The median Linux Engineer salary in Leeds is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
117 |
79 |
124 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-38 |
+45 |
+23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
0.037% |
0.11% |
0.095% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.039% |
0.11% |
0.099% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£40,526 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£46,250 |
£42,980 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£32,500 |
£47,500 |
£49,591 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-31.58% |
-4.22% |
-9.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
£33,750 |
£48,750 |
£56,931 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£59,822 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£32,500 |
£47,500 |
£35,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-31.58% |
+35.71% |
-36.36% |
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 |
2,561 |
872 |
2,026 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.89% |
94.27% |
95.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,003 |
599 |
1,539 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£29,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£73,818 |
£69,914 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£90,000 |
£82,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£57,500 |
£51,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+12.75% |
-7.27% |
