Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 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 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 612 | 527 | 533 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -85 | +6 | +304 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 99 | 424 | 437 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.39% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 82 | 350 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,500 | £39,889 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £47,500 | £48,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -4.17% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £95,000 | £117,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.05% | - | +5.00% |
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 | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer.
Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.
Linux Engineer
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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 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 | -93 | 89 | £63,000 | +5.00% | 114 |
| UK excluding London | -32 | 51 | £42,500 | -19.05% | 85 |
| London | +39 | 44 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 46 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 24 | £66,250 | +15.22% | 67 |
| North of England | +44 | 15 | £42,500 | -12.82% | 30 |
| North West | +22 | 13 | £42,500 | -19.05% | 15 |
| East of England | +1 | 11 | £39,000 | -35.00% | 9 |
| Midlands | +45 | 10 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 6 |
| South East | +47 | 9 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 27 |
| Scotland | +110 | 6 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +53 | 5 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 4 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 2 |
| South West | +49 | 3 | £85,000 | +88.89% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 1 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 15 |
| North East | +42 | 1 | £60,000 | +7.14% |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2025, Linux Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer 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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