Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
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The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Debian skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Debian over the 6 months to 3 July 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Debian Linux
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
3 Jul 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 755 573 288
Rank change year-on-year -182 -285 +54
Permanent jobs citing Debian 123 45 19
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.16% 0.12% 0.21%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.88% 0.65% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 85 44 17
10th Percentile £28,426 £35,750 £23,200
25th Percentile £41,225 £44,750 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £62,500 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +23.53%

Debian is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for operating system skills.

All Operating Systems
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 14,006 6,901 1,823
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.67% 18.36% 20.34%
Number of salaries quoted 7,682 5,566 1,563
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +5.26%

Debian
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Debian as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Debian trend for jobs with a WFH option

Debian
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Debian.

Debian salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Debian
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Debian over the 6 months to 3 July 2022.

Debian salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 3 July 2022, Debian job roles required the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Debian.

1 123 (100.00%) Linux
2 69 (56.10%) Python
3 65 (52.85%) JavaScript
3 65 (52.85%) Ubuntu
4 61 (49.59%) Git (software)
5 60 (48.78%) MySQL
6 57 (46.34%) Bash
7 54 (43.90%) CSS
8 45 (36.59%) HTML
9 44 (35.77%) PHP
10 38 (30.89%) Docker
11 37 (30.08%) CentOS
12 36 (29.27%) AWS
13 35 (28.46%) Java
13 35 (28.46%) OO
13 35 (28.46%) Jenkins
14 34 (27.64%) Apache
14 34 (27.64%) LAMP
15 33 (26.83%) DevOps
16 30 (24.39%) Red Hat
16 30 (24.39%) Agile
17 29 (23.58%) DNS
18 28 (22.76%) SQL
18 28 (22.76%) Perl
19 27 (21.95%) Firewall
19 27 (21.95%) Google
19 27 (21.95%) Ansible
19 27 (21.95%) Social Skills
20 24 (19.51%) JSON
20 24 (19.51%) VMware

