Linux Systems Engineer Jobs in Watford

Linux Systems Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Linux Systems Engineer salary in Watford is £61,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - 45
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Engineer 1 0 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford 0.67% - 4.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% - 5.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 20
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 - £58,750
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - £75,000
Hertfordshire median annual salary £61,000 £80,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year -23.75% +36.17% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 140 258 381
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 91.81% 89.86%
Number of salaries quoted 77 208 219
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,438 £33,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £30,000 £50,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -25.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,188 £75,000
90th Percentile £76,000 £77,500 £87,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +10.00%

Linux Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

Job postings that featured Linux Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.

Job vacancy trend for Linux Systems Engineer in Watford

Linux Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Watford

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Systems Engineer in Watford.

Salary trend for Linux Systems Engineer in Watford

Linux Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, 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 across the Watford region featuring Linux Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes

Linux Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware