Linux Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Linux Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £63,451 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
422 |
371 |
408 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-51 |
+37 |
-46 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
44 |
50 |
71 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.18% |
0.30% |
0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.19% |
0.32% |
0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
41 |
42 |
45 |
| 10th Percentile |
£56,250 |
£41,375 |
£38,934 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£51,250 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£63,451 |
£72,500 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.48% |
+26.09% |
-8.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£76,250 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£96,250 |
£87,500 |
£115,500 |
| UK median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£64,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.56% |
+16.36% |
-5.17% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
23,547 |
15,413 |
20,278 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.92% |
93.26% |
96.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
16,155 |
8,720 |
12,665 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£29,250 |
£35,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£57,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-5.00% |
-4.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
£80,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£97,500 |
£100,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£58,500 |
£53,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.35% |
-2.73% |
-8.33% |
