Senior Linux Engineer Job Trends
Senior Linux Engineer
UK
The median Senior Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 767 | 642 | 722 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -125 | +80 | -24 |
| Permanent Senior Linux Engineer jobs | 54 | 21 | 38 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.044% | 0.042% | 0.056% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.048% | 0.047% | 0.059% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 50 | 17 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,891 | £52,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | - | £59,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £70,000 | £64,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +8.95% | +7.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | - | £122,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | - | £130,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,250 | £70,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.36% | +16.67% | +4.35% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 112,430 | 45,048 | 64,840 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.98% | 90.17% | 95.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75,241 | 27,084 | 36,853 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
Senior Linux Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Linux Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Senior Linux Engineer Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Senior Linux Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Senior Linux Engineer Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Senior Linux Engineer jobs over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
Senior Linux Engineer Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Linux Engineer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 30 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | -111 | 49 | £66,250 | -5.36% | 11 |
| England | -129 | 44 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 7 |
| North of England | -51 | 14 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 1 |
| North West | - | 14 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -55 | 13 | £67,500 | +22.73% | |
| Work from Home | - | 13 | £67,500 | - | 5 |
| East Midlands | - | 10 | £67,500 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 9 | £64,226 | - | 4 |
| East of England | - | 7 | £70,000 | - | |
| South East | -81 | 6 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 5 |
| London | -60 | 4 | £95,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | -53 | 3 | £60,000 | +9.09% |
Senior Linux Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Senior Linux Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Senior Linux Engineer job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 54 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 48.1% | 26 |
| 3 | C++ | 38.9% | 21 |
| 4 | Infrastructure Engineering | 31.5% | 17 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 29.6% | 16 |
| 6 | Embedded Linux | 27.8% | 15 |
| 6 | Python | 27.8% | 15 |
| 8 | C | 24.1% | 13 |
| 8 | Yocto | 24.1% | 13 |
| 10 | Collaborative Culture | 22.2% | 12 |
| 10 | Device Driver Development | 22.2% | 12 |
| 10 | Git | 22.2% | 12 |
| 13 | CI/CD | 20.4% | 11 |
| 13 | Infrastructure as Code | 20.4% | 11 |
| 15 | Cloud Operations | 18.5% | 10 |
| 15 | Collaborative Engineering | 18.5% | 10 |
| 15 | Embedded C | 18.5% | 10 |
| 15 | Wi-Fi | 18.5% | 10 |
| 15 | Wireless | 18.5% | 10 |
| 20 | AI | 14.8% | 8 |
| 20 | DNS | 14.8% | 8 |
| 22 | Disaster Recovery | 11.1% | 6 |
| 22 | TCP/IP | 11.1% | 6 |
| 22 | Ubuntu | 11.1% | 6 |
| 25 | Load Balancing | 9.3% | 5 |
| 25 | Mentoring | 9.3% | 5 |
| 25 | Shell Script | 9.3% | 5 |
| 28 | Bash | 7.4% | 4 |
| 28 | Containerisation | 7.4% | 4 |
| 28 | Firewall | 7.4% | 4 |
Senior Linux Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux Infrastructure Engineer | 29.6% | 16 |
| 1 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 29.6% | 16 |
| 3 | Embedded Linux Engineer | 27.8% | 15 |
| 3 | Senior Embedded Engineer | 27.8% | 15 |
| 5 | Senior Automation Engineer | 20.4% | 11 |
| 6 | Cloud Automation Engineer | 18.5% | 10 |
| 6 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 18.5% | 10 |
| 6 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 18.5% | 10 |
| 9 | Senior Software Engineer | 14.8% | 8 |
| 10 | Senior C++ Software Engineer | 11.1% | 6 |
| 11 | Python Engineer | 7.4% | 4 |
| 11 | Senior Platform Engineer | 7.4% | 4 |
| 13 | Citrix Support Engineer | 5.6% | 3 |
| 13 | Linux Support Engineer | 5.6% | 3 |
| 13 | Senior Citrix Engineer | 5.6% | 3 |
| 13 | Senior Citrix Support | 5.6% | 3 |
| 13 | Senior Linux Support | 5.6% | 3 |
| 13 | Senior Technical Support Engineer | 5.6% | 3 |
| 13 | Senior VMware Engineer | 5.6% | 3 |
| 13 | VMware Support Engineer | 5.6% | 3 |