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% | 
	
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% |