Hybrid/Remote Linux Engineer Job Trends
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 28 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 428 | 362 | 407 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -66 | +45 | -57 |
| Permanent Linux Engineer jobs | 45 | 51 | 70 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.18% | 0.31% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.33% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 41 | 43 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,250 | £41,500 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £47,313 | £50,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,451 | £72,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.48% | +26.09% | -6.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £76,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £87,500 | £117,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,579 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.30% | +10.14% | -4.35% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,987 | 15,315 | 19,301 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.99% | 94.57% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,232 | 8,771 | 12,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,888 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.47% | -5.19% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,623 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.57% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Linux Engineer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Linux Engineer job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Linux Engineer Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Linux Engineer job vacancies.
Linux Engineer Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Linux Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 28 October 2026.
Linux Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, Linux Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Linux Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 45 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 53.3% | 24 |
| 3 | C++ | 42.2% | 19 |
| 4 | C | 37.8% | 17 |
| 5 | Embedded Linux | 35.6% | 16 |
| 5 | Yocto | 35.6% | 16 |
| 7 | Python | 33.3% | 15 |
| 8 | CI/CD | 31.1% | 14 |
| 8 | Embedded C | 31.1% | 14 |
| 10 | Continuous Improvement | 28.9% | 13 |
| 11 | Collaborative Engineering | 26.7% | 12 |
| 12 | Collaborative Culture | 24.4% | 11 |
| 12 | Git | 24.4% | 11 |
| 12 | Wi-Fi | 24.4% | 11 |
| 12 | Wireless | 24.4% | 11 |
| 16 | Device Driver Development | 22.2% | 10 |
| 16 | Problem-Solving | 22.2% | 10 |
| 18 | Ansible | 20.0% | 9 |
| 18 | AWS | 20.0% | 9 |
| 20 | AI | 17.8% | 8 |
| 20 | Infrastructure Automation | 17.8% | 8 |
| 20 | Infrastructure Engineering | 17.8% | 8 |
| 20 | Terraform | 17.8% | 8 |
| 20 | Ubuntu | 17.8% | 8 |
| 25 | Azure | 15.6% | 7 |
| 25 | Red Hat | 15.6% | 7 |
| 27 | Bash | 13.3% | 6 |
| 28 | Cybersecurity | 11.1% | 5 |
| 28 | DevOps | 11.1% | 5 |
| 28 | DNS | 11.1% | 5 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Embedded Linux Engineer | 33.3% | 15 |
| 2 | Senior Linux Engineer | 28.9% | 13 |
| 3 | Senior Embedded Engineer | 22.2% | 10 |
| 4 | Linux Infrastructure Engineer | 15.6% | 7 |
| 4 | Software Engineer | 15.6% | 7 |
| 6 | Linux Systems Engineer | 13.3% | 6 |
| 7 | C++ Software Engineer | 11.1% | 5 |
| 7 | Platform Engineer | 11.1% | 5 |
| 7 | Systems Engineer | 11.1% | 5 |
| 10 | Android Software Engineer | 6.7% | 3 |
| 10 | C++ Android Engineer | 6.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 6.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Data Centre Engineer | 6.7% | 3 |
| 14 | Unix Linux Engineer | 4.4% | 2 |
| 14 | Windows Engineer | 4.4% | 2 |
| 16 | Android Consultant | 2.2% | 1 |
| 16 | AWS Platform Engineer | 2.2% | 1 |
| 16 | Azure DevOps Engineer | 2.2% | 1 |
| 16 | C++ Consultant | 2.2% | 1 |
| 16 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 2.2% | 1 |