Linux Job Trends in Sussex

Linux
South East > Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sussex requiring Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 12 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Linux 0 9 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sussex - 9.09% -
As % of the Operating Systems category - 47.37% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £48,500 -
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +8.49% +4.98%

All Operating Systems
Sussex

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 Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 2 19 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sussex 2.08% 19.19% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2 8 12
10th Percentile - £26,225 £30,000
25th Percentile - £31,438 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £49,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +51.52% +41.43% -
75th Percentile - £73,750 £41,000
90th Percentile - - £48,275
South East median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Sussex

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

Linux job vacancy trend in Sussex

Linux
Salary Trend in Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sussex citing Linux.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sussex citing Linux