The median Linux Engineer salary in Leeds is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
118 |
80 |
121 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-38 |
+41 |
+55 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
7 |
1 |
6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
0.31% |
0.13% |
0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.33% |
0.14% |
0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
1 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£52,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£46,250 |
£53,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£34,000 |
£47,500 |
£71,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-28.42% |
-33.80% |
+81.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
£36,000 |
£48,750 |
£87,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£34,000 |
£47,500 |
£71,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-28.42% |
-33.80% |
+81.65% |
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 |
2,152 |
715 |
1,999 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.81% |
93.96% |
95.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,594 |
499 |
1,550 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£28,350 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£97,500 |
£84,923 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
