Linux Contract Job Trends in Towcester

Linux
Northamptonshire > Towcester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Towcester requiring Linux skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Linux 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Towcester 20.00% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £538 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £563 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median daily rate £538 £459 £359
% change year-on-year +17.10% +27.77% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £62.50 - -

All Operating Systems
Towcester

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 Towcester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 2 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Towcester 20.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £538 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £563 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median daily rate £450 £401 £411
% change year-on-year +12.36% -2.55% +105.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £62.50 £14.50 -
% change year-on-year +331.03% - -

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Towcester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Linux relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Towcester.

Linux job vacancy trend in Towcester

Linux
Daily Rate Trend in Towcester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Towcester citing Linux.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Towcester citing Linux

Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Towcester 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Migration Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Subject Matter Expert
1 1 (50.00%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (50.00%) OpenVMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Red Hat