Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 585 | 496 | 510 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -89 | +14 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 204 | 187 | 340 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 3.19% | 2.68% | 3.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 158 | 139 | 252 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £46,250 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £53,750 | £41,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £70,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +21.74% | -11.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,125 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £101,250 | £100,000 | £102,097 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £60,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.57% | +15.24% | - |
All Operating Systems
UK
Red Hat Enterprise Linux falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 6,399 | 6,978 | 10,456 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.10% | 14.07% | 12.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,810 | 4,662 | 7,562 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,763 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | £31,250 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,000 | £48,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -12.50% | -8.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £64,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.39% | -14.44% | - |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 7 August 2026. 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 | -71 | 191 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 76 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 136 | £67,500 | +11.57% | 44 |
| London | -45 | 66 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 39 |
| South East | -5 | 58 | £67,500 | +2.66% | 13 |
| North of England | -33 | 38 | £97,500 | +50.00% | 12 |
| North West | +10 | 28 | £47,500 | -36.56% | 9 |
| Work from Home | -50 | 25 | £70,000 | - | 18 |
| South West | -50 | 18 | £75,000 | +22.45% | 14 |
| Scotland | +19 | 11 | £63,451 | +49.30% | 3 |
| Midlands | -38 | 6 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 5 | £75,000 | +30.43% | |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 5 | £97,500 | +50.00% | 2 |
| East of England | -34 | 5 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 2 |
| North East | -49 | 5 | £97,500 | +77.27% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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