CentOS Job Trends in the North West
CentOS Linux
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West citing CentOS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 251 | 182 | 230 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -69 | +48 | -45 |
| Permanent jobs citing CentOS | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | 0.094% | 0.099% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 2.01% | 1.39% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £78,750 | £44,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £93,750 | £45,625 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £97,500 | £50,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +95.00% | -28.57% | +47.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £103,125 | £57,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £60,500 | - |
| England median annual salary | £97,500 | £60,000 | £56,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.50% | +6.67% | +2.27% |
All Operating Systems
North West
CentOS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing operating system skills in the North West.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing operating system skills | 598 | 360 | 755 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 4.70% | 7.12% | 10.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 424 | 316 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £26,250 | £26,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,000 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £56,094 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £65,000 | £69,250 |
| England median annual salary | £47,500 | £42,500 | £50,027 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.76% | -15.05% | +0.05% |
CentOS Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CentOS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
CentOS Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing CentOS.
CentOS Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing CentOS in the North West over the 6 months to 15 November 2026.
CentOS Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CentOS within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | -67 | 12 | £97,500 | +95.00% | 1 |
| CentOS England |
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CentOS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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.
Operating Systems
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 12 |
| 2 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 91.7% | 11 |
| 3 | CoreOS | 25.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Ubuntu | 25.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Windows | 25.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Windows Server | 25.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Windows Server 2016 | 25.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Windows Server 2019 | 25.0% | 3 |
| 9 | Debian | 16.7% | 2 |
| 10 | Solaris | 8.3% | 1 |
| 10 | Unix | 8.3% | 1 |