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 30 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 35 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -1 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 3,651 | 8,839 | 9,901 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.78% | 6.99% | 7.65% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 39.14% | 42.02% | 44.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,536 | 5,550 | 6,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,250 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £46,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £59,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +5.04% | +8.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £82,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,218 | £100,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | +2.04% |
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 | 9,327 | 21,034 | 22,389 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.32% | 16.64% | 17.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,265 | 13,951 | 16,124 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £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 30 November 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 30 November 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 | +2 | 3,200 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 1,537 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,388 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 1,116 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,614 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 874 |
| London | -5 | 1,069 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 587 |
| South East | +10 | 719 | £52,500 | - | 327 |
| South West | +6 | 537 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 197 |
| North of England | +13 | 465 | £55,000 | - | 219 |
| North West | +29 | 274 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 119 |
| Midlands | -18 | 222 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 107 |
| Scotland | +6 | 211 | £60,000 | +2.64% | 90 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 176 | £55,000 | - | 86 |
| East of England | +1 | 154 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 170 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 126 | £56,000 | +12.00% | 64 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 95 | £60,000 | +15.38% | 43 |
| Wales | +8 | 55 | £62,500 | +38.89% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 50 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 13 |
| North East | -8 | 14 | £61,250 | +53.13% | 19 |
| 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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