The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
14
10
11
Rank change year-on-year
-4
+1
+17
Contract jobs citing Linux
6
20
15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
19
71
37
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
17.59%
42.01%
24.03%
Number of daily rates quoted
13
31
30
10th Percentile
-
£200
£225
25th Percentile
£175
£250
£240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£425
£344
Median % change year-on-year
-5.88%
+23.64%
-25.68%
75th Percentile
£488
£563
£547
90th Percentile
£498
£680
£550
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
4
10th Percentile
-
£66.50
£21.61
25th Percentile
-
£68.75
£22.18
Median hourly rate
-
£75.00
£23.79
Median % change year-on-year
-
+215.26%
+39.94%
75th Percentile
-
£78.75
£25.08
90th Percentile
-
£79.50
-
Hampshire median hourly rate
£60.50
£60.00
£55.50
% change year-on-year
+0.83%
+8.11%
+226.47%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Linux Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Southampton.
Linux Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Southampton.
Linux Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
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 Southampton region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
