The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcester 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.
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 Worcester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
16
4
10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcester
57.14%
13.79%
19.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
1
8
10th Percentile
£110
-
£205
25th Percentile
-
-
£398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£145
£450
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-67.78%
-5.26%
+111.11%
75th Percentile
£168
-
£513
90th Percentile
£274
-
£588
Worcestershire median daily rate
£145
£500
£563
% change year-on-year
-71.00%
-11.11%
+184.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
3
2
10th Percentile
£15.22
£30.50
£15.24
25th Percentile
£15.94
£44.38
£15.46
Median hourly rate
£18.13
£70.00
£16.45
Median % change year-on-year
-74.10%
+325.47%
-
75th Percentile
-
£72.50
£17.21
90th Percentile
£20.74
-
£17.28
Worcestershire median hourly rate
£17.64
£70.00
£16.45
% change year-on-year
-74.80%
+325.47%
+38.72%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcester.
Linux Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux in Worcester.
Linux Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux in Worcester.
Linux Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester
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 Worcester region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester 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:
