Linux Job Trends in Luton

Linux
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Luton requiring Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 22 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Permanent jobs citing Linux 6 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Luton 8.11% 4.50% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 50.00% 45.45% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 £30,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% - -
75th Percentile £48,125 £62,000 -
90th Percentile £48,500 - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -30.77% +18.18%

All Operating Systems
Luton

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 Luton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 12 11 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Luton 16.22% 9.91% 14.08%
Number of salaries quoted 9 9 9
10th Percentile - £30,000 -
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £40,000 £26,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.50% +50.94% -37.65%
75th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £27,250
90th Percentile £51,150 £62,000 £72,500
Bedfordshire median annual salary £32,500 £50,000 £31,250
% change year-on-year -35.00% +60.00% -37.50%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Luton.

Linux job vacancy trend in Luton

Linux
Salary Trend in Luton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Linux

Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 5 (83.33%) Public Sector
2 2 (33.33%) Electronics
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 1 (16.67%) Aviation
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Linux Engineer
1 3 (50.00%) Senior
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Linux Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) 3rd Line Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
3 1 (16.67%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) 3rd Line Support
3 1 (16.67%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Patch Management
2 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
1 1 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) VMware
2 2 (33.33%) SAP
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft