Linux System Administrator
UK
The median Linux System Administrator salary in the UK is £55,000 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 643 | 831 | 881 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +188 | +50 | +180 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Administrator | 49 | 65 | 108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.094% | 0.066% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.070% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 63 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,500 | £40,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,000 | £43,188 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -16.67% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,313 | £57,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £58,750 | £183,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +25.00% |
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 Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator.
Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Linux Systems Administrator
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +164 | 44 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +192 | 33 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +196 | 20 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 11 |
| South East | +121 | 15 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 1 |
| London | +117 | 15 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 2 |
| South West | +86 | 6 | £67,500 | +42.11% | |
| North of England | +88 | 4 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 3 |
| East of England | +58 | 4 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 3 |
| Wales | +46 | 4 | £47,500 | -5.00% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| North West | +32 | 1 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 3 |
Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Linux Systems Administrator 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 Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Linux Systems Administrator 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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