Linux Developer Contract Job Trends
Linux Developer
UK
The median Linux Developer daily rate in the UK is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 677 | 514 | 541 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -163 | +27 | +41 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Developer | 14 | 54 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.025% | 0.16% | 0.051% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | 0.18% | 0.055% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £380 | £558 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £425 | £569 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £500 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.00% | -16.67% | -46.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £934 | £530 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,200 | £548 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | £530 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -43.40% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £65.00 |
| % 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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,792 | 30,277 | 34,849 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.89% | 90.93% | 93.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,802 | 19,116 | 21,016 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £737 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £492 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.36% | -1.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,200 | 1,670 | 1,418 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £41.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.25% | -39.05% | -8.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.83 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £24.62 | £41.53 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.77% | -40.72% | -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 Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Linux Developer Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux Developer over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Linux Developer Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Linux Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Linux Developer Top 6 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 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -155 | 12 | £300 | -40.00% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | -120 | 10 | £300 | -43.40% | 5 |
| South East | -53 | 9 | £300 | -46.43% | 1 |
| Work from Home | -105 | 4 | £1,200 | - | 4 |
| London | -126 | 3 | £1,200 | +242.86% | 3 |
| Scotland | -38 | 1 | - | - |
Linux Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 14 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 71.4% | 10 |
| 3 | Active Directory | 64.3% | 9 |
| 3 | C | 64.3% | 9 |
| 3 | Data Management | 64.3% | 9 |
| 3 | LDAP | 64.3% | 9 |
| 3 | OpenTofu | 64.3% | 9 |
| 3 | Terraform | 64.3% | 9 |
| 9 | SQL | 28.6% | 4 |
| 10 | C++ | 21.4% | 3 |
| 10 | High Availability | 21.4% | 3 |
| 12 | Agile | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Boost C++ Libraries | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Electronic Trading | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | GCC | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | GDB | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Low Latency | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Multicast | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Product Requirements | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Python | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Requirements Gathering | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Risk Management | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | SDLC | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | STL | 14.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Unix | 14.3% | 2 |
| 26 | AWS | 7.1% | 1 |
| 26 | AWS CDK | 7.1% | 1 |
| 26 | AWS CodeBuild | 7.1% | 1 |
| 26 | AWS CodePipeline | 7.1% | 1 |
| 26 | C# | 7.1% | 1 |
Linux Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Developer | 64.3% | 9 |
| 1 | Software Developer | 64.3% | 9 |
| 3 | Senior Developer | 42.9% | 6 |
| 4 | Senior C Developer | 28.6% | 4 |
| 4 | Senior Software Developer | 28.6% | 4 |
| 6 | C++ Developer | 21.4% | 3 |
| 7 | C++ Pricing Developer | 14.3% | 2 |
| 7 | Electronic Trading C++ Developer | 14.3% | 2 |
| 7 | Investment Banking C++ Developer | 14.3% | 2 |
| 7 | Low Latency C++ Developer | 14.3% | 2 |
| 7 | Python Developer | 14.3% | 2 |
| 7 | Unix Developer | 14.3% | 2 |
| 13 | AWS Developer | 7.1% | 1 |
| 13 | Linux Engineer | 7.1% | 1 |
| 13 | Perl Developer | 7.1% | 1 |
| 13 | Python Engineer | 7.1% | 1 |
| 13 | Senior C++ Developer | 7.1% | 1 |
| 13 | Senior Python Developer | 7.1% | 1 |
| 13 | SQL Developer | 7.1% | 1 |