The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Watford 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 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Watford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
11
17
25
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford
22.00%
18.89%
20.83%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
14
18
10th Percentile
£425
£221
£129
25th Percentile
£475
£261
£158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£350
£186
Median % change year-on-year
+42.86%
+88.68%
-14.71%
75th Percentile
£575
£522
£244
90th Percentile
-
£564
£449
Hertfordshire median daily rate
£550
£550
£500
% change year-on-year
-
+10.00%
+29.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£17.32
25th Percentile
-
-
£18.56
Median hourly rate
-
-
£22.23
75th Percentile
-
-
£25.01
90th Percentile
-
-
£25.71
Hertfordshire median hourly rate
£65.00
£65.00
£70.00
% change year-on-year
-
-7.14%
+27.27%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Linux Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Watford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Watford.
Linux Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Watford.
Linux Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 17 August 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 Watford region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:
