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 28 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
123 |
157 |
157 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+34 |
0 |
+111 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
5 |
13 |
14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.27% |
0.45% |
0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.29% |
0.49% |
0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
5 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£79,000 |
£53,625 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,375 |
£100,000 |
£60,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£43,750 |
£110,000 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-60.23% |
+46.67% |
+20.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£44,125 |
£130,000 |
£82,813 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£131,500 |
£95,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£43,750 |
£110,000 |
£75,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-60.23% |
+46.67% |
+20.00% |
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 |
1,710 |
2,654 |
2,863 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.01% |
92.73% |
96.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,314 |
1,763 |
2,573 |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£54,000 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£74,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
-2.03% |
-1.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,938 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£118,375 |
£115,000 |
£115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
-3.33% |
