Linux
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Linux over the 6 months to 30 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 46 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -15 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 211 | 329 | 353 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 7.40% | 6.50% | 7.60% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 42.97% | 39.59% | 44.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 123 | 225 | 224 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,200 | £37,500 | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £58,454 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.64% | +16.91% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,047 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £59,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +5.04% | +8.18% |
All Operating Systems
Scotland
Linux is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 491 | 831 | 799 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 17.21% | 16.41% | 17.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 314 | 547 | 543 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,475 | £28,500 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,501 | £37,500 | £32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +16.67% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,538 | £67,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,715 | £73,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in Scotland over the 6 months to 30 November 2023.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 30 November 2023. 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Edinburgh | +8 | 111 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 35 |
| Glasgow | +22 | 65 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 28 |
| Fife | +5 | 10 | £47,500 | +26.67% | 5 |
| Aberdeen | +6 | 8 | £57,500 | -0.86% | 1 |
| West Lothian | +7 | 6 | £60,000 | - | |
| Dundee | +6 | 4 | £45,000 | - | 2 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| South Lanarkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Renfrewshire | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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