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 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 660 | 833 | 869 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +173 | +36 | +231 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Administrator | 51 | 62 | 110 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.092% | 0.063% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.066% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 62 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,500 | £40,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,000 | £44,063 | £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 | £73,125 | £57,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,250 | £58,750 | £185,000 |
| 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 | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
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 16 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 16 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 | +147 | 46 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 26 |
| UK excluding London | +176 | 34 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +125 | 20 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 15 |
| London | +113 | 16 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 8 |
| South East | +113 | 15 | £55,000 | +18.92% | 3 |
| South West | +91 | 6 | £67,500 | +45.95% | 6 |
| East of England | +45 | 5 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 8 |
| North of England | +54 | 4 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 4 |
| Wales | +38 | 4 | £47,500 | -5.00% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | - | - | |
| North West | +6 | 1 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 4 |
Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 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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