Linux Developer Contract Job Trends

Linux Developer
UK

As of 1 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Linux Developer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 569 475 541
Rank change year-on-year -94 +66 +167
Contract jobs requiring a Linux Developer 35 52 52
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.084% 0.17% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% 0.18% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 25
10th Percentile - £313 £280
25th Percentile - £472 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £550 £750
Median % change year-on-year - -26.67% +33.27%
75th Percentile - £625 -
90th Percentile - £633 £1,010
UK excluding London median daily rate - £438 £750
% change year-on-year - -41.67% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - £65.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% +40.00%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £85.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £65.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year - -7.14% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 38,119 28,262 41,512
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.82% 92.85% 92.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,936 17,829 27,270
10th Percentile £310 £290 £275
25th Percentile £409 £406 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £721 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +1.32% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,335 854 2,415
10th Percentile £14.71 £16.25 £13.05
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £16.30
Median hourly rate £33.50 £34.06 £34.53
Median % change year-on-year -1.63% -1.38% -13.68%
75th Percentile £63.88 £64.73 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.18 £72.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year - -7.14% -6.67%

Linux Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Linux Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Linux Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Linux Developer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux Developer job vacancies in the UK

Linux Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Linux Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Linux Developer job vacancies in the UK

Linux Developer
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 March 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
London -22 31 - - 2
England -70 31 - - 5
Work from Home -38 18 - - 3
Scotland -9 4 - -
UK excluding London -115 4 - - 3

Linux Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 March 2026, Linux Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Linux Developer in the job title.

1 35 (100.00%) Linux
2 21 (60.00%) Low Latency
2 21 (60.00%) Multithreading
3 19 (54.29%) Python
4 18 (51.43%) C++
5 17 (48.57%) Computer Science
5 17 (48.57%) Java
6 12 (34.29%) Asynchronous Programming
6 12 (34.29%) Automated Trading
6 12 (34.29%) Benchmarking
6 12 (34.29%) OOP
6 12 (34.29%) Order Management
6 12 (34.29%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (34.29%) Quantitative Research
6 12 (34.29%) Test Automation
6 12 (34.29%) Ultra-Low Latency
7 9 (25.71%) Relational Database
7 9 (25.71%) SQL
8 8 (22.86%) Spring
9 7 (20.00%) C
10 6 (17.14%) Kafka
10 6 (17.14%) Software Engineering
11 5 (14.29%) Risk Management
12 4 (11.43%) Agile
12 4 (11.43%) AWS
12 4 (11.43%) Database Tuning
12 4 (11.43%) DB2
12 4 (11.43%) JMS
12 4 (11.43%) JUnit
12 4 (11.43%) MongoDB

Linux Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (11.43%) AWS
2 3 (8.57%) Azure
2 3 (8.57%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (11.43%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (25.71%) Relational Database
2 4 (11.43%) DB2
2 4 (11.43%) MongoDB
3 3 (8.57%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 4 (11.43%) JUnit
General
1 13 (37.14%) Finance
2 7 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (11.43%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (11.43%) Banking
3 4 (11.43%) Investment Banking
4 3 (8.57%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (22.86%) Spring
2 6 (17.14%) Kafka
3 4 (11.43%) JMS
4 3 (8.57%) AngularJS
4 3 (8.57%) CSS
4 3 (8.57%) Electron
4 3 (8.57%) HTML
4 3 (8.57%) JNI
4 3 (8.57%) Node.js
4 3 (8.57%) React
Miscellaneous
1 21 (60.00%) Data Structures
2 16 (45.71%) Equities
3 12 (34.29%) Algorithms
4 5 (14.29%) Management Information System
5 4 (11.43%) FPGA
5 4 (11.43%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (8.57%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 35 (100.00%) Linux
2 4 (11.43%) Unix
3 3 (8.57%) CentOS
3 3 (8.57%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (60.00%) Low Latency
1 21 (60.00%) Multithreading
2 17 (48.57%) Computer Science
3 12 (34.29%) Asynchronous Programming
3 12 (34.29%) Automated Trading
3 12 (34.29%) Benchmarking
3 12 (34.29%) OOP
3 12 (34.29%) Order Management
3 12 (34.29%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (34.29%) Quantitative Research
3 12 (34.29%) Test Automation
3 12 (34.29%) Ultra-Low Latency
4 6 (17.14%) Software Engineering
5 5 (14.29%) Risk Management
6 4 (11.43%) Agile
6 4 (11.43%) Database Tuning
6 4 (11.43%) Open Source
6 4 (11.43%) Performance Tuning
6 4 (11.43%) SDLC
7 3 (8.57%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 19 (54.29%) Python
2 18 (51.43%) C++
3 17 (48.57%) Java
4 9 (25.71%) SQL
5 7 (20.00%) C
6 4 (11.43%) Shell Script
7 3 (8.57%) JavaScript
7 3 (8.57%) Perl
Qualifications
1 1 (2.86%) DV Cleared
1 1 (2.86%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (11.43%) Oracle
1 4 (11.43%) Sybase
2 3 (8.57%) Red Hat