Linux Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Linux Engineer salary in Birmingham is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 109 | 148 | 134 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | -14 | +51 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.27% | 0.11% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.12% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £38,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £51,500 | £47,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £56,000 | £68,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.18% | -18.25% | +44.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £60,500 | £77,125 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £78,250 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £47,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.92% | -7.14% | +47.37% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title | 1,389 | 2,563 | 1,865 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.17% | 94.30% | 93.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 797 | 2,090 | 1,426 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,550 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,991 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,435 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.43% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £69,886 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,250 | £84,964 | £82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Linux Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in Birmingham.
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Linux Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: