Shell Script Job Trends in Cambridge

Shell Scripting (Shell Programming)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Shell Script skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 50 60
Rank change year-on-year 0 +10 +29
Permanent jobs citing Shell Script 1 7 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.20% 1.51% 0.82%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.74% 2.99% 1.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £39,321
25th Percentile £67,500 - £50,357
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.71%
75th Percentile £72,500 - £78,750
90th Percentile - - £80,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £70,000 - £72,500
% change year-on-year - - -14.71%

All Programming Languages
Cambridge

Shell Script falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Cambridge.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 136 234 218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 26.82% 50.32% 44.95%
Number of salaries quoted 101 123 135
10th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% -3.57% +12.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £90,625
90th Percentile £78,500 £85,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% -

Shell Script
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Shell Script relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Shell Script job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Shell Script
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Shell Script.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Shell Script

Shell Script
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Embedded Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker