Linux Systems Engineer
UK
The median Linux Systems Engineer salary in the UK is £61,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 680 | 820 | 894 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +140 | +74 | +259 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Engineer | 19 | 58 | 84 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.036% | 0.059% | 0.081% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.040% | 0.062% | 0.088% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 50 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,325 | £36,250 | £55,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £40,313 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,000 | £50,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.00% | -23.08% | +18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,500 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £116,500 | £80,000 | £185,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,500 | £45,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.56% | -21.74% | +27.78% |
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 | 47,358 | 93,248 | 95,013 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.32% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,451 | 66,908 | 59,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 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 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.21% | +5.50% |
Linux Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Systems Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Systems Engineer.
Linux Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
Linux Systems Engineer
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 | +154 | 15 | £61,000 | +8.93% | 10 |
| London | +108 | 11 | £61,000 | -17.29% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | +168 | 5 | £65,500 | +45.56% | 7 |
| Midlands | +63 | 2 | £70,000 | +182.83% | |
| Work from Home | +160 | 1 | £46,500 | +49.40% | 6 |
| South East | +96 | 1 | £70,000 | +75.00% | 6 |
| North of England | +67 | 1 | £46,500 | +3.33% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +50 | 1 | - | - | |
| East of England | +47 | 1 | £61,000 | -23.75% | |
| North West | - | 1 | £46,500 | - |
Linux Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Linux Systems 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 Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Systems 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: