Linux Jobs in the West Midlands

Linux
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Linux skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux over the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 43 55 53
Rank change year-on-year +12 -2 -16
Permanent jobs citing Linux 269 167 439
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 4.76% 4.63% 5.34%
As % of the Operating Systems category 40.51% 29.61% 34.35%
Number of salaries quoted 100 126 308
10th Percentile £32,375 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £43,429 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £71,991 £70,000 £60,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +4.35%

All Operating Systems
West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 664 564 1,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 11.76% 15.64% 15.54%
Number of salaries quoted 289 485 858
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,000 £25,675
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,250 £58,750 £57,471
90th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Linux in the West Midlands

Linux
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Linux in the West Midlands

Linux
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 11 October 2024.

Salary histogram for Linux in the West Midlands

Linux
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 October 2024. 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
Birmingham -15 96 £65,465 +19.03% 15
Warwickshire -3 40 £42,500 -15.00% 7
Worcestershire +13 39 £67,500 +28.57% 6
Staffordshire -4 39 £35,000 -26.09% 12
Coventry +10 17 £67,500 +8.00%
Herefordshire +1 4 £60,000 - 6
Solihull +3 3 £32,500 -29.73% 1
Wolverhampton - 3 - - 1
Walsall -4 2 - -
West Bromwich -3 1 - -
Shropshire -9 1 - - 3
Willenhall - 1 - -
Bilston - 1 - -
Wednesbury - 1 - -
Brierley Hill - 1 - -
Stourbridge - 1 - -
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - -
Tipton - 1 - -
Dudley - 1 - -
Halesowen - 1 - -
Kingswinford - 1 - -
Rowley Regis - 1 - -
Smethwick - 1 - -
Linux
England

Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.35%) IIS
2 8 (2.97%) Apache
2 8 (2.97%) Tomcat
3 4 (1.49%) CMS
3 4 (1.49%) Confluence
3 4 (1.49%) Headless CMS
4 2 (0.74%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.74%) Tuxedo
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.37%) MQSeries
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle HTTP Server
5 1 (0.37%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (7.81%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (6.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.37%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 24 (8.92%) NEC Housing
2 4 (1.49%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.49%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (1.49%) PeopleSoft HCM
3 2 (0.74%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.37%) Maximo
4 1 (0.37%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 42 (15.61%) AWS
1 42 (15.61%) Azure
2 21 (7.81%) Google Workspace
3 18 (6.69%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (2.97%) Entra ID
4 8 (2.97%) GitHub
4 8 (2.97%) GitHub Actions
5 7 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (1.86%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 4 (1.49%) Amazon ECS
7 4 (1.49%) Amazon EKS
7 4 (1.49%) GCP
7 4 (1.49%) Google Analytics
7 4 (1.49%) Google Tag Manager
7 4 (1.49%) OCI
8 3 (1.12%) Akamai
8 3 (1.12%) Azure AKS
8 3 (1.12%) PaaS
8 3 (1.12%) SaaS
9 2 (0.74%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 67 (24.91%) WLAN
2 55 (20.45%) Internet
2 55 (20.45%) Network Security
3 32 (11.90%) Firewall
4 26 (9.67%) DHCP
4 26 (9.67%) DNS
5 22 (8.18%) VLAN
6 20 (7.43%) TCP/IP
7 17 (6.32%) BGP
7 17 (6.32%) OSPF
8 16 (5.95%) LAN
9 12 (4.46%) WAN
10 11 (4.09%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (2.97%) VPN
12 7 (2.60%) Wireless
13 6 (2.23%) HTTP
14 5 (1.86%) Bluetooth
14 5 (1.86%) SSL
15 4 (1.49%) SMTP
15 4 (1.49%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (8.92%) MySQL
2 21 (7.81%) SQL Server
3 16 (5.95%) BusinessObjects
4 9 (3.35%) DB2
4 9 (3.35%) MongoDB
5 8 (2.97%) Oracle Database
6 7 (2.60%) Sybase IQ
7 5 (1.86%) MariaDB
8 4 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (1.12%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.74%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.74%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.37%) Amazon Aurora
11 1 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.37%) Redis
Development Applications
1 17 (6.32%) Git
2 14 (5.20%) GitLab
3 8 (2.97%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.60%) JIRA
5 4 (1.49%) GDB
5 4 (1.49%) Maven
5 4 (1.49%) Team Foundation Server
5 4 (1.49%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.49%) Visual Studio Team System
6 3 (1.12%) Bitbucket
6 3 (1.12%) Chocolatey
7 1 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 61 (22.68%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.50%) Automotive
3 31 (11.52%) Finance
4 28 (10.41%) Public Sector
5 24 (8.92%) Local Government
5 24 (8.92%) Police
5 24 (8.92%) Retail
6 14 (5.20%) Manufacturing
7 11 (4.09%) Telecoms
8 10 (3.72%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (3.72%) Electronics
8 10 (3.72%) Legal
9 7 (2.60%) Advertising
10 6 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.86%) Law
11 5 (1.86%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.12%) Military
14 1 (0.37%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 70 (26.02%) IT Engineer
2 67 (24.91%) IT Support
3 61 (22.68%) Senior
4 52 (19.33%) Support Engineer
5 51 (18.96%) IT Support Engineer
6 45 (16.73%) Software Engineer
7 27 (10.04%) Developer
8 22 (8.18%) Systems Engineer
9 20 (7.43%) Consultant
10 19 (7.06%) Senior Software Engineer
11 16 (5.95%) Senior Consultant
11 16 (5.95%) Senior Support Consultant
11 16 (5.95%) Support Consultant
12 15 (5.58%) Lead
13 14 (5.20%) C++ Software Engineer
14 13 (4.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 13 (4.83%) PHP Developer
15 12 (4.46%) Linux Engineer
16 11 (4.09%) Development Engineer
16 11 (4.09%) Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.18%) HTML
2 13 (4.83%) CSS
3 12 (4.46%) HTML5
4 11 (4.09%) Laravel
4 11 (4.09%) Yocto
5 10 (3.72%) Django
5 10 (3.72%) Middleware
5 10 (3.72%) Web Services
6 8 (2.97%) Flask
7 7 (2.60%) Pyramid
7 7 (2.60%) REST
8 5 (1.86%) OAuth
9 4 (1.49%) .NET
9 4 (1.49%) GraphQL
9 4 (1.49%) MFC
9 4 (1.49%) Oracle Fusion
10 3 (1.12%) Ajax
10 3 (1.12%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 3 (1.12%) Nuxt
