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 30 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
118 |
156 |
160 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+38 |
+4 |
+97 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
8 |
13 |
10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.38% |
0.48% |
0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.41% |
0.52% |
0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
5 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£79,000 |
£51,400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,375 |
£100,000 |
£56,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,375 |
£110,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-41.48% |
+57.14% |
+29.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£98,125 |
£130,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£131,500 |
£98,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£64,375 |
£110,000 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.48% |
+57.14% |
+26.70% |
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 |
1,969 |
2,502 |
2,730 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.94% |
92.22% |
95.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,493 |
1,660 |
2,447 |
| 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 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
-3.33% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£112,500 |
£115,125 |
£115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£73,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
-0.68% |
-2.67% |