Debian
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 34 (27.64%) Apache
2 12 (9.76%) nginx
3 10 (8.13%) Confluence
4 5 (4.07%) Tomcat
5 3 (2.44%) MS Exchange
6 2 (1.63%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (1.63%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (1.63%) IIS
6 2 (1.63%) SharePoint
7 1 (0.81%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.81%) MediaWiki
7 1 (0.81%) Moodle
Applications
1 1 (0.81%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.81%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 36 (29.27%) AWS
2 18 (14.63%) GCP
3 13 (10.57%) GitHub
4 11 (8.94%) Azure
5 9 (7.32%) Figma
6 7 (5.69%) Amazon EC2
6 7 (5.69%) Amazon S3
6 7 (5.69%) CloudFront
7 6 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (4.07%) Azure Active Directory
9 3 (2.44%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 3 (2.44%) AWS CloudTrail
9 3 (2.44%) AWS Direct Connect
9 3 (2.44%) Google Analytics
9 3 (2.44%) Google Workspace
9 3 (2.44%) Route 53
9 3 (2.44%) SaaS
9 3 (2.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 1 (0.81%) Azure Service Fabric
10 1 (0.81%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (23.58%) DNS
2 27 (21.95%) Firewall
3 19 (15.45%) HTTP
4 15 (12.20%) DHCP
4 15 (12.20%) TCP/IP
5 13 (10.57%) VPN
6 11 (8.94%) MQTT
6 11 (8.94%) PPP
7 8 (6.50%) Ethernet
7 8 (6.50%) LAN
8 7 (5.69%) WAN
9 6 (4.88%) SSL
10 5 (4.07%) SAN
11 4 (3.25%) Network Security
12 3 (2.44%) Broadband
12 3 (2.44%) Intranet
12 3 (2.44%) Wireless
13 2 (1.63%) Internet
13 2 (1.63%) IPsec
13 2 (1.63%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (48.78%) MySQL
2 11 (8.94%) MariaDB
3 10 (8.13%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (7.32%) Apache Cassandra
4 9 (7.32%) NoSQL
5 7 (5.69%) Elasticsearch
5 7 (5.69%) Redis
6 6 (4.88%) Relational Database
7 5 (4.07%) SQL Server
8 3 (2.44%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (2.44%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (1.63%) CouchDB
10 1 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.81%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.81%) GIS
10 1 (0.81%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 61 (49.59%) Git (software)
2 35 (28.46%) Jenkins
3 22 (17.89%) JIRA
4 13 (10.57%) GitLab
4 13 (10.57%) Visual Studio Code
4 13 (10.57%) webpack
5 11 (8.94%) Bitbucket
5 11 (8.94%) Eclipse
5 11 (8.94%) GoogleTest
5 11 (8.94%) Rational DOORS
5 11 (8.94%) TestRail
5 11 (8.94%) Valgrind
6 9 (7.32%) git-flow
7 6 (4.88%) Subversion
8 4 (3.25%) Babel
9 3 (2.44%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.81%) GoCD
10 1 (0.81%) TeamCity
General
1 27 (21.95%) Social Skills
2 13 (10.57%) Publishing
3 3 (2.44%) Finance
3 3 (2.44%) Law
4 2 (1.63%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (1.63%) Marketing
4 2 (1.63%) Public Sector
5 1 (0.81%) Legal
Job Titles
1 47 (38.21%) Developer
2 25 (20.33%) Linux Engineer
3 18 (14.63%) DevOps Engineer
4 16 (13.01%) Systems Administrator
5 13 (10.57%) Administrator
5 13 (10.57%) Software Engineer
6 12 (9.76%) Linux Administrator
6 12 (9.76%) Linux Systems Administrator
7 11 (8.94%) C++ Software Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Embedded C++ Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Embedded Java Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Java Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Java Software Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Senior Java Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Senior Java Software Engineer
7 11 (8.94%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (43.90%) CSS
2 45 (36.59%) HTML
3 34 (27.64%) LAMP
4 24 (19.51%) JSON
5 22 (17.89%) HTML5
5 22 (17.89%) XML
6 21 (17.07%) CSS3
6 21 (17.07%) React
7 16 (13.01%) Vue.js
8 14 (11.38%) LEMP Stack
8 14 (11.38%) Node.js
9 13 (10.57%) Keras
9 13 (10.57%) Sass
9 13 (10.57%) TensorFlow
10 12 (9.76%) REST
10 12 (9.76%) Web Services
11 10 (8.13%) AngularJS
12 9 (7.32%) Akka
12 9 (7.32%) Kafka
12 9 (7.32%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 24 (19.51%) Linux Command Line
2 19 (15.45%) User Experience
3 11 (8.94%) CAN bus
4 10 (8.13%) Virtual Team
5 8 (6.50%) PlayStation
5 8 (6.50%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (4.88%) Public Cloud
7 4 (3.25%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (3.25%) PMI
8 3 (2.44%) Biotechnology
8 3 (2.44%) Blog
8 3 (2.44%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Licensing
9 2 (1.63%) Graphic Design
9 2 (1.63%) IoT
9 2 (1.63%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.81%) Derivative
10 1 (0.81%) Enterprise Cloud
10 1 (0.81%) Private Cloud
10 1 (0.81%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 123 (100.00%) Linux
2 65 (52.85%) Ubuntu
3 37 (30.08%) CentOS
4 15 (12.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (10.57%) Windows
6 11 (8.94%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (6.50%) Scientific Linux
8 6 (4.88%) Unix
9 5 (4.07%) Windows Server
10 3 (2.44%) Android
10 3 (2.44%) Oracle Linux
10 3 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (1.63%) Amazon Linux
11 2 (1.63%) Windows 10
11 2 (1.63%) Windows 7
11 2 (1.63%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (1.63%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.81%) SUSE
12 1 (0.81%) VMS
12 1 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (28.46%) OO
2 33 (26.83%) DevOps
3 30 (24.39%) Agile
4 22 (17.89%) Continuous Integration
5 21 (17.07%) Configuration Management
6 20 (16.26%) Web Development
7 16 (13.01%) MVC
8 15 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (12.20%) Software Engineering
9 14 (11.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 13 (10.57%) Computer Science
10 13 (10.57%) Crowdsourcing
10 13 (10.57%) Progressive Web App
10 13 (10.57%) Push Notifications
10 13 (10.57%) SEO
10 13 (10.57%) Technical Debt
11 12 (9.76%) Cryptography
11 12 (9.76%) Scrum
12 11 (8.94%) Statistical Analysis
12 11 (8.94%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 69 (56.10%) Python
2 65 (52.85%) JavaScript
3 57 (46.34%) Bash
4 44 (35.77%) PHP
5 35 (28.46%) Java
6 28 (22.76%) Perl
6 28 (22.76%) SQL
7 21 (17.07%) C++
8 17 (13.82%) Go
9 16 (13.01%) ES6
10 15 (12.20%) Ruby
11 14 (11.38%) C#
12 11 (8.94%) PowerShell
13 10 (8.13%) Shell Script
14 3 (2.44%) Kotlin
14 3 (2.44%) VBA
15 2 (1.63%) C
16 1 (0.81%) AWK
Qualifications
1 17 (13.82%) Security Cleared
2 12 (9.76%) Degree
3 11 (8.94%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (8.94%) Master's Degree
4 9 (7.32%) SC Cleared
5 5 (4.07%) CCNA
5 5 (4.07%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (4.07%) MCSE
5 5 (4.07%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (3.25%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.44%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 2 (1.63%) CCDA
8 2 (1.63%) MCSA
9 1 (0.81%) Linux+ Certification
9 1 (0.81%) LPIC
9 1 (0.81%) PCI QSA
9 1 (0.81%) RHCE
9 1 (0.81%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.81%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 38 (30.89%) Docker
2 21 (17.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (8.13%) Active Directory
4 8 (6.50%) Lustre
4 8 (6.50%) LXC
4 8 (6.50%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 5 (4.07%) iptables
5 5 (4.07%) vSphere
6 3 (2.44%) BitLocker
7 2 (1.63%) Ceph
7 2 (1.63%) Xen
8 1 (0.81%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.81%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.81%) OpenSSH
8 1 (0.81%) Postfix
8 1 (0.81%) VirtualBox
8 1 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.81%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.81%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 27 (21.95%) Ansible
2 19 (15.45%) Kubernetes
3 18 (14.63%) Terraform
4 14 (11.38%) Proxmox
5 13 (10.57%) Docker Swarm
6 11 (8.94%) Puppet
7 5 (4.07%) Opscode Chef
8 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.81%) Argo
9 1 (0.81%) Salt
9 1 (0.81%) vRealize
Vendors
1 30 (24.39%) Red Hat
2 27 (21.95%) Google
3 24 (19.51%) VMware
4 7 (5.69%) Microsoft
5 5 (4.07%) Cisco
5 5 (4.07%) Unilink
6 4 (3.25%) Oracle
6 4 (3.25%) PayPal
6 4 (3.25%) Veeam
7 3 (2.44%) Klarna
7 3 (2.44%) SaltStack
8 2 (1.63%) Citrix
8 2 (1.63%) Ivanti
9 1 (0.81%) Adobe
9 1 (0.81%) Apple
9 1 (0.81%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.81%) ESRI
9 1 (0.81%) F5
9 1 (0.81%) HP
9 1 (0.81%) SolarWinds