Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer daily rate in the UK is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 394 | 435 | 470 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | +35 | +95 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 138 | 166 | 252 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.47% | 0.38% | 0.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.41% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 105 | 194 |
| 10th Percentile | £394 | £344 | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £425 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £559 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.00% | -6.08% | +6.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £503 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -0.50% | +8.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £64.90 | £57.75 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £60.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £61.13 | - |
| 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 | 26,887 | 40,034 | 55,895 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,565 | 26,064 | 39,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.97% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,046 | 2,665 | 1,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.08 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.89% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -4.76% | +115.16% |
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 5 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 5 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 | +39 | 109 | £522 | -0.50% | 75 |
| UK excluding London | +33 | 95 | £500 | - | 52 |
| Work from Home | +52 | 55 | £500 | -4.76% | 30 |
| London | +35 | 31 | £525 | -4.55% | 41 |
| Scotland | +5 | 20 | £445 | -19.14% | 5 |
| South West | +44 | 18 | £500 | -9.09% | 7 |
| North of England | +22 | 18 | £510 | +13.31% | 7 |
| South East | +26 | 17 | £500 | - | 20 |
| East of England | +25 | 13 | £538 | -2.27% | 12 |
| North West | +18 | 13 | £496 | +16.71% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 9 | £475 | +5.56% | 2 |
| Midlands | +23 | 9 | £475 | -5.00% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 4 | £550 | -10.20% | 1 |
| Wales | +8 | 1 | - | - | |
| North East | -4 | 1 | £350 | -17.26% | 1 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 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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