Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 414 | 464 | 570 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | +106 | -82 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 167 | 243 | 296 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.38% | 0.41% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.43% | 0.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 107 | 195 | 209 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £401 | £379 |
| 25th Percentile | £428 | £465 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £733 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £503 | £488 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.08% | +2.63% | +26.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.50 | - | £58.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | - | £60.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £66.50 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | - | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +41.18% |
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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
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 26 April 2024.
Linux Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer.
Linux Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Linux Engineer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Linux Engineer
Top 16 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 26 April 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 |
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| England | +55 | 133 | £525 | -8.70% | 67 |
| UK excluding London | +93 | 112 | £503 | +3.08% | 54 |
| Work from Home | +77 | 53 | £525 | -2.33% | 27 |
| London | +48 | 48 | £538 | -10.42% | 19 |
| South East | +37 | 34 | £500 | -9.09% | 11 |
| Scotland | +45 | 28 | £550 | +22.22% | 6 |
| North of England | +21 | 20 | £450 | -5.26% | 6 |
| East of England | +23 | 17 | £535 | +1.90% | 10 |
| South West | +29 | 9 | £550 | +22.22% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 9 | £613 | +11.87% | 3 |
| North West | +9 | 9 | £425 | +21.43% | 3 |
| Midlands | +19 | 4 | £450 | -3.49% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 3 | £450 | -15.09% | |
| North East | +21 | 2 | £423 | -19.43% | |
| East Midlands | +20 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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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