Linux Jobs in Kent

Linux
South East > Kent

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Linux over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 88 56 47
Rank change year-on-year -32 -9 -10
Permanent jobs citing Linux 20 43 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 1.29% 4.00% 5.87%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.63% 22.28% 32.16%
Number of salaries quoted 13 37 41
10th Percentile £26,250 - £26,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -14.47% -1.94%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £48,750
90th Percentile - £58,750 £56,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All Operating Systems
Kent

Linux is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 172 193 255
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 11.13% 17.95% 18.24%
Number of salaries quoted 158 121 183
10th Percentile £23,000 £25,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £32,500 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.85% -19.75% +1.25%
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £65,000
South East median annual salary £42,500 £43,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.73% -8.95% -

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Linux in Kent

Linux
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in Kent.

Salary trend for Linux in Kent

Linux
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in Kent over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Linux in Kent

Linux
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Kent region over the 6 months to 28 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Dartford -4 9 £40,000 -23.81% 1
Gravesend - 1 £42,000 -
Tunbridge Wells - 1 £30,000 -
Linux
South East

Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (20.00%) Apache
1 4 (20.00%) ColdFusion
1 4 (20.00%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (20.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (20.00%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 9 (45.00%) AWS
2 1 (5.00%) Azure
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (20.00%) Firewall
2 3 (15.00%) Internet
2 3 (15.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (15.00%) VLAN
2 3 (15.00%) VoIP
2 3 (15.00%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (5.00%) DHCP
3 1 (5.00%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (25.00%) MySQL
2 4 (20.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (25.00%) Git
General
1 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Advertising
2 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 5 (25.00%) Developer
1 5 (25.00%) IT Support
1 5 (25.00%) IT Support Technician
1 5 (25.00%) IT Technician
1 5 (25.00%) PHP Developer
1 5 (25.00%) Support Technician
2 4 (20.00%) Support Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) 1st Line Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) 1st Line Support
3 3 (15.00%) 1st Line Support Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) 2nd Line Support
5 1 (5.00%) Full Stack Developer
5 1 (5.00%) Full Stack PHP Developer
5 1 (5.00%) Full Stack Web Developer
5 1 (5.00%) Magento Developer
5 1 (5.00%) PHP Magento Developer
5 1 (5.00%) PHP Web Developer
5 1 (5.00%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (5.00%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (25.00%) CSS
1 5 (25.00%) HTML
1 5 (25.00%) Laravel
2 4 (20.00%) HTML5
2 4 (20.00%) jQuery
2 4 (20.00%) LAMP
2 4 (20.00%) SOAP
2 4 (20.00%) Web Services
2 4 (20.00%) XHTML
2 4 (20.00%) XML
3 1 (5.00%) RESTful
3 1 (5.00%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 5 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 4 (20.00%) Algorithms
3 3 (15.00%) Linux Command Line
4 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (5.00%) Driving Licence
5 1 (5.00%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (5.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 18 (90.00%) Windows
2 5 (25.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (20.00%) Windows Server
4 1 (5.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (35.00%) Customer Service
2 6 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 5 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
3 5 (25.00%) Inventory Management
3 5 (25.00%) Preventative Maintenance
3 5 (25.00%) Proactive Maintenance
3 5 (25.00%) Project Management
3 5 (25.00%) Ticket Management
4 4 (20.00%) OOP
5 3 (15.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 3 (15.00%) Logistics
5 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (5.00%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (5.00%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (5.00%) Full Stack Development
6 1 (5.00%) Operational Stability
6 1 (5.00%) Roadmaps
6 1 (5.00%) Security Patching
6 1 (5.00%) Server Patching
Programming Languages
1 5 (25.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (25.00%) PHP
2 4 (20.00%) CFML
2 4 (20.00%) Java
2 4 (20.00%) SQL
3 1 (5.00%) C
3 1 (5.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (25.00%) A+ Certification
1 5 (25.00%) CCNA
1 5 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
1 5 (25.00%) Network+ Certification
2 3 (15.00%) Degree
3 1 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (5.00%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.00%) GDPR
1 1 (5.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (5.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (5.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (5.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (5.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) cPanel
1 1 (5.00%) Plesk
Vendors
1 8 (40.00%) Cisco
2 6 (30.00%) Microsoft
3 5 (25.00%) Adobe
3 5 (25.00%) Red Hat
4 3 (15.00%) Citrix
4 3 (15.00%) Progress
4 3 (15.00%) VMware