The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
70 |
19 |
34 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-51 |
+15 |
+17 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux |
2 |
47 |
17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire |
0.21% |
8.82% |
3.72% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category |
4.17% |
42.34% |
19.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
34 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£27,750 |
£28,600 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£32,500 |
£31,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
£51,814 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-32.45% |
+3.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£37,500 |
£58,188 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£65,800 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£51,250 |
£42,500 |
£55,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.59% |
-23.42% |
+11.00% |
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 Staffordshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills |
48 |
111 |
87 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire |
4.95% |
20.83% |
19.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
41 |
73 |
72 |
| 10th Percentile |
£23,000 |
£28,000 |
£25,878 |
| 25th Percentile |
£23,500 |
£32,500 |
£26,768 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£26,375 |
£35,000 |
£35,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-24.64% |
-1.41% |
-11.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£48,750 |
£48,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£53,300 |
£53,625 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£38,000 |
£47,500 |
£43,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+9.20% |
-3.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
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Salary Trend in Staffordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Linux.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
