Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £61,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 594 | 561 | 561 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | 0 | +233 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 98 | 358 | 474 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.36% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.38% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 84 | 298 | 370 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,950 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,625 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.40% | +4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £78,125 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £102,500 | £121,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £56,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.93% | +4.67% | +7.00% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 1 May 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 1 May 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 | -39 | 86 | £61,000 | -6.15% | 70 |
| London | +52 | 51 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 39 | £51,000 | -8.93% | 47 |
| Work from Home | +99 | 24 | £53,500 | -10.83% | 27 |
| North of England | +68 | 12 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +60 | 11 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 3 |
| North West | +38 | 10 | £43,750 | -20.45% | 5 |
| South East | +61 | 5 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 20 |
| South West | +55 | 5 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 5 | £40,000 | -25.58% | |
| West Midlands | +38 | 5 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 3 |
| East of England | +24 | 5 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 9 |
| Scotland | +125 | 4 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 1 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 1 |
| North East | +41 | 1 | £60,000 | - |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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