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 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 620 | 562 | 578 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | +16 | +248 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 97 | 360 | 458 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 80 | 300 | 362 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,876 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,375 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.67% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,125 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £95,000 | £121,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +8.49% | +6.00% |
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 | 49,922 | 93,907 | 92,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 94.63% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,447 | 67,290 | 58,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 12 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 12 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 | -75 | 85 | £61,000 | -6.15% | 93 |
| London | +59 | 51 | £72,500 | -6.45% | 46 |
| UK excluding London | -22 | 40 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 64 |
| Work from Home | +48 | 25 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 42 |
| North of England | +45 | 13 | £45,000 | - | 14 |
| North West | +9 | 11 | £43,750 | -20.45% | 6 |
| Midlands | +46 | 10 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 3 |
| Scotland | +106 | 6 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +50 | 5 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 2 |
| South East | +50 | 5 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 25 |
| East of England | +11 | 5 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 17 |
| South West | +53 | 4 | £67,500 | +31.71% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 4 | £40,000 | -27.27% | |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 1 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 7 |
| North East | +37 | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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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