The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Warrington requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
22
17
23
Rank change year-on-year
-5
+6
-
Contract jobs citing Linux
1
3
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Warrington
Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Warrington.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
14
20
31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Warrington
22.58%
24.39%
29.81%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
12
23
10th Percentile
£250
£191
£178
25th Percentile
£281
£256
£200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
£325
£275
Median % change year-on-year
+7.69%
+18.18%
+54.93%
75th Percentile
£372
£441
£463
90th Percentile
£425
£473
£600
Cheshire median daily rate
£389
£390
£326
% change year-on-year
-0.19%
+19.63%
-18.50%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Warrington.
Linux Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Warrington
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Warrington.
Linux Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Warrington.
Linux Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warrington
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Linux also mentioned 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 across the Warrington region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warrington 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:
