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 22 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
132 |
154 |
165 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+22 |
+11 |
+67 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
8 |
13 |
7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.33% |
0.49% |
0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.35% |
0.54% |
0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
5 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£79,000 |
£47,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,375 |
£100,000 |
£53,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,375 |
£110,000 |
£58,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-41.48% |
+87.23% |
+8.80% |
| 75th Percentile |
£98,125 |
£130,000 |
£71,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£131,500 |
£86,250 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£64,375 |
£110,000 |
£58,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.48% |
+87.23% |
+6.33% |
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 |
2,306 |
2,419 |
2,772 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.28% |
91.91% |
95.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,717 |
1,561 |
2,472 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,050 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£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 |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£108,750 |
£115,000 |
£112,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
-3.33% |
