Linux Systems Engineer Job Trends in Reading

Linux Systems Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

As of 2 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Linux Systems Engineer salary in Reading.

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.065% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.068% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 - -

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 1,464 484 1,350
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 87.84% 93.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,077 293 793
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -2.70%
75th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £88,750 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.91% +0.91%

Linux Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Linux Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Reading

Linux Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary distribution trend for Linux Systems Engineer job vacancies in Reading

Linux Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 2 September 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 Reading region featuring Linux Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Debian
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) KVM
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Podman
1 1 (100.00%) Product Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Linux Systems Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Debian
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Product Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) KVM
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Podman
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware