Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 613 | 536 | 543 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -77 | +7 | +309 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 113 | 412 | 418 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.40% | 0.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 93 | 331 | 351 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,890 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -4.17% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £95,000 | £116,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +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 | 52,841 | 102,275 | 81,164 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.83% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,673 | 72,139 | 54,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,770 | £38,750 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
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 3 July 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 3 July 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 | -76 | 100 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 177 |
| UK excluding London | -29 | 60 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 79 |
| London | +46 | 47 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 113 |
| Work from Home | +24 | 26 | £66,250 | +15.22% | 85 |
| North of England | +27 | 17 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 16 |
| North West | -1 | 15 | £42,500 | -19.05% | 5 |
| South East | +37 | 13 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 27 |
| Midlands | +46 | 12 | £43,750 | -22.22% | 3 |
| East of England | -7 | 11 | £39,000 | -35.00% | 12 |
| Scotland | +93 | 7 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +70 | 7 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 4 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 1 |
| South West | +59 | 3 | £85,000 | +78.95% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +41 | 1 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 9 |
| North East | +34 | 1 | £60,000 | +7.14% | 2 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 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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