Linux Administrator
UK
The median Linux Administrator daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 567 | 658 | 773 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +91 | +115 | -143 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Administrator | 24 | 60 | 81 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.056% | 0.10% | 0.091% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.060% | 0.11% | 0.096% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 30 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £293 | £349 |
| 25th Percentile | £353 | £400 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £449 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.22% | +5.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £502 | £550 | £494 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £654 | £582 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £564 | £425 | £405 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.71% | +4.94% | -4.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50.98 | £23.19 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £51.25 | £29.84 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.63 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +17.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £74.50 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £76.54 | £83.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £58.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.62% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,021 | 55,966 | 84,699 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,056 | 39,104 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,666 | 1,571 | 2,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.30 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +89.04% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.29 | £65.75 | £49.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.26 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +116.50% | +2.74% |
Linux Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux Administrator.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux Administrator over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux Administrator.
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Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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 | +74 | 16 | £450 | +0.22% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 14 | £564 | +32.71% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +110 | 8 | £350 | -22.22% | 12 |
| London | +92 | 8 | £450 | +5.88% | 5 |
| Scotland | +44 | 7 | £600 | +50.00% | |
| South East | +16 | 5 | £445 | +748.10% | 1 |
| Midlands | +30 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Linux Administrator 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 Administrator in the job title.
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Linux Administrator 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: