Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for LPIC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 399 | 428 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +29 | +95 |
| Contract jobs citing LPIC | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | - | 0.005% | 0.044% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.013% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £446 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £497 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £619 |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.76% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London
LPIC falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 4,669 | 7,485 | 7,439 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 35.94% | 35.94% | 32.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,824 | 4,362 | 4,933 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £275 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £535 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +1.90% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £719 | £713 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £530 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.89% | -3.64% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 423 | 956 | 571 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.44 | £13.60 | £13.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | £17.58 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.05 | £41.25 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.30% | -21.43% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £66.21 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £77.50 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.50 | £40.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.75% | -27.27% | +23.60% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing LPIC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing LPIC in the UK excluding London.