Linux Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Linux Engineer salary in the City of London is £43,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
125 |
156 |
159 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+31 |
+3 |
+104 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
6 |
13 |
15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.32% |
0.46% |
0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.34% |
0.50% |
0.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
5 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£79,000 |
£54,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,375 |
£100,000 |
£63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£43,750 |
£110,000 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-60.23% |
+37.50% |
+37.34% |
| 75th Percentile |
£56,219 |
£130,000 |
£89,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,988 |
£131,500 |
£96,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£43,750 |
£110,000 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-60.23% |
+37.50% |
+34.45% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
1,784 |
2,621 |
2,855 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.94% |
92.75% |
96.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,385 |
1,751 |
2,569 |
| 10th Percentile |
£39,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£73,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
-0.68% |
-2.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£95,000 |
£95,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£115,000 |
£115,000 |
£115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
-3.33% |
