Linux Command Line Job Trends in England
Linux/Unix Command Line Interface (CLI)
UK > England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Linux Command Line in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux Command Line over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 625 | 353 | 529 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -272 | +176 | +30 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux Command Line | 129 | 290 | 204 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.12% | 0.68% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.46% | 1.66% | 0.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72 | 75 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £37,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,438 | £38,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,972 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.78% | - | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,067 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,125 | £93,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £48,445 | £65,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.47% | +18.18% | -12.00% |
All Generic Skills
England
Linux Command Line falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 28,046 | 17,469 | 20,677 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 26.75% | 41.03% | 32.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18,081 | 9,227 | 10,172 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,000 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £36,250 | £45,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.82% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £115,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | -4.00% |
Linux Command Line Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux Command Line relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
Linux Command Line Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Linux Command Line.
Linux Command Line Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Command Line in England over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Linux Command Line Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Command Line within the England region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -180 | 37 | £47,000 | -27.02% | 14 |
| London | -81 | 30 | £77,500 | -8.82% | 53 |
| South East | -56 | 21 | £45,000 | - | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -19 | 20 | £47,000 | +4.44% | 7 |
| Midlands | -48 | 18 | £38,750 | -0.64% | 11 |
| East of England | -45 | 15 | £51,359 | +31.69% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 11 | £48,750 | +25.00% | 8 |
| North East | -63 | 11 | £47,000 | -27.02% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -36 | 7 | £22,500 | -57.14% | 3 |
| South West | -73 | 6 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 14 |
| North West | -160 | 6 | £48,445 | -34.36% | 6 |
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Linux Command Line Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hybrid Cloud | 11.6% | 15 |
| 2 | Onboarding | 7.8% | 10 |
| 3 | Cyber Threat | 5.4% | 7 |
| 4 | Hedge funds | 4.7% | 6 |
| 4 | Life Science | 4.7% | 6 |
| 4 | Video Conferencing | 4.7% | 6 |
| 7 | Legacy Systems | 3.9% | 5 |
| 7 | Robotics | 3.9% | 5 |
| 9 | Cloud Native | 3.1% | 4 |
| 9 | Enterprise Software | 3.1% | 4 |
| 9 | PKI | 3.1% | 4 |
| 9 | Self-Motivation | 3.1% | 4 |
| 13 | FPGA | 2.3% | 3 |
| 14 | AI Agents | 1.6% | 2 |
| 14 | Data Centre | 1.6% | 2 |
| 14 | Driving Licence | 1.6% | 2 |
| 14 | Management Information System | 1.6% | 2 |
| 14 | Product Ownership | 1.6% | 2 |
| 19 | Algorithms | 0.8% | 1 |
| 19 | Distributed Systems | 0.8% | 1 |