Linux
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 21 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | 0 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire | - | 0.76% | 2.13% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | 6.25% | 10.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £29,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £32,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £80,000 | £41,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +93.94% | -36.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £87,500 | £50,313 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £53,875 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £45,000 | £56,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -19.64% | +12.00% |
All Operating Systems
Shropshire
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 Shropshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 8 | 16 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire | 3.07% | 12.21% | 21.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,448 | £37,250 | £27,313 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £42,500 | £34,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,000 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +12.50% | +3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £46,750 | £48,750 | £44,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £72,000 | £50,375 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £38,000 | £46,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.39% | +8.24% | -5.56% |
Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
Linux
Salary Trend in Shropshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Linux.
