Linux Specialist Job Trends in Basingstoke

Linux Specialist
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Linux Specialist salary in Basingstoke is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Basingstoke 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £70,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +55.56% +5.88% -2.30%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Basingstoke with a recognized job title 332 580 277
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 96.83% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 276 451 179
10th Percentile £30,000 £42,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £47,188 £48,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +33.33% -18.18%
75th Percentile £75,063 £77,500 £61,875
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £75,500
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +6.80% -6.36%

Linux Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Linux Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Linux Specialist job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Linux Specialist
Salary Trend in Basingstoke

Salary distribution trend for Linux Specialist job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Salary distribution trend for Linux Specialist job vacancies in Basingstoke

Linux Specialist Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 30 November 2025, Linux Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Linux Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Monitor
1 1 (100.00%) Build Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Dynatrace
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Linux Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Monitor
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Build Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Dynatrace