LXC (LinuX Containers)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring LXC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 636 | 874 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +238 | +86 |
| Permanent jobs citing LXC | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | - | 0.010% | 0.002% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 0.074% | 0.016% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £53,384 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £54,321 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -16.43% | +62.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £55,257 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £54,321 | - |
All System Software Skills
UK
LXC falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 4,693 | 5,435 | 12,133 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.35% | 12.99% | 12.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,300 | 3,940 | 9,807 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £28,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,750 | £37,170 | £32,600 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £78,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,125 | £98,750 | £86,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,683 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.63% | +5.96% | -5.26% |
LXC
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LXC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
LXC
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing LXC.
