Linux Developer Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Linux Developer
UK > Work from Home

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Linux Developer daily rate in Work from Home.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 262 332 463
Rank change year-on-year +70 +131 +152
Contract jobs requiring a Linux Developer 42 13 14
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.42% 0.085% 0.054%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.091% 0.057%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 3
10th Percentile - £310 £757
25th Percentile - £325 £881
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £350 £1,100
Median % change year-on-year - -68.18% +104.65%
75th Percentile - £375 £1,131
90th Percentile - £390 £1,150
UK median daily rate £338 £631 £575
% change year-on-year -46.47% +9.75% +14.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £82.50 -
UK median hourly rate - £70.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year - +40.00% -9.09%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Linux Developer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Linux Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Linux Developer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Linux Developer
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Linux Developer.

Linux Developer daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Linux Developer
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Linux Developer.

Linux Developer hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Linux Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Linux Developer 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Linux Developer in the job title.

1 42 (100.00%) Linux
2 31 (73.81%) Java
2 31 (73.81%) SQL
3 22 (52.38%) Python
3 22 (52.38%) Investment Banking
3 22 (52.38%) Multithreading
3 22 (52.38%) Banking
3 22 (52.38%) SDLC
3 22 (52.38%) Social Skills
4 19 (45.24%) Spring
5 15 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (33.33%) Relational Database
6 14 (33.33%) Data Structures
7 12 (28.57%) Software Engineering
8 11 (26.19%) Agile
8 11 (26.19%) Database Tuning
8 11 (26.19%) Open Source
8 11 (26.19%) MongoDB
8 11 (26.19%) Kafka
8 11 (26.19%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (26.19%) Performance Tuning
8 11 (26.19%) Finance
8 11 (26.19%) Equities
8 11 (26.19%) C++
8 11 (26.19%) Windows
8 11 (26.19%) JMS
8 11 (26.19%) Shell Script
8 11 (26.19%) Sybase
8 11 (26.19%) DB2
8 11 (26.19%) JUnit

Linux Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (33.33%) Relational Database
2 11 (26.19%) DB2
2 11 (26.19%) KDB
2 11 (26.19%) Kdb+
2 11 (26.19%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 11 (26.19%) JUnit
General
1 22 (52.38%) Banking
1 22 (52.38%) Investment Banking
1 22 (52.38%) Social Skills
2 11 (26.19%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (26.19%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (45.24%) Spring
2 11 (26.19%) JMS
2 11 (26.19%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 14 (33.33%) Data Structures
2 11 (26.19%) Enterprise Software
2 11 (26.19%) Equities
3 9 (21.43%) Algorithms
3 9 (21.43%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 42 (100.00%) Linux
2 11 (26.19%) Windows
3 8 (19.05%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (52.38%) Multithreading
1 22 (52.38%) SDLC
2 15 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (28.57%) Software Engineering
4 11 (26.19%) Agile
4 11 (26.19%) Concurrent Programming
4 11 (26.19%) Containerisation
4 11 (26.19%) Data Science
4 11 (26.19%) Database Tuning
4 11 (26.19%) Open Source
4 11 (26.19%) Performance Tuning
5 9 (21.43%) Design Patterns
6 3 (7.14%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 31 (73.81%) Java
1 31 (73.81%) SQL
2 22 (52.38%) Python
3 11 (26.19%) C++
3 11 (26.19%) Shell Script
System Software
1 11 (26.19%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (26.19%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (26.19%) Sybase