Linux Job Trends in Midlothian

Linux
Scotland > Midlothian

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Midlothian requiring Linux skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Linux 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Midlothian 0.60% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.69% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +15.00% -13.04% -4.17%

All Operating Systems
Midlothian

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 Midlothian.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 13 1 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Midlothian 7.74% 4.17% 25.71%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 9
10th Percentile - - £27,167
25th Percentile - £25,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £26,500 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +145.28% -5.36% -
75th Percentile - £27,250 £36,282
90th Percentile - - £37,147
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -13.64%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Midlothian

Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Midlothian.

Job vacancy trend for Linux in Midlothian

Linux
Salary Trend in Midlothian

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Midlothian citing Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Midlothian citing Linux

Linux
Job Locations in Midlothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Midlothian region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
Penicuik - 1 - -
Linux
Scotland

Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Midlothian 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft