Linux Job Trends in Scotland
Linux
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland citing Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 108 | 126 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -96 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 46 | 33 | 185 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.04% | 1.20% | 5.69% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 26.90% | 24.09% | 49.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 19 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,100 | £36,250 | £35,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £45,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £59,000 | £53,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.93% | +11.32% | -7.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,036 | £78,790 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,145 | £79,532 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | - |
All Operating Systems
Scotland
Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing operating system skills in Scotland.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing operating system skills | 171 | 137 | 371 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 3.85% | 4.97% | 11.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 112 | 78 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £25,000 | £29,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,000 | £29,500 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £37,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -28.57% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,036 | £75,300 | £74,144 |
| UK median annual salary | £45,000 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -15.00% | - |
Linux Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Linux Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Linux.
Linux Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in Scotland over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Linux 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 31 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | +10 | 20 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 12 |
| Edinburgh | +13 | 17 | £65,000 | -11.93% | 2 |
| Dundee | -4 | 4 | £30,500 | -18.67% | 1 |
| West Lothian | -1 | 3 | £67,500 | +3.85% | |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 1 | £27,000 | - | |
| Linux UK |
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Linux Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Operating Systems
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows | 28.3% | 13 |
| 2 | Windows Server | 21.7% | 10 |
| 3 | Ubuntu | 17.4% | 8 |
| 4 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 13.0% | 6 |
| 4 | Unix | 13.0% | 6 |
| 6 | Debian | 10.9% | 5 |
| 7 | Apple iOS | 6.5% | 3 |
| 7 | Embedded Linux | 6.5% | 3 |
| 7 | macOS | 6.5% | 3 |
| 7 | Windows 10 | 6.5% | 3 |