Linux Engineer Job Trends in Leeds

Linux Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Linux Engineer salary in Leeds is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 - 115
Rank change year-on-year - - +73
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer 4 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.37% - 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% - 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +112.50%
75th Percentile £34,063 - £87,500
90th Percentile £34,625 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% -58.82% +112.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 1,016 1,376 1,445
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.16% 96.09% 97.83%
Number of salaries quoted 682 837 1,050
10th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,022
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -0.04% +0.04%
75th Percentile £72,750 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,427
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.33%

Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Linux Engineer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Linux Engineer
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Linux Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Linux Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Linux Engineer 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 Leeds region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Logistics
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (75.00%) C
2 3 (75.00%) C++
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) PL/SQL
3 1 (25.00%) Mathematics

Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Retail
2 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
2 3 (75.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 4 (100.00%) Logistics
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (75.00%) C
2 3 (75.00%) C++
2 3 (75.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Degree