LPIC Job Trends in England

Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for LPIC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 629 567 691
Rank change year-on-year -62 +124 +381
Permanent jobs citing LPIC 3 149 1
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.007% 0.24% 0.002%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.020% 0.83% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 -
UK median annual salary - £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

LPIC falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,793 17,846 15,152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.91% 29.27% 31.04%
Number of salaries quoted 6,928 7,433 10,310
10th Percentile £28,560 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,713 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.70% +0.37% +4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,713 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.70% +0.37% +4.55%

LPIC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LPIC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

LPIC job vacancy trend in England

LPIC
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing LPIC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing LPIC

LPIC
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LPIC within the England region over the 6 months to 31 October 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +33 3 - -
LPIC
UK

LPIC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) DHCP
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) InfiniBand
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Storage Engineer
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Data Management
1 3 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Bash
1 3 (100.00%) Perl
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) MCSE
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) RHCE
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) GPFS
1 3 (100.00%) Lustre
1 3 (100.00%) NFS