Linux Administrator
UK
The median Linux Administrator salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 814 | 851 | 1088 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +237 | -262 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Administrator | 82 | 124 | 149 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.083% | 0.12% | 0.093% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.087% | 0.14% | 0.097% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 78 | 97 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,500 | £41,700 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,313 | £47,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +33.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £173,000 | £62,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | -11.11% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,739 | 91,836 | 153,630 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.65% | 91.52% | 96.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,104 | 57,926 | 84,939 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,750 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Linux Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Administrator.
Linux Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Administrator over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
Linux Administrator
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 |
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| England | +34 | 71 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 63 | £50,000 | - | 11 |
| Work from Home | +62 | 33 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 8 |
| South West | -16 | 29 | £47,500 | -29.63% | |
| London | +91 | 12 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 4 |
| Midlands | +13 | 12 | £50,000 | -8.68% | 2 |
| South East | -6 | 9 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 4 |
| East of England | +2 | 8 | £50,000 | -21.57% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £50,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | +6 | 4 | £54,000 | -1.37% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | +25 | 1 | £45,000 | -2.70% | 3 |
| North West | -2 | 1 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Linux Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Linux Administrator in the job title.
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Linux Administrator Skill Set
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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