The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicester requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
30
27
36
Rank change year-on-year
-3
+9
+18
Permanent jobs citing Linux
1
46
54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester
Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Leicester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
12
88
117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester
7.84%
14.50%
17.73%
Number of salaries quoted
10
54
36
10th Percentile
£26,625
£24,500
£31,000
25th Percentile
£29,000
£25,500
£41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£46,250
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
+8.11%
-2.63%
+43.94%
75th Percentile
£60,813
£53,750
£56,250
90th Percentile
£62,375
£60,500
£62,500
Leicestershire median annual salary
£31,750
£42,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
-25.29%
-5.56%
+14.68%
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Linux Salary Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in Leicester.
Linux Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, job vacancies citing Linux also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leicester region with a requirement for Linux.
Linux Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
