Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 November 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 481 | 661 | 644 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +180 | -17 | -284 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 254 | 477 | 508 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.47% | 0.38% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.40% | 0.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 206 | 380 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,000 | £50,000 | £44,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £74,063 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £107,500 | £93,750 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | +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 | 51,419 | 120,484 | 123,121 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.48% | 95.34% | 95.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,696 | 75,234 | 84,392 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 30 November 2023.
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 30 November 2023. 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 | +154 | 229 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 61 |
| UK excluding London | +158 | 156 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 43 |
| Work from Home | +148 | 130 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 30 |
| London | +181 | 74 | £82,500 | +13.79% | 30 |
| South East | +154 | 59 | £48,750 | +11.43% | 14 |
| South West | +78 | 41 | £45,000 | -33.33% | 13 |
| Midlands | +132 | 27 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 2 |
| North of England | +133 | 20 | £57,500 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +68 | 20 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +139 | 19 | £57,500 | -10.51% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +70 | 14 | £55,000 | -33.33% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +52 | 8 | - | - | |
| North West | +105 | 5 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 1 |
| Scotland | +52 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| North East | +43 | 1 | £60,000 | +60.00% |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 November 2023, 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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