Linux Command Line Jobs in the South East

Linux/Unix Command Line Interface (CLI)
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Linux Command Line in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux Command Line over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 239 357 371
Rank change year-on-year +118 +14 -83
Permanent jobs citing Linux Command Line 53 36 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.56% 0.21% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.56% 0.62% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 14 25 22
10th Percentile £37,950 £34,500 £21,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% - -19.05%
75th Percentile £61,625 £56,250 £56,563
90th Percentile £62,000 £69,000 £58,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

All Generic Skills
South East

Linux Command Line falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,387 5,773 6,226
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 36.07% 34.42% 42.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,777 3,738 3,221
10th Percentile £30,400 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,250 £34,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £49,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.35% -13.27% +2.73%
75th Percentile £68,000 £63,750 £73,963
90th Percentile £76,000 £75,000 £88,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Linux Command Line
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Linux Command Line as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Linux Command Line in the South East

Linux Command Line
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Command Line in the South East.

Salary trend for Linux Command Line in the South East

Linux Command Line
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Command Line in the South East over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Linux Command Line in the South East

Linux Command Line
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Command Line within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Thames Valley +109 48 £50,000 +17.65% 4
Buckinghamshire +62 30 £58,000 +65.71% 2
Oxfordshire +43 14 - - 2
Berkshire +25 4 £50,000 +17.65%
Surrey +40 3 £37,000 -32.73% 1
Hampshire +65 2 £55,000 -12.00% 1
Linux Command Line
England

Linux Command Line
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (7.55%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (7.55%) Power Platform
2 2 (3.77%) SaaS
3 1 (1.89%) AWS
3 1 (1.89%) GitHub
3 1 (1.89%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 38 (71.70%) VPN
2 34 (64.15%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.77%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (3.77%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.55%) Metabase
1 4 (7.55%) Power BI
2 3 (5.66%) Tableau
3 1 (1.89%) MySQL
3 1 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 34 (64.15%) Cucumber
1 34 (64.15%) Robot Framework
General
1 43 (81.13%) Social Skills
2 36 (67.92%) Telecoms
3 35 (66.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (13.21%) Electronics
5 5 (9.43%) Manufacturing
6 4 (7.55%) Public Sector
7 3 (5.66%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (3.77%) Billing
8 2 (3.77%) Military
9 1 (1.89%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (1.89%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 34 (64.15%) Test Automation Engineer
1 34 (64.15%) Test Engineer
2 6 (11.32%) Developer
2 6 (11.32%) Technical Support
3 5 (9.43%) Senior
3 5 (9.43%) Software Developer
4 4 (7.55%) Senior Support Engineer
4 4 (7.55%) Senior Technical Engineer
4 4 (7.55%) Senior Technical Support
4 4 (7.55%) Senior Technical Support Engineer
4 4 (7.55%) Support Engineer
4 4 (7.55%) Technical Engineer
4 4 (7.55%) Technical Support Engineer
5 3 (5.66%) Data Scientist
5 3 (5.66%) Systems Engineer
6 2 (3.77%) Analyst
6 2 (3.77%) Support Analyst
6 2 (3.77%) Technical Analyst
6 2 (3.77%) Technical Support Analyst
7 1 (1.89%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.77%) Hugging Face
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.09%) Algorithms
2 5 (9.43%) Molecular Biology
3 1 (1.89%) Device Driver
3 1 (1.89%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (1.89%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 51 (96.23%) Linux
2 34 (64.15%) Windows
3 6 (11.32%) Debian
4 2 (3.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (3.77%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (77.36%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (69.81%) Mentoring
3 36 (67.92%) System Testing
4 35 (66.04%) Coaching
4 35 (66.04%) Test Automation
5 34 (64.15%) DevOps
5 34 (64.15%) Test Management
6 8 (15.09%) Data Analysis
7 5 (9.43%) Bioinformatics
7 5 (9.43%) Biology
7 5 (9.43%) Commercialisation
7 5 (9.43%) Continuous Integration
7 5 (9.43%) Customer Analysis
7 5 (9.43%) Disruptive Innovation
7 5 (9.43%) Informatics
7 5 (9.43%) Open Source
7 5 (9.43%) Workflow
7 5 (9.43%) Workflow Management
8 3 (5.66%) Analytics
8 3 (5.66%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 49 (92.45%) Python
2 36 (67.92%) Bash
3 34 (64.15%) JavaScript
3 34 (64.15%) PowerShell
4 10 (18.87%) SQL
5 5 (9.43%) C++
6 3 (5.66%) Shell Script
7 2 (3.77%) Perl
8 1 (1.89%) C
Qualifications
1 44 (83.02%) Degree
2 5 (9.43%) Master's Degree
2 5 (9.43%) PhD
3 4 (7.55%) A+ Certification
3 4 (7.55%) Dell Certification
3 4 (7.55%) MCP
3 4 (7.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (7.55%) SC Cleared
3 4 (7.55%) Security Cleared
4 2 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (3.77%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.89%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (64.15%) QA
2 2 (3.77%) Def Stans
3 1 (1.89%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (5.66%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (7.55%) Dell
1 4 (7.55%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.77%) Cisco
3 1 (1.89%) F5
3 1 (1.89%) Red Hat