Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Linux over the 6 months to 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 25 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +4 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,940 | 5,661 | 5,806 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.55% | 7.37% | 6.48% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 43.38% | 45.29% | 41.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,977 | 3,828 | 4,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £406 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £495 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £581 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.34% | +5.64% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +10.20% | +13.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 127 | 195 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.25 | £38.26 | £37.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.24 | £52.75 | £45.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +18.18% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £72.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £75.75 | £79.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £64.00 | £65.00 | £57.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.54% | +13.54% | +33.92% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Linux is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 6,777 | 12,500 | 13,948 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.10% | 16.28% | 15.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,614 | 8,587 | 9,640 |
| 10th Percentile | £183 | £185 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £345 | £335 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £513 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.34% | +4.59% | +13.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £612 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £449 | £450 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.28% | +12.50% | +3.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 339 | 559 | 726 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.05 | £13.16 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.75 | £16.50 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £25.00 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +38.89% | -2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £46.22 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.50 | £62.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £22.50 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +32.35% | -1.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux 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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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 | 0 | 2,455 | £550 | -6.38% | 1,599 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 1,429 | £525 | -2.78% | 1,135 |
| London | +1 | 1,212 | £595 | -4.03% | 599 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,060 | £525 | -9.48% | 991 |
| South East | +6 | 381 | £525 | -4.55% | 345 |
| South West | +1 | 299 | £550 | -4.35% | 171 |
| Scotland | +7 | 232 | £563 | +6.79% | 99 |
| North of England | -30 | 187 | £509 | -7.50% | 230 |
| East of England | +2 | 150 | £461 | -2.89% | 164 |
| Midlands | -5 | 145 | £500 | -7.06% | 111 |
| North West | -24 | 113 | £519 | +3.75% | 127 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 104 | £488 | -9.39% | 61 |
| Yorkshire | -19 | 70 | £500 | -9.09% | 87 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 39 | £550 | +2.61% | 50 |
| Wales | +13 | 34 | £513 | -2.38% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 12 | £400 | -27.67% | 16 |
| North East | -18 | 3 | £445 | -25.83% | 20 |
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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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