Linux Administrator
UK
The median Linux Administrator salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 656 | 818 | 835 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +162 | +17 | +240 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Administrator | 56 | 83 | 125 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.084% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.088% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 79 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,500 | £41,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,750 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -16.67% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £58,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,000 | £171,000 |
| 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 | 50,162 | 93,945 | 92,753 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,234 | 67,289 | 58,554 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Linux Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Administrator.
Linux Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Administrator over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
Linux 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 Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 |
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| England | +131 | 51 | £66,250 | +26.19% | 41 |
| UK excluding London | +153 | 33 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 23 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 24 |
| London | +110 | 22 | £80,000 | +28.00% | 19 |
| South East | +104 | 15 | £55,000 | - | 10 |
| South West | +95 | 5 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 4 |
| East of England | +37 | 5 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 13 |
| North of England | +53 | 4 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 2 |
| Wales | +39 | 4 | £47,500 | -5.00% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| North West | +12 | 1 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 2 |
Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Linux 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 Administrator in the job title.
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Linux 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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