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 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,185 | 3,927 | 5,467 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.12% | 6.96% | 6.24% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.13% | 43.21% | 42.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,453 | 2,696 | 3,678 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £406 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £468 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | - | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £641 | £675 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £544 | £525 | £509 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.62% | +3.14% | +13.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 114 | 163 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.60 | £35.25 | £32.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £50.63 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.04% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £58.98 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.22% | +17.95% |
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 | 5,731 | 9,088 | 12,926 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.44% | 16.11% | 14.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,883 | 6,339 | 8,816 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £333 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £717 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £469 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.96% | +10.25% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 401 | 394 | 581 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.81 | £13.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.73 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +93.18% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £32.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.77% | +62.50% | +21.21% |
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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 25 May 2024.
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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 25 May 2024.
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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 25 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 |
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| England | -8 | 1,897 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,427 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 1,222 | £544 | +3.62% | 1,123 |
| London | -16 | 797 | £550 | -12.00% | 559 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 659 | £538 | -4.02% | 653 |
| South East | -1 | 418 | £533 | +1.52% | 430 |
| South West | -5 | 215 | £570 | +3.64% | 179 |
| North of England | -7 | 188 | £493 | -7.08% | 143 |
| Scotland | -9 | 147 | £540 | +2.86% | 77 |
| Midlands | +7 | 133 | £550 | +1.85% | 128 |
| East of England | -3 | 113 | £550 | +15.79% | 171 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 109 | £500 | -9.09% | 53 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 89 | £550 | - | 71 |
| North West | -38 | 66 | £450 | -14.29% | 77 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 43 | £503 | +10.57% | 54 |
| Wales | +8 | 28 | £563 | +7.24% | 17 |
| North East | -2 | 13 | £575 | +6.98% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | -10 | 4 | - | - | 8 |
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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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