The median Linux Engineer salary in Leeds is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
84 |
- |
111 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+77 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
8 |
0 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
0.68% |
- |
0.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.73% |
- |
0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
8 |
0 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£64,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
- |
£82,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£32,500 |
- |
£85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+112.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£35,250 |
- |
£87,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£36,000 |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£32,500 |
£35,000 |
£85,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.14% |
-58.82% |
+112.50% |
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 |
1,097 |
1,193 |
1,317 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.52% |
95.75% |
96.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
741 |
716 |
964 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£31,250 |
£31,075 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£42,688 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£56,625 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-2.87% |
+2.95% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
£87,476 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£53,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.77% |
-3.64% |
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