Linux
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 59 | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | -10 | -32 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 12 | 28 | 34 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 3.88% | 2.66% | 4.42% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 48.00% | 23.14% | 37.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 23 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,375 | £36,236 | £31,952 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £37,500 | £41,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £50,000 | £47,672 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | +4.88% | -9.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,688 | £67,968 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,700 | - | £74,750 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £65,000 | £52,500 | £47,672 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.81% | +10.13% | -2.21% |
All Operating Systems
Newcastle upon Tyne
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 Newcastle upon Tyne.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 25 | 121 | 90 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 8.09% | 11.48% | 11.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 22 | 110 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,500 | £23,500 | £26,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,813 | £27,500 | £31,985 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,750 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.38% | -11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £50,938 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,175 | £67,968 | £63,750 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £48,000 | £37,500 | £43,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.00% | -13.79% | +8.75% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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: