Linux Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Linux Engineer salary in the City of London is £64,375 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
122 |
149 |
156 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+27 |
+7 |
+87 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
8 |
13 |
9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.36% |
0.49% |
0.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.38% |
0.53% |
0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
5 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£79,000 |
£49,200 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,375 |
£100,000 |
£55,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,375 |
£110,000 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-41.48% |
+69.23% |
+20.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£98,125 |
£130,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£131,500 |
£95,750 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£64,375 |
£110,000 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.48% |
+69.23% |
+15.04% |
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 |
2,101 |
2,453 |
2,698 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.17% |
92.18% |
95.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,584 |
1,601 |
2,409 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£74,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
-2.03% |
-1.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£110,000 |
£115,000 |
£114,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
-3.33% |
