Senior Linux Systems Engineer
UK
The median Senior Linux Systems Engineer salary in the UK is £225,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 697 | 866 | 973 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +169 | +107 | +252 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Linux Systems Engineer | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.004% | 0.012% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.004% | 0.013% | 0.005% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51,500 | £48,700 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £68,125 | £58,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £225,000 | £80,000 | £68,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +181.25% | +16.79% | +24.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £95,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £78,400 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £68,000 | £68,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -0.73% | - |
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 | 47,358 | 93,248 | 95,013 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.32% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,451 | 66,908 | 59,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.21% | +5.50% |
Senior Linux Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Linux Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Linux Systems Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Linux Systems Engineer.
Senior Linux Systems Engineer
Top 2 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Linux Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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 | +178 | 2 | £225,000 | +181.25% | 3 |
| London | +102 | 2 | £225,000 | +150.00% | 2 |
Senior Linux Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Senior Linux Systems Engineer 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 Senior Linux Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Linux Systems Engineer 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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