Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer daily rate in the UK is £517, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 385 | 416 | 478 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | +62 | +87 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 137 | 168 | 243 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.47% | 0.39% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.42% | 0.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 78 | 108 | 189 |
| 10th Percentile | £385 | £350 | £402 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £430 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £525 | £558 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.45% | -5.91% | +6.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £654 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £503 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.50% | +3.08% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.35 | £58.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £60.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.00 | £60.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer.
Linux Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Linux Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer.
Linux Engineer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | +31 | 109 | £520 | -1.00% | 70 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 93 | £500 | -0.50% | 47 |
| Work from Home | +43 | 54 | £500 | -4.76% | 27 |
| London | +22 | 32 | £520 | -4.37% | 39 |
| Scotland | +5 | 19 | £445 | -19.14% | 5 |
| North of England | +17 | 18 | £510 | +13.31% | 6 |
| South West | +54 | 17 | £500 | -9.09% | 5 |
| South East | +29 | 17 | £500 | - | 20 |
| East of England | +25 | 13 | £538 | -0.92% | 9 |
| North West | +21 | 13 | £496 | +16.71% | 5 |
| Midlands | +26 | 9 | £475 | -5.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 9 | £475 | +5.56% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 4 | £550 | -10.20% | 1 |
| Wales | +1 | 1 | - | - | |
| North East | -1 | 1 | £350 | -17.26% |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Linux Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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