Linux Command Line Job Trends in the South West

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Linux Command Line in permanent job vacancies in the South West. 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 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 155 257
Rank change year-on-year - +102 -16
Permanent jobs citing Linux Command Line 0 4 28
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West - 0.15% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.38% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 28
10th Percentile - £68,000 £40,125
25th Percentile - £72,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £80,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +52.38% +40.00%
75th Percentile - £83,750 £58,750
90th Percentile - £86,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £51,222 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.87% +4.76% -12.50%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,537 1,051 2,848
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 20.05% 39.39% 31.87%
Number of salaries quoted 972 572 2,042
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,375 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,058 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.07% +2.12% -8.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £68,216 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Linux Command Line
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux Command Line relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Linux Command Line job vacancy trend in the South West

Linux Command Line
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Linux Command Line.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Linux Command Line