Linux Contracts in Stevenage

Linux
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage 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 9 23 10
Rank change year-on-year +14 -13 -7
Contract jobs citing Linux 19 44 49
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 15.20% 9.61% 16.67%
As % of the Operating Systems category 59.38% 78.57% 56.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 15 28
10th Percentile £455 £290 £347
25th Percentile £463 £408 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £550 £510
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +7.84% +27.50%
75th Percentile £488 £650 £550
90th Percentile £495 - £673
Hertfordshire median daily rate £519 £550 £520
% change year-on-year -5.68% +5.77% +14.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 13 9
10th Percentile £48.30 £58.00 -
25th Percentile £55.00 - £65.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £60.00 £72.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -17.24% +20.83%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £74.50
90th Percentile £66.35 - £74.80
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £62.50 £60.00 £72.50
% change year-on-year +4.17% -17.24% +20.83%

All Operating Systems
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 32 56 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 25.60% 12.23% 29.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 24 50
10th Percentile £410 £267 £235
25th Percentile - £321 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £550 £400
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +37.50% +29.03%
75th Percentile £500 £575 £538
90th Percentile £530 £650 £618
Hertfordshire median daily rate £500 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% +33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 14 12
10th Percentile £52.00 £54.00 £49.88
25th Percentile £55.00 - £63.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £73.75 £65.00 £74.50
90th Percentile £87.50 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +18.18%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Job vacancy trend for Linux in Stevenage

Linux
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Stevenage.

Daily rate trend for Linux in Stevenage

Linux
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Stevenage.

Hourly rate trend for Linux in Stevenage

Linux
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Linux in Stevenage over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Linux in Stevenage

Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (21.05%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (21.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.26%) Azure
1 1 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (21.05%) Ethernet
1 4 (21.05%) SpaceWire
1 4 (21.05%) TCP/IP
2 3 (15.79%) Firewall
3 2 (10.53%) DNS
3 2 (10.53%) FTP
3 2 (10.53%) HTTP
3 2 (10.53%) SMTP
3 2 (10.53%) SSL
4 1 (5.26%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 6 (31.58%) Visual Studio
2 5 (26.32%) Eclipse
3 1 (5.26%) Git
3 1 (5.26%) Rational DOORS
General
1 8 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 5 (26.32%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (21.05%) Military
4 3 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (10.53%) Aerospace
6 1 (5.26%) Aviation
6 1 (5.26%) Avionics
6 1 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (5.26%) Law
6 1 (5.26%) Legal
6 1 (5.26%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 5 (26.32%) Software Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Analyst
2 4 (21.05%) C# Software Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) SOC Analyst
3 3 (15.79%) Senior
3 3 (15.79%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (15.79%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Desktop Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Electrical Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Linux Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Support Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) C# Developer
5 1 (5.26%) C++ Software Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Desktop Support
5 1 (5.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Developer
5 1 (5.26%) Junior
5 1 (5.26%) Junior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (21.05%) Node.js
1 4 (21.05%) Web Services
2 2 (10.53%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
1 4 (21.05%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (15.79%) Operational Technology
3 2 (10.53%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (10.53%) Cyberattack
4 1 (5.26%) CAN bus
4 1 (5.26%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 13 (68.42%) Windows
2 4 (21.05%) Unix
3 3 (15.79%) Apple iOS
4 1 (5.26%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (42.11%) Agile
2 7 (36.84%) Validation
3 5 (26.32%) Digital Twin
3 5 (26.32%) Software Engineering
3 5 (26.32%) Synthetic Environment
4 4 (21.05%) CI/CD
4 4 (21.05%) Continuous Delivery
4 4 (21.05%) Continuous Integration
4 4 (21.05%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (21.05%) Incident Management
4 4 (21.05%) Incident Response
4 4 (21.05%) Security Operations
4 4 (21.05%) TDD
4 4 (21.05%) Unit Testing
5 3 (15.79%) Coaching
5 3 (15.79%) Computer Security
5 3 (15.79%) Software Testing
5 3 (15.79%) System Testing
5 3 (15.79%) Verification and Validation
5 3 (15.79%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 6 (31.58%) C++
2 5 (26.32%) Bash
2 5 (26.32%) C#
2 5 (26.32%) Python
3 4 (21.05%) C
3 4 (21.05%) Java
3 4 (21.05%) JavaScript
3 4 (21.05%) Tcl
4 3 (15.79%) VBA
Qualifications
1 13 (68.42%) Security Cleared
2 12 (63.16%) SC Cleared
3 3 (15.79%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.79%) GxP
2 1 (5.26%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (15.79%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.26%) Docker
2 1 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (5.26%) Ansible
1 1 (5.26%) Kubernetes
1 1 (5.26%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 10 (52.63%) Microsoft
2 4 (21.05%) Darktrace
2 4 (21.05%) FireEye
2 4 (21.05%) LogRhythm
2 4 (21.05%) Splunk
3 3 (15.79%) ServiceNow
4 2 (10.53%) EMC
4 2 (10.53%) IronPort
4 2 (10.53%) Symantec
5 1 (5.26%) NetApp
5 1 (5.26%) Red Hat
5 1 (5.26%) Remedy
5 1 (5.26%) Twitter
5 1 (5.26%) VMware
5 1 (5.26%) Wind River