Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Linux over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,183 | 4,105 | 5,650 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.06% | 7.07% | 6.42% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.10% | 43.24% | 42.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,443 | 2,843 | 3,795 |
| 10th Percentile | £334 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £481 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £585 | £570 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +2.63% | +14.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £675 | £665 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £544 | £540 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.74% | +8.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 108 | 165 | 174 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.88 | £30.50 | £40.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.19 | £50.00 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | +25.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | +26.98% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Linux is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,730 | 9,494 | 13,226 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.29% | 16.34% | 15.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,871 | 6,655 | 8,981 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £193 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £510 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.24% | +2.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 393 | 420 | 621 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.00 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.72 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +71.11% | +26.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +46.50% | +21.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -8 | 1,867 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,230 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 1,195 | £544 | +0.74% | 852 |
| London | -15 | 813 | £563 | -10.00% | 392 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 676 | £533 | -5.24% | 617 |
| South East | -1 | 394 | £525 | -4.55% | 234 |
| North of England | -10 | 191 | £480 | -12.73% | 149 |
| South West | -10 | 181 | £600 | +9.09% | 171 |
| Scotland | -6 | 166 | £575 | +9.52% | 53 |
| Midlands | -5 | 125 | £545 | +0.93% | 118 |
| East of England | -3 | 110 | £550 | +22.22% | 132 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 109 | £493 | -10.45% | 57 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 80 | £550 | +1.85% | 58 |
| North West | -41 | 69 | £450 | -18.18% | 84 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 44 | £529 | +17.57% | 60 |
| Wales | +18 | 29 | £575 | +15.00% | 12 |
| North East | -3 | 13 | £550 | -18.52% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 8 | £494 | +23.44% | 4 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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