Linux Job Trends in Rochdale

Linux
Manchester > Rochdale

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Rochdale requiring Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 14 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Linux 0 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochdale - 2.70% -
As % of the Operating Systems category - 33.33% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Manchester median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% -7.08% -3.44%

All Operating Systems
Rochdale

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 Rochdale.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 13 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochdale 39.39% 8.11% 46.15%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 - £20,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 - £21,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -44.16%
75th Percentile £48,750 - £45,875
90th Percentile - - £60,625
Manchester median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochdale

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Rochdale.

Linux job vacancy trend in Rochdale

Linux
Salary Trend in Rochdale

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochdale citing Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochdale citing Linux