Linux Systems Engineer Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Linux Systems Engineer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Linux Systems Engineer salary in Northamptonshire is £26,265 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 46 60
Rank change year-on-year 0 +14 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Engineer 2 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 0.40% 0.26% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.27% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,265 - £24,750
East Midlands median annual salary £26,265 - £24,750

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 482 374 555
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.79% 98.16% 96.69%
Number of salaries quoted 343 173 455
10th Percentile £25,875 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,500 £30,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £56,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -10.00%

Linux Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Linux Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.

Linux Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Linux Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for Linux Systems Engineer job vacancies in Northamptonshire.

Salary distribution trend for Linux Systems Engineer job vacancies in Northamptonshire

Linux Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire

For the 6 months to 1 March 2026, Linux Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Northamptonshire region featuring Linux Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CentOS
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 2 (100.00%) SUSE
1 2 (100.00%) Ticket Management
1 2 (100.00%) Ubuntu

Linux Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) CentOS
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) SUSE
1 2 (100.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Ticket Management
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Red Hat