OpenSSH
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring OpenSSH skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 852
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing OpenSSH 0 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK - - 0.008%
As % of the System Software category - - 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 7
10th Percentile - - £48,350
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £48,500
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £48,500

All System Software Skills
UK

OpenSSH 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 4,688 5,070 12,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.66% 12.40% 13.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3,324 3,950 9,862
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £37,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.52% +11.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -5.26%

OpenSSH
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OpenSSH relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

OpenSSH job vacancy trend in the UK

OpenSSH
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OpenSSH.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OpenSSH