10 3 (1.12%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 60 (22.30%) Driving Licence
2 50 (18.59%) Onboarding
3 22 (8.18%) Management Information System
4 17 (6.32%) Smartphone
5 13 (4.83%) Embedded Systems
6 11 (4.09%) Public Cloud
7 8 (2.97%) Data Centre
7 8 (2.97%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.97%) Linux Command Line
8 7 (2.60%) IoT
8 7 (2.60%) Virtual Team
9 6 (2.23%) Algorithms
9 6 (2.23%) Legacy Code
9 6 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.86%) Device Driver
11 4 (1.49%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (0.74%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.74%) Cyberattack
12 2 (0.74%) Cybercrime
Operating Systems
1 175 (65.06%) Windows
2 41 (15.24%) Windows Server
3 31 (11.52%) Ubuntu
4 28 (10.41%) Windows Server 2019
5 27 (10.04%) Unix
6 26 (9.67%) Solaris
7 21 (7.81%) Embedded Linux
8 19 (7.06%) Windows 10
9 17 (6.32%) Mac OS X
9 17 (6.32%) Windows Server 2016
10 7 (2.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (1.49%) Mac OS
11 4 (1.49%) Oracle Linux
12 3 (1.12%) CentOS
13 2 (0.74%) VME
13 2 (0.74%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.37%) AIX
14 1 (0.37%) Android
14 1 (0.37%) Debian
14 1 (0.37%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (32.34%) Computer Science
2 81 (30.11%) Problem-Solving
3 68 (25.28%) Mentoring
4 66 (24.54%) ITIL
5 55 (20.45%) Asset Management
6 54 (20.07%) Agile
6 54 (20.07%) Software Engineering
7 52 (19.33%) IT Asset Management
8 51 (18.96%) Network Management
9 33 (12.27%) Cybersecurity
10 25 (9.29%) Infrastructure as Code
11 24 (8.92%) CI/CD
12 23 (8.55%) Continuous Integration
13 21 (7.81%) DevOps
14 20 (7.43%) Systems Engineering
15 19 (7.06%) Performance Tuning
16 18 (6.69%) Customer Requirements
17 17 (6.32%) Business Case
17 17 (6.32%) Collaborative Working
18 16 (5.95%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 55 (20.45%) SQL
2 46 (17.10%) Python
3 42 (15.61%) C++
4 32 (11.90%) PowerShell
5 29 (10.78%) PHP
6 24 (8.92%) C
7 23 (8.55%) Bash
8 19 (7.06%) JavaScript
9 18 (6.69%) C#
9 18 (6.69%) Shell Script
10 12 (4.46%) TypeScript
11 10 (3.72%) Java
12 5 (1.86%) Perl
12 5 (1.86%) PL/SQL
13 4 (1.49%) COBOL
13 4 (1.49%) Micro Focus COBOL
14 3 (1.12%) R
14 3 (1.12%) VBA
15 2 (0.74%) MATLAB
16 1 (0.37%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 109 (40.52%) Degree
2 85 (31.60%) Computer Science Degree
3 70 (26.02%) MCSE
3 70 (26.02%) Microsoft Certification
4 60 (22.30%) Cisco Certification
5 59 (21.93%) CCNA
6 55 (20.45%) CCNP
7 50 (18.59%) LPIC
7 50 (18.59%) MCP
8 33 (12.27%) Security Cleared
9 17 (6.32%) HNC
9 17 (6.32%) HND
10 16 (5.95%) DBS Check
11 8 (2.97%) SC Cleared
12 5 (1.86%) AWS Certification
12 5 (1.86%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 5 (1.86%) DV Cleared
13 4 (1.49%) ACSP
13 4 (1.49%) Oracle Certification
14 2 (0.74%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.92%) Accessibility
2 16 (5.95%) ISO 9001
3 8 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (1.49%) JSP 440
5 2 (0.74%) SLA
6 1 (0.37%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.37%) GPG13
6 1 (0.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.37%) NCSC
6 1 (0.37%) NIST
6 1 (0.37%) NIST 800
System Software
1 41 (15.24%) Active Directory
2 20 (7.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (5.20%) Docker
4 11 (4.09%) Embedded Firmware
4 11 (4.09%) Firmware
5 8 (2.97%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.12%) vSphere
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.37%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.37%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 25 (9.29%) Terraform
2 15 (5.58%) Ansible
3 12 (4.46%) Kubernetes
4 11 (4.09%) Puppet
5 7 (2.60%) Progress Chef
5 7 (2.60%) SCOM
6 4 (1.49%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.49%) Prometheus
6 4 (1.49%) Proxmox
7 3 (1.12%) Backup Exec
7 3 (1.12%) Kustomize
7 3 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (1.12%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.74%) Nagios
8 2 (0.74%) WSUS
9 1 (0.37%) Grafana
9 1 (0.37%) Nessus
Vendors
1 111 (41.26%) Microsoft
2 74 (27.51%) Cisco
3 34 (12.64%) VMware
4 27 (10.04%) Google
5 24 (8.92%) NEC
6 22 (8.18%) Citrix
7 21 (7.81%) Apple
8 18 (6.69%) Ubiquiti
9 17 (6.32%) Dell
9 17 (6.32%) Fortinet
10 16 (5.95%) Oracle
11 8 (2.97%) Atlassian
12 7 (2.60%) Sybase
13 6 (2.23%) Red Hat
14 4 (1.49%) Hyperion
14 4 (1.49%) JD Edwards
14 4 (1.49%) Micro Focus
14 4 (1.49%) Okta
14 4 (1.49%) Palo Alto
14 4 (1.49%) PeopleSoft