Linux/Unix Command Line Interface (CLI)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Linux Command Line in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux Command Line over the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 576 | 573 | 620 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +47 | -97 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux Command Line | 211 | 197 | 619 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.85% | 0.88% | 0.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 125 | 165 | 286 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £38,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £47,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +13.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £96,539 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £62,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +25.00% | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
Linux Command Line falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 24,750 | 22,260 | 64,109 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.56% | 37.91% | 45.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,956 | 16,186 | 31,701 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,875 | £34,234 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,628 | £45,321 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £106,250 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +10.00% |
Linux Command Line
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux Command Line as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Command Line
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Command Line.
Linux Command Line
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Command Line over the 6 months to 26 October 2024.
Linux Command Line
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Command Line within the UK over the 6 months to 26 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -28 | 205 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 149 | £47,500 | -24.00% | 45 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 73 | £67,500 | +8.00% | 46 |
| London | +5 | 61 | £63,750 | +2.00% | 21 |
| North of England | -2 | 44 | £38,250 | -55.00% | 6 |
| South East | -10 | 44 | £27,500 | -35.29% | 17 |
| South West | +25 | 34 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +49 | 33 | £38,250 | -55.00% | 4 |
| East of England | -46 | 12 | £55,000 | -35.29% | 7 |
| Midlands | -25 | 10 | £32,500 | -40.91% | 7 |
| North West | -46 | 10 | £45,000 | -51.50% | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 8 | £32,500 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -8 | 5 | £52,500 | -43.41% | 5 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Linux Command Line
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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