Linux Engineer
England > London
The median Linux Engineer salary in London is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 351 | 402 | 418 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +16 | +335 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 47 | 105 | 168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.36% | 0.43% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.46% | 0.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 83 | 152 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,500 | £55,750 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,500 | £63,750 | £61,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £80,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.38% | +14.29% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £105,000 | £113,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,500 | £120,000 | £150,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -8.00% | +13.64% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,829 | 22,970 | 28,692 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.47% | 94.38% | 94.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,168 | 16,861 | 21,759 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,283 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,875 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.96% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Linux Engineer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in London.
Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer in London over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
Linux Engineer
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 1 July 2025. 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Central London | +27 | 3 | £82,500 | +17.86% | 15 |
| East London | - | 1 | £72,500 | - | |
| North London | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | |
| South London | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, Linux Engineer job roles required 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 London region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
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