Linux Administrator
UK
The median Linux Administrator salary in the UK is £66,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 669 | 830 | 789 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +161 | -41 | +375 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Administrator | 66 | 69 | 108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.067% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.070% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 50 | 63 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,300 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £45,625 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,250 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.50% | -9.09% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £57,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £59,350 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | - | +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 | 53,806 | 98,156 | 78,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.55% | 94.80% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,744 | 68,646 | 53,875 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,109 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.00% |
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 12 July 2025.
Linux Administrator
Top 13 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 12 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 | +153 | 61 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +144 | 41 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 8 |
| London | +106 | 24 | £80,000 | +36.17% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +82 | 24 | £75,000 | +42.86% | 12 |
| South East | +87 | 17 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 3 |
| South West | +86 | 8 | £55,000 | +18.92% | |
| East of England | +35 | 6 | £72,500 | +45.00% | 2 |
| North of England | +42 | 4 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 1 |
| Wales | +29 | 4 | £47,500 | -5.00% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Midlands | +69 | 2 | £57,500 | +7.98% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 2 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 1 |
| North West | +8 | 1 | £55,000 | -15.38% |
Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 July 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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