Linux Administrator Job Trends in Reading

Linux Administrator
Berkshire > Reading

The median Linux Administrator salary in Reading is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Administrator 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.069% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.073% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,361 469 1,376
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.45% 88.16% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 948 281 858
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £44,463 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -6.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £80,000
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Linux Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Linux Administrator job vacancy trend in Reading

Linux Administrator
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Linux Administrator job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Linux Administrator job vacancies in Reading

Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, Linux Administrator 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 Reading region featuring Linux Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Linux Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) Python