Senior Linux Engineer
UK
The median Senior Linux Engineer daily rate in the UK is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 August 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 7 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 537 | 563 | 640 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | +77 | +220 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Linux Engineer | 17 | 6 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.052% | 0.015% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.056% | 0.017% | 0.034% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 4 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £423 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -20.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £728 | £525 | £681 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | - | £737 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -20.00% | - |
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 | 30,091 | 36,260 | 50,165 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.44% | 92.91% | 94.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,084 | 23,406 | 34,597 |
| 10th Percentile | £283 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.02% | -0.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,495 | 2,053 | 1,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.62 | £14.16 | £14.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.12 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | - | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.81 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.05 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.95 | £37.93 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.78% | +15.89% | +79.15% |
Senior Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Linux Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Linux Engineer.
Senior Linux Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Linux Engineer over the 6 months to 7 August 2025.
Senior Linux Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Linux Engineer.
Senior Linux Engineer
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Linux Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 August 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 | +32 | 17 | £475 | -5.00% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 12 | £475 | -5.00% | 5 |
| South East | +23 | 6 | £475 | -5.00% | |
| North of England | - | 6 | £525 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 6 | £525 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 5 | £725 | +45.00% | 5 |
| London | +13 | 5 | £725 | - | 4 |
Senior Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 August 2025, Senior 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 Senior Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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: