Linux
South West > Wiltshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wiltshire requiring Linux skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 10 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +20 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 70 | 96 | 43 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wiltshire | 12.32% | 12.48% | 6.22% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 55.56% | 34.04% | 35.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 60 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31,750 | £27,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,500 | £35,000 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,000 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.50% | -5.88% | -32.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £45,938 | £53,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,475 | £64,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -2.78% | -1.82% |
All Operating Systems
Wiltshire
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 Wiltshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 126 | 282 | 121 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wiltshire | 22.18% | 36.67% | 17.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 214 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £10,258 | £26,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,875 | £31,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.75% | -5.88% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £52,500 | £51,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,000 | £55,950 | £63,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £37,500 | £40,000 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -18.37% | +8.89% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linux relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.
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Salary Trend in Wiltshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing Linux.
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Salary Histogram in Wiltshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in Wiltshire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.
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Job Locations in Wiltshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippenham | - | 29 | £29,000 | - | 1 |
| Corsham | +2 | 17 | £80,000 | -4.76% | 8 |
| Trowbridge | +2 | 12 | - | - | |
| Swindon | -2 | 12 | - | - | 7 |
| Linux South West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: