Linux Engineer
UK > England
The median Linux Engineer salary in England is £61,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 610 | 537 | 550 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | +13 | +234 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 85 | 317 | 415 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.17% | 0.37% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71 | 264 | 320 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,875 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.15% | +4.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £78,875 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £95,000 | £127,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £61,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.67% | - | +4.35% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 44,533 | 81,192 | 82,548 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.73% | 94.49% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,433 | 60,582 | 52,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,355 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Linux Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in England.
Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
Linux Engineer
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 Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. 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 |
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| London | +45 | 51 | £72,500 | -6.45% | 45 |
| North of England | +33 | 13 | £45,000 | - | 15 |
| North West | +19 | 11 | £43,750 | -20.45% | 5 |
| Midlands | +47 | 10 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 2 |
| South East | +52 | 5 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 23 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 5 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 2 |
| East of England | +5 | 5 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 16 |
| South West | +66 | 4 | £67,500 | +31.71% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 4 | £40,000 | -27.27% | |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 1 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 9 |
| North East | +36 | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Linux Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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