Linux
Scotland > South Lanarkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | - | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire | 29.17% | - | 12.88% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 70.00% | - | 51.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £610 | - | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £632 | - | £600 |
| 75th Percentile | £696 | - | £681 |
| 90th Percentile | £773 | - | £700 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £487 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.60% | -15.30% | +5.79% |
All Operating Systems
South Lanarkshire
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 South Lanarkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 10 | 2 | 41 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire | 41.67% | 40.00% | 25.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £402 | - | £370 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £355 | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £610 | £360 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +69.44% | -40.00% | +172.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £653 | £365 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £756 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £420 | £450 | £536 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | -16.04% | +7.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £16.71 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £16.25 | £22.44 | £60.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.58% | -62.91% | +241.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Linux.
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Daily Rate Histogram in South Lanarkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux in South Lanarkshire over the 6 months to 2 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Linux.
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Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 2 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kilbride | - | 7 | £632 | - | 1 |
| Linux Scotland |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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: