Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 556 | 550 | 847 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +297 | -355 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 391 | 444 | 440 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.47% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.51% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 326 | 362 | 355 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,445 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74,688 | £73,438 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £116,250 | £83,850 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer.
Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Linux Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 | -3 | 348 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 53 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 256 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 31 |
| Work from Home | -84 | 121 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 20 |
| London | +47 | 111 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 23 |
| South West | +3 | 66 | £50,000 | -10.31% | 4 |
| South East | -8 | 52 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 9 |
| East of England | 0 | 43 | £63,750 | +10.87% | 6 |
| Midlands | -6 | 39 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 3 |
| North of England | +15 | 38 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 26 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +33 | 16 | £43,750 | +2.94% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 13 | £65,000 | +9.24% | |
| North East | 0 | 11 | £58,000 | +28.89% | |
| North West | -2 | 11 | £52,500 | -0.94% | 6 |
| Scotland | -60 | 10 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 9 | £41,067 | - | 1 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Linux Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer 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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