FreeBSD
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring FreeBSD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
671 |
- |
793 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+223 |
| Permanent jobs citing FreeBSD |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK |
0.001% |
- |
0.005% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category |
0.019% |
- |
0.035% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£47,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,000 |
- |
£48,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£46,000 |
- |
£56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-13.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£49,000 |
- |
£63,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£46,000 |
- |
£56,500 |
FreeBSD 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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills |
5,150 |
7,398 |
11,412 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
7.63% |
15.10% |
15.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3,764 |
4,142 |
9,529 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,000 |
£28,500 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£36,250 |
£31,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£52,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
+10.53% |
-9.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£72,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£90,000 |
£82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£38,500 |
£47,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.95% |
+11.76% |
-5.56% |
FreeBSD
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing FreeBSD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
FreeBSD
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing FreeBSD.
FreeBSD
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FreeBSD within the UK over the 6 months to 17 February 2026. 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 |
| South East |
- |
1 |
£46,000 |
- |
1 |
| England |
- |
1 |
£46,000 |
- |
1 |
| Work from Home |
- |
1 |
£46,000 |
- |
1 |
| UK excluding London |
- |
1 |
£46,000 |
- |
1 |
FreeBSD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
