Linux Systems Administrator Job Trends in Farnborough

Linux System Administrator
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Linux System Administrator salary in Farnborough is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Administrator 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Farnborough 0.65% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -21.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Farnborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title 148 95 103
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.73% 100.00% 98.10%
Number of salaries quoted 105 32 84
10th Percentile £28,800 £29,250 £30,450
25th Percentile £51,250 £35,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £86,000 £58,125 £75,313
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,250 £90,000
Hampshire median annual salary £51,500 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -6.36% +7.84% -7.27%

Linux Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Linux Systems Administrator' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.

Linux Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Farnborough

Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Farnborough

Salary distribution trend for Linux Systems Administrator job vacancies in Farnborough.

Salary distribution trend for Linux Systems Administrator job vacancies in Farnborough

Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Linux Systems Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Farnborough region featuring Linux Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) WSUS

Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Nessus
1 1 (100.00%) WSUS