Shell Script Job Trends
Shell Scripting (Shell Programming)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Shell Script skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 654 | 537 | 537 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -117 | 0 | -96 |
| Permanent jobs citing Shell Script | 167 | 130 | 229 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.14% | 0.26% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.90% | 1.08% | 1.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 90 | 56 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38,500 | £43,772 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £42,780 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £58,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.86% | -17.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,000 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £46,930 | £43,085 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.92% | -21.66% | -2.22% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Shell Script falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 18,659 | 12,061 | 21,888 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.49% | 24.53% | 31.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,184 | 8,023 | 13,127 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,675 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,813 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
Shell Script Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Shell Script relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Shell Script Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Shell Script.
Shell Script Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Shell Script over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
Shell Script Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Shell Script within the UK over the 6 months to 22 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -102 | 152 | £56,250 | -3.02% | 174 |
| UK excluding London | -97 | 119 | £46,930 | +8.92% | 105 |
| North of England | -22 | 52 | £42,500 | +54.55% | 34 |
| London | -100 | 43 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 83 |
| South East | -61 | 26 | £65,000 | -4.41% | 21 |
| North West | -14 | 23 | £42,500 | -2.30% | 16 |
| Work from Home | -87 | 19 | £63,451 | +10.35% | 81 |
| Yorkshire | -19 | 17 | £42,500 | +54.55% | 13 |
| Midlands | -42 | 12 | £61,500 | +6.49% | 12 |
| North East | - | 12 | £42,500 | - | 5 |
| Scotland | +4 | 10 | £63,451 | +33.58% | 13 |
| East of England | -38 | 9 | £51,359 | +31.69% | 5 |
| South West | -69 | 9 | £66,250 | -30.26% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -42 | 7 | £61,500 | +6.49% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -49 | 5 | - | - | 10 |
| Wales | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
Shell Script 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.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL | 41.9% | 70 |
| 2 | Python | 36.5% | 61 |
| 3 | Bash | 21.6% | 36 |
| 4 | Java | 13.8% | 23 |
| 5 | JavaScript | 10.2% | 17 |
| 6 | Korn | 7.8% | 13 |
| 7 | PL/SQL | 6.6% | 11 |
| 8 | C | 6.0% | 10 |
| 9 | C++ | 5.4% | 9 |
| 10 | PowerShell | 3.6% | 6 |
| 10 | Rust | 3.6% | 6 |
| 12 | Scala | 3.0% | 5 |
| 13 | Fortran | 1.8% | 3 |
| 14 | Go | 1.2% | 2 |
| 15 | ABAP | 0.6% | 1 |
| 15 | C# | 0.6% | 1 |
| 15 | COBOL | 0.6% | 1 |
| 15 | Micro Focus COBOL | 0.6% | 1 |
| 15 | Perl | 0.6% | 1 |
| 15 | SystemVerilog | 0.6% | 1 |