Linux
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 45 | 22 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | +11 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 43 | 126 | 179 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 4.94% | 8.38% | 9.16% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 51.19% | 58.33% | 57.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32 | 75 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +9.09% | -7.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,278 | £75,000 | £73,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,011 | £82,548 | £80,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £57,500 | £51,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.75% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
All Operating Systems
Edinburgh
Linux 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 Edinburgh.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 84 | 216 | 310 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 9.64% | 14.37% | 15.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 64 | 156 | 179 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £26,250 | £29,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £34,313 | £37,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,563 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £146,300 | £83,774 | £80,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £56,500 | £49,990 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.02% | +2.02% | -6.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in Edinburgh.
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Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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