Linux Administrator Job Trends in Berkshire

Linux Administrator
South East > Berkshire

The median Linux Administrator salary in Berkshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Administrator 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.032% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +13.64% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 2,915 1,673 2,437
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 93.62% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,906 761 1,556
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Linux Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Linux Administrator job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Linux Administrator
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for Linux Administrator job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Linux Administrator job vacancies in Berkshire

Linux Administrator
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Administrator within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 4 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading - 1 £40,000 - 4
Linux Administrator
South East

Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, Linux Administrator 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 Berkshire region featuring Linux Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Linux Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) Python