Linux Administrator
UK
The median Linux Administrator salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 812 | 847 | 1072 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +225 | -283 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Administrator | 84 | 123 | 160 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.086% | 0.12% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.091% | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 78 | 100 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,500 | £42,300 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,313 | £47,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +33.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £167,000 | £62,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | -11.11% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 2024. 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 | +69 | 73 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +12 | 66 | £50,000 | - | 14 |
| Work from Home | +76 | 33 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 8 |
| South West | +12 | 30 | £48,750 | -27.78% | 1 |
| Midlands | +16 | 12 | £50,000 | -8.68% | 4 |
| London | +94 | 11 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 5 |
| South East | +18 | 10 | £55,000 | +10.00% | |
| East of England | +13 | 9 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 4 | £54,000 | -1.37% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +41 | 1 | £45,000 | - | 6 |
| North West | +7 | 1 | £45,000 | +16.13% | 4 |
Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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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