00% | 22.73% | 55.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £429 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £443 | £163 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £175 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +157.14% | -41.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £463 | £188 | £325 |
| 90th Percentile | £485 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £550 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +1.85% | +9.09% |
All Operating Systems
Solihull
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 Solihull.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Solihull | 33.90% | 18.97% | 31.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 16 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £153 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £327 | £164 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £433 | £426 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.53% | +42.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £471 | £491 | £340 |
| 90th Percentile | £498 | £500 | £451 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £400 | £450 | £420 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +7.14% | -6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £13.15 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £13.15 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £13.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.63% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £13.16 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £13.16 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £17.83 | £20.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.01% | +2.50% | +23.46% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Solihull.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Solihull
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Solihull.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Solihull
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Solihull.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Solihull 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:
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