Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Linux over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -2 |
Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,172 | 3,999 | 5,535 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.10% | 6.98% | 6.31% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.27% | 43.22% | 42.48% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1,433 | 2,748 | 3,706 |
10th Percentile | £333 | £411 | £400 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £463 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £585 | £575 |
Median % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +1.74% | +15.00% |
75th Percentile | £644 | £675 | £670 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £538 | £506 |
% change year-on-year | -0.09% | +6.27% | +12.50% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 110 | 161 | 166 |
10th Percentile | £36.58 | £27.00 | £35.63 |
25th Percentile | £53.13 | £49.68 | £46.25 |
Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £64.00 | £57.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.39% | +11.30% | +15.00% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £65.00 |
90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £75.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
% change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +26.32% |
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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,675 | 9,252 | 13,029 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.34% | 16.15% | 14.85% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3,836 | 6,457 | 8,858 |
10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £341 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £503 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -6.50% | +0.54% | +11.11% |
75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
% change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 404 | 593 |
10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.08 | £13.28 |
25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.74 | £15.93 |
Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £39.05 | £22.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -43.66% | +73.56% | +28.57% |
75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.13 | £52.50 |
90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
% change year-on-year | -25.00% | +50.00% | +21.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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England | -9 | 1,870 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,423 |
UK excluding London | -2 | 1,198 | £538 | -0.09% | 1,026 |
London | -12 | 803 | £550 | -12.00% | 538 |
Work from Home | -9 | 667 | £533 | -5.66% | 645 |
South East | 0 | 398 | £528 | +0.57% | 330 |
South West | -7 | 197 | £563 | +2.27% | 193 |
North of England | -10 | 188 | £478 | -12.98% | 147 |
Scotland | -8 | 159 | £550 | +4.76% | 62 |
Midlands | -3 | 123 | £545 | +0.93% | 140 |
East of England | +1 | 111 | £550 | +15.79% | 154 |
Yorkshire | +12 | 109 | £493 | -10.45% | 61 |
West Midlands | -10 | 77 | £550 | +1.85% | 74 |
North West | -45 | 67 | £450 | -16.67% | 78 |
East Midlands | +26 | 46 | £505 | +12.29% | 66 |
Wales | +12 | 28 | £563 | +7.24% | 21 |
North East | -3 | 12 | £575 | +5.75% | 9 |
Northern Ireland | -8 | 4 | - | - | 9 |
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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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