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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,168 | 3,971 | 5,541 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.09% | 6.97% | 6.33% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.25% | 43.13% | 42.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,429 | 2,731 | 3,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £410 | £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 | £645 | £675 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £537 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.14% | +7.30% | +11.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 110 | 158 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.58 | £26.63 | £38.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.13 | £48.79 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £64.19 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.68% | +11.63% | +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 | 5,668 | 9,208 | 13,035 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.31% | 16.17% | 14.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,828 | 6,433 | 8,861 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £335 | £344 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.01% | +0.01% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £470 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.26% | +10.59% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 401 | 597 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.00 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.72 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +71.11% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +46