Bash Job Trends in London
Bash Shell
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London citing Bash skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 241 | 180 | 178 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -61 | -2 | -48 |
| Permanent jobs citing Bash | 229 | 227 | 321 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 0.88% | 1.79% | 1.86% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.14% | 4.97% | 4.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 125 | 178 | 202 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £46,075 | £41,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £61,250 | £61,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £78,750 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.56% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £93,750 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £119,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +3.70% | -3.57% |
All Programming Languages
London
Bash falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing coding skills in London.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 5,537 | 4,564 | 7,298 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 21.35% | 35.97% | 42.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,471 | 2,997 | 4,782 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £61,250 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £81,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.88% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £108,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £135,000 | £130,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
Bash Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Bash relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Bash Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Bash.
Bash Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Bash in London over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
Bash Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bash within the London region over the 6 months to 12 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | -8 | 19 | £87,500 | +45.83% | 37 |
| West London | -5 | 1 | - | - | 18 |
| North London | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
| Bash England |
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Bash Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 85.2% | 195 |
| 2 | PowerShell | 45.0% | 103 |
| 3 | Java | 21.8% | 50 |
| 4 | SQL | 19.2% | 44 |
| 5 | Go | 10.5% | 24 |
| 6 | Perl | 10.0% | 23 |
| 7 | Ruby | 9.6% | 22 |
| 8 | Shell Script | 8.7% | 20 |
| 9 | JavaScript | 7.0% | 16 |
| 10 | PHP | 6.1% | 14 |
| 11 | Bicep | 5.2% | 12 |
| 12 | Korn | 4.8% | 11 |
| 13 | Groovy | 4.4% | 10 |
| 13 | PL/SQL | 4.4% | 10 |
| 15 | C# | 3.9% | 9 |
| 16 | Rust | 3.5% | 8 |
| 17 | C | 2.6% | 6 |
| 17 | VBA | 2.6% | 6 |
| 19 | Search Processing Language | 1.7% | 4 |
| 20 | C++ | 1.3% | 3 |