Development Operations Linux/Unix
UK
The median Development Operations Linux/Unix salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 703 | 887 | 899 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +184 | +12 | +313 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux/Unix DevOps | 18 | 20 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.031% | 0.019% | 0.034% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.034% | 0.020% | 0.037% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 19 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,000 | £41,000 | £62,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £52,500 | £63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £57,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.43% | -17.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,250 | £81,250 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,500 | £105,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | -18.52% | +28.57% |
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 | 52,512 | 102,387 | 81,388 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.85% | 94.81% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,421 | 72,229 | 54,035 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Linux/Unix DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux/Unix DevOps in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux/Unix DevOps
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux/Unix DevOps.
Linux/Unix DevOps
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux/Unix DevOps over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
Linux/Unix DevOps
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/Unix DevOps within the UK over the 6 months to 2 July 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 | +148 | 18 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 23 |
| London | +103 | 16 | £75,000 | -7.69% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +178 | 2 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 17 |
| Midlands | +68 | 2 | £47,500 | -13.64% | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £47,500 | - | |
| Work from Home | +107 | 1 | - | - | 25 |
| South East | +88 | 1 | £47,500 | -15.56% | 8 |
| East of England | +30 | 1 | £47,500 | +3.26% | 2 |
| North of England | - | 1 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
Linux/Unix DevOps Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, Linux/Unix DevOps 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/Unix DevOps in the job title.
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Linux/Unix DevOps 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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