Linux Support Engineer
UK
The median Linux Support Engineer salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 865 | 949 | 1164 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +84 | +215 | -286 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Support Engineer | 20 | 37 | 58 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.020% | 0.036% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.021% | 0.039% | 0.039% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 32 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,750 | £36,250 | £40,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £42,188 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £49,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -24.62% | +52.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £65,313 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66,250 | £76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £38,750 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.58% | -8.82% | +21.43% |
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 | 93,044 | 95,188 | 149,713 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,821 | 59,863 | 85,291 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,750 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.08% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Linux Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Support Engineer.
Linux Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Support Engineer over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Linux Support Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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 | +95 | 20 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 15 | £47,500 | +22.58% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +64 | 12 | £42,500 | -11.46% | 3 |
| South East | +12 | 9 | £50,000 | +33.33% | |
| East Midlands | - | 6 | £24,750 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £24,750 | - | 1 |
| London | +105 | 5 | £60,250 | +9.55% |
Linux Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Linux Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Support 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: