Linux Command Line Job Trends in Cambridge

Linux/Unix Command Line Interface (CLI)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Linux Command Line in permanent job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux Command Line over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 56 55
Rank change year-on-year +27 -1 +43
Permanent jobs citing Linux Command Line 25 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 4.97% 0.80% 0.79%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 14.45% 1.95% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £55,500
75th Percentile £47,500 - £59,250
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £55,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% -5.41% -

All Generic Skills
Cambridge

Linux Command Line falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cambridge.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 173 205 201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 34.39% 40.84% 53.17%
Number of salaries quoted 93 107 110
10th Percentile £31,500 £41,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £52,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £67,250
90th Percentile £97,000 £84,500 £81,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

Linux Command Line
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux Command Line relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Linux Command Line job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Linux Command Line
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Linux Command Line.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Linux Command Line

Linux Command Line
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) GitLab
1 1 (4.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (4.00%) Selenium
1 1 (4.00%) WebDriver
General
1 8 (32.00%) German Language
2 1 (4.00%) Advertising
2 1 (4.00%) Electronics
2 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (28.00%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
2 1 (4.00%) Test Automation Engineer
2 1 (4.00%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (96.00%) HTML
1 24 (96.00%) JSON
1 24 (96.00%) Regular Expression
1 24 (96.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (96.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 24 (96.00%) Unix
2 1 (4.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (96.00%) AI
1 24 (96.00%) Data Analysis
1 24 (96.00%) LLM
2 1 (4.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (4.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (4.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (4.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
2 1 (4.00%) Physics
2 1 (4.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (4.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 25 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (4.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 24 (96.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) Firmware