Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 34 | 32 | 28 |
Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -4 | -2 |
Permanent jobs citing Linux | 5,783 | 7,169 | 14,563 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.84% | 7.08% | 9.17% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 41.41% | 44.24% | 48.38% |
Number of salaries quoted | 3,816 | 4,487 | 6,695 |
10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,000 | £35,040 |
25th Percentile | £42,500 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +4.17% | +9.09% |
75th Percentile | £73,750 | £83,750 | £78,750 |
90th Percentile | £87,500 | £105,000 | £97,500 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
% change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 13,964 | 16,203 | 30,102 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.10% | 16.01% | 18.95% |
Number of salaries quoted | 10,750 | 10,941 | 16,625 |
10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,000 | £26,450 |
25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,500 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
75th Percentile | £62,500 | £71,250 | £71,250 |
90th Percentile | £80,000 | £92,500 | £87,500 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
% change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 | +5 | 5,091 | £56,504 | -13.07% | 1,252 |
UK excluding London | -1 | 4,304 | £52,500 | - | 865 |
Work from Home | +1 | 2,221 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 615 |
London | -5 | 1,288 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 410 |
South East | -1 | 1,184 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 242 |
South West | +1 | 845 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 172 |
North of England | +19 | 829 | £50,000 | - | 150 |
North West | +21 | 521 | £53,847 | +2.57% | 87 |
Midlands | +14 | 488 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 124 |
East of England | +14 | 423 | £54,000 | -6.09% | 124 |
Scotland | -41 | 359 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 55 |
East Midlands | +26 | 282 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 61 |
Yorkshire | +19 | 254 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 53 |
West Midlands | -12 | 206 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 63 |
Wales | +27 | 133 | £48,750 | -2.50% | 13 |
North East | -15 | 54 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 13 |
Northern Ireland | -5 | 45 | £55,000 | +5.77% | 5 |
Isle of Man | - | 4 | £43,000 | - |
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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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