Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Linux over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 36 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -2 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 3,593 | 8,694 | 9,903 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.73% | 6.94% | 7.66% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 39.05% | 41.91% | 44.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,493 | 5,528 | 6,713 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,250 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £46,250 | £43,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +4.17% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,548 | £82,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | +1.01% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Linux is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 9,201 | 20,743 | 22,444 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.24% | 16.55% | 17.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,153 | 13,901 | 16,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,581 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £91,250 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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 | +3 | 3,151 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 1,540 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,348 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 1,127 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,574 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 993 |
| London | -4 | 1,054 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 559 |
| South East | +10 | 705 | £52,500 | - | 332 |
| South West | +7 | 529 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 192 |
| North of England | +16 | 456 | £55,000 | +0.64% | 228 |
| North West | +33 | 267 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 124 |
| Midlands | -13 | 221 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 108 |
| Scotland | +4 | 207 | £60,000 | +2.64% | 96 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 174 | £55,000 | - | 88 |
| East of England | +1 | 151 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 161 |
| West Midlands | -15 | 125 | £56,000 | +12.00% | 61 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 95 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 47 |
| Wales | +12 | 54 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 50 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 11 |
| North East | -6 | 14 | £61,250 | +50.31% | 21 |
| Channel Islands | +9 | 1 | £55,000 | +10.00% |
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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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