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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 34 | 33 | 29 |
Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -4 | -3 |
Permanent jobs citing Linux | 5,810 | 7,018 | 14,754 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.82% | 7.08% | 9.18% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 41.58% | 44.07% | 48.52% |
Number of salaries quoted | 3,824 | 4,376 | 6,631 |
10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,000 | £35,100 |
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 | 13,973 | 15,925 | 30,406 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.99% | 16.06% | 18.92% |
Number of salaries quoted | 10,731 | 10,713 | 16,468 |
10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,000 | £26,450 |
25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,750 |
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 18 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 18 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 | 5,119 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 1,343 |
UK excluding London | -1 | 4,328 | £52,500 | - | 981 |
Work from Home | +1 | 2,227 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 632 |
London | -5 | 1,290 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 491 |
South East | -1 | 1,184 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 315 |
South West | +3 | 855 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 189 |
North of England | +21 | 834 | £50,000 | - | 135 |
North West | +25 | 526 | £52,500 | - | 72 |
Midlands | +20 | 497 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 137 |
East of England | +13 | 427 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 145 |
Scotland | -41 | 356 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 61 |
East Midlands | +32 | 287 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 67 |
Yorkshire | +19 | 253 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 56 |
West Midlands | -9 | 210 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 70 |
Wales | +24 | 132 | £47,500 | -7.32% | 19 |
North East | -16 | 55 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 8 |
Northern Ireland | -9 | 44 | £52,500 | +0.96% | 9 |
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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