CentOS Job Trends in Dorset

CentOS Linux
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring CentOS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CentOS 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.20% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.94% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £56,250 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% - +5.00%

All Operating Systems
Dorset

CentOS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 34 43 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 6.68% 12.99% 19.65%
Number of salaries quoted 31 24 96
10th Percentile £24,750 £28,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -32.73% +22.22%
75th Percentile £43,750 £50,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £57,125 £71,250
South West median annual salary £38,500 £40,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -3.75% -18.37% +8.89%

CentOS
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CentOS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

CentOS job vacancy trend in Dorset

CentOS
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CentOS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CentOS

CentOS
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CentOS within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 4 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth - 1 £47,500 - 1
CentOS
South West

CentOS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) IT Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) Support Consultant
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat