The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 28 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 permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Aberdeen.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
6
26
57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen
12.24%
7.93%
29.23%
Number of salaries quoted
6
25
30
10th Percentile
£38,000
-
£29,000
25th Percentile
£47,500
£24,240
£33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£28,000
£42,500
Median % change year-on-year
+78.57%
-34.12%
-29.17%
75th Percentile
£52,500
£56,250
£64,688
90th Percentile
-
£59,750
£65,000
Scotland median annual salary
£56,500
£49,990
£49,000
% change year-on-year
+13.02%
+2.02%
-6.67%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
Linux Salary Trend in Aberdeen
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in Aberdeen.
Linux Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, 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 permanent job ads across the Aberdeen region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:
