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 21 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
130 |
146 |
164 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+16 |
+18 |
+74 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
10 |
8 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.36% |
0.32% |
0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.38% |
0.35% |
0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
8 |
3 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£38,763 |
£74,000 |
£48,100 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,375 |
£87,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,375 |
£120,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-46.35% |
+71.43% |
+29.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£131,250 |
£84,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£132,000 |
£95,250 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£64,375 |
£120,000 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-46.35% |
+71.43% |
+9.14% |
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 |
2,649 |
2,267 |
3,011 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.17% |
91.30% |
95.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,949 |
1,505 |
2,665 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£39,085 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£77,500 |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.33% |
+3.45% |
-3.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£105,000 |
£117,500 |
£113,250 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£77,500 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.90% |
- |
-3.33% |
