Hybrid/Remote Linux Engineer Job Trends
Linux Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Linux Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £62,976 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 416 | 338 | 396 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -78 | +58 | -46 |
| Permanent Linux Engineer jobs | 46 | 49 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.18% | 0.31% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 43 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,750 | £41,500 | £39,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £43,375 | £42,608 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,976 | £72,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.14% | +26.09% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £76,250 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £87,500 | £114,375 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | +9.09% | -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 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,064 | 14,767 | 18,928 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.14% | 94.02% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,011 | 9,013 | 11,739 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,343 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.71% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
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 11 November 2026.
Linux Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 11 November 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% | 46 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 56.5% | 26 |
| 3 | C++ | 45.7% | 21 |
| 4 | C | 39.1% | 18 |
| 5 | Embedded Linux | 37.0% | 17 |
| 5 | Yocto | 37.0% | 17 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 34.8% | 16 |
| 7 | Python | 34.8% | 16 |
| 9 | Embedded C | 32.6% | 15 |
| 10 | Continuous Improvement | 30.4% | 14 |
| 11 | Collaborative Engineering | 28.3% | 13 |
| 12 | Collaborative Culture | 26.1% | 12 |
| 12 | Git | 26.1% | 12 |
| 12 | Wi-Fi | 26.1% | 12 |
| 12 | Wireless | 26.1% | 12 |
| 16 | Device Driver Development | 23.9% | 11 |
| 17 | AWS | 21.7% | 10 |
| 17 | Problem-Solving | 21.7% | 10 |
| 19 | Ansible | 19.6% | 9 |
| 19 | Infrastructure Automation | 19.6% | 9 |
| 19 | Infrastructure Engineering | 19.6% | 9 |
| 19 | Ubuntu | 19.6% | 9 |
| 23 | AI | 17.4% | 8 |
| 23 | Terraform | 17.4% | 8 |
| 25 | Azure | 15.2% | 7 |
| 25 | Bash | 15.2% | 7 |
| 25 | Red Hat | 15.2% | 7 |
| 28 | DNS | 13.0% | 6 |
| 29 | CentOS | 10.9% | 5 |
| 29 | Cybersecurity | 10.9% | 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 | 34.8% | 16 |
| 2 | Senior Linux Engineer | 32.6% | 15 |
| 3 | Senior Embedded Engineer | 23.9% | 11 |
| 4 | Linux Infrastructure Engineer | 17.4% | 8 |
| 4 | Software Engineer | 17.4% | 8 |
| 6 | C++ Software Engineer | 13.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Linux Systems Engineer | 10.9% | 5 |
| 7 | Platform Engineer | 10.9% | 5 |
| 9 | Systems Engineer | 8.7% | 4 |
| 10 | Android Software Engineer | 6.5% | 3 |
| 10 | C++ Android Engineer | 6.5% | 3 |
| 10 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 6.5% | 3 |
| 10 | Data Centre Engineer | 6.5% | 3 |
| 14 | Windows Engineer | 4.3% | 2 |
| 15 | Android Consultant | 2.2% | 1 |
| 15 | AWS Platform Engineer | 2.2% | 1 |
| 15 | Azure DevOps Engineer | 2.2% | 1 |
| 15 | C++ Consultant | 2.2% | 1 |
| 15 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 2.2% | 1 |
| 15 | Embedded C++ Software Engineer | 2.2% | 1 |