Linux Job Trends in Southwark

Linux
Central London > Southwark

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southwark requiring Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 13 7
Rank change year-on-year - -6 +4
Permanent jobs citing Linux 0 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Southwark - 6.12% 8.33%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 50.00% 28.57%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - - £49,500
25th Percentile - £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -12.00% -19.35%
75th Percentile - £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile - - £71,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £60,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -22.58% -3.13%

All Operating Systems
Southwark

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 Southwark.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1 6 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southwark 6.25% 12.24% 29.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 7
10th Percentile - - £36,200
25th Percentile £41,750 £47,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.91% - -24.14%
75th Percentile £45,250 £67,836 £68,750
90th Percentile - £70,634 £72,500
Central London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Southwark

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southwark.

Linux job vacancy trend in Southwark

Linux
Salary Trend in Southwark

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southwark citing Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southwark citing Linux