The median Senior Linux System Administrator salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 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 17 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
878
948
1224
Rank change year-on-year
+70
+276
-310
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Linux Systems Administrator
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
94,483
90,798
154,064
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
94.68%
91.49%
96.09%
Number of salaries quoted
67,539
57,358
84,412
10th Percentile
£28,500
£32,500
£32,500
25th Percentile
£38,500
£45,000
£42,526
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,500
£60,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-12.50%
-
+9.09%
75th Percentile
£71,000
£80,000
£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%
Senior Linux Systems Administrator Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Linux Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Linux Systems Administrator Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Linux Systems Administrator.
Senior Linux Systems Administrator Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Linux Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
Senior Linux Systems Administrator Top 2 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Linux Systems Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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.
Senior Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Senior Linux Systems 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 Senior Linux Systems Administrator in the job title.
Senior Linux Systems 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: