Linux
North East > Tyne and Wear
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | 62 | 59 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | -3 | -52 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 14 | 35 | 36 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 2.99% | 2.61% | 3.93% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.89% | 22.73% | 39.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 26 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,625 | £37,500 | £31,475 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,563 | £43,750 | £37,156 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £53,750 | £47,672 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.93% | +12.75% | -4.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,063 | £67,968 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,375 | - | £80,000 |
| North East median annual salary | £63,000 | £52,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +31.25% | - |
All Operating Systems
Tyne and Wear
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 Tyne and Wear.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 36 | 154 | 92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 7.69% | 11.48% | 10.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34 | 139 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £23,500 | £23,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,125 | £27,500 | £31,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £40,000 | £43,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -8.05% | +16.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £51,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,025 | £63,594 | £65,500 |
| North East median annual salary | £48,000 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.00% | -6.25% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
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Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in Tyne and Wear.
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Salary Histogram in Tyne and Wear
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Tyne and Wear
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | +26 | 13 | £65,000 | +26.83% | 21 |
| Gateshead | +5 | 1 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 2 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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: