Linux Command Line Jobs in the Thames Valley

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Linux Command Line in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux Command Line over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 224 233
Rank change year-on-year +102 +9 +14
Permanent jobs citing Linux Command Line 49 16 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.62% 0.24% 0.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.40% 0.71% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 10 16 11
10th Percentile £44,750 £34,500 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,688 £21,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.47% - -19.05%
75th Percentile £61,625 £48,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £62,000 £56,250 £58,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +29.41% - -17.07%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,113 2,252 2,591
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 36.84% 33.44% 42.20%
Number of salaries quoted 538 1,516 1,204
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £68,625 £61,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,750 £73,750 £87,500
South East median annual salary £57,500 £49,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.35% -10.91% -

Linux Command Line
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Linux Command Line in the Thames Valley

Linux Command Line
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Command Line in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Linux Command Line in the Thames Valley

Linux Command Line
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Command Line in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Linux Command Line in the Thames Valley

Linux Command Line
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 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
Buckinghamshire +77 31 £57,750 +65.00% 2
Oxfordshire +55 14 - - 1
Berkshire +38 4 £50,000 +17.65% 1
Linux Command Line
South East

Linux Command Line
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 4 (8.16%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (8.16%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 5 (10.20%) Power Platform
2 4 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.04%) AWS
3 1 (2.04%) GitHub
3 1 (2.04%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 38 (77.55%) VPN
2 34 (69.39%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.20%) Power BI
2 4 (8.16%) Metabase
2 4 (8.16%) Tableau
3 1 (2.04%) MySQL
3 1 (2.04%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 34 (69.39%) Cucumber
1 34 (69.39%) Robot Framework
General
1 42 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 35 (71.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 34 (69.39%) Telecoms
4 5 (10.20%) Electronics
4 5 (10.20%) Manufacturing
4 5 (10.20%) Public Sector
5 4 (8.16%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 34 (69.39%) Test Automation Engineer
1 34 (69.39%) Test Engineer
2 6 (12.24%) Developer
3 5 (10.20%) Software Developer
4 4 (8.16%) Data Scientist
4 4 (8.16%) Senior
4 4 (8.16%) Senior Support Engineer
4 4 (8.16%) Senior Technical Engineer
4 4 (8.16%) Senior Technical Support
4 4 (8.16%) Senior Technical Support Engineer
4 4 (8.16%) Support Engineer
4 4 (8.16%) Technical Engineer
4 4 (8.16%) Technical Support
4 4 (8.16%) Technical Support Engineer
5 1 (2.04%) Backend Developer
5 1 (2.04%) Python Developer
5 1 (2.04%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) Hugging Face
Miscellaneous
1 9 (18.37%) Algorithms
2 5 (10.20%) Molecular Biology
3 1 (2.04%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 49 (100.00%) Linux
2 34 (69.39%) Windows
3 5 (10.20%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (81.63%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (77.55%) Mentoring
3 36 (73.47%) Coaching
4 35 (71.43%) Test Automation
5 34 (69.39%) DevOps
5 34 (69.39%) System Testing
5 34 (69.39%) Test Management
6 6 (12.24%) Data Analysis
7 5 (10.20%) Bioinformatics
7 5 (10.20%) Biology
7 5 (10.20%) Commercialisation
7 5 (10.20%) Continuous Integration
7 5 (10.20%) Customer Analysis
7 5 (10.20%) Disruptive Innovation
7 5 (10.20%) Informatics
7 5 (10.20%) Open Source
7 5 (10.20%) Workflow
7 5 (10.20%) Workflow Management
8 4 (8.16%) Containerisation
8 4 (8.16%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 48 (97.96%) Python
2 34 (69.39%) Bash
2 34 (69.39%) JavaScript
2 34 (69.39%) PowerShell
3 9 (18.37%) SQL
4 4 (8.16%) C++
5 1 (2.04%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 43 (87.76%) Degree
2 5 (10.20%) Master's Degree
2 5 (10.20%) PhD
2 5 (10.20%) SC Cleared
2 5 (10.20%) Security Cleared
3 4 (8.16%) A+ Certification
3 4 (8.16%) Dell Certification
3 4 (8.16%) MCP
3 4 (8.16%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (4.08%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.04%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (69.39%) QA
2 1 (2.04%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (8.16%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (8.16%) Dell
1 4 (8.16%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.08%) F5