Linux System Administrator
UK
The median Linux System Administrator salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 668 | 794 | 784 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | -10 | +382 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Administrator | 53 | 52 | 80 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.087% | 0.058% | 0.100% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.098% | 0.061% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 41 | 47 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,000 | £45,625 | £46,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £57,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £65,000 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +25.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 54,357 | 85,641 | 73,689 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.52% | 94.84% | 91.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,034 | 58,042 | 51,317 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £43,946 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,778 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,183 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.98% | +2.28% |
Linux Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator.
Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 28 July 2025.
Linux Systems Administrator
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 28 July 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 |
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| England | +110 | 48 | £66,250 | +26.19% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +103 | 35 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 7 |
| London | +70 | 17 | £67,500 | +1.89% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 15 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 7 |
| South East | +46 | 14 | £49,000 | -10.91% | 2 |
| South West | +74 | 8 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 2 |
| East of England | -2 | 6 | £72,500 | +45.00% | 1 |
| Wales | +17 | 4 | £47,500 | -5.00% | |
| North of England | +16 | 3 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | -20 | 1 | £55,000 | -15.38% |
Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 July 2025, Linux Systems Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Linux Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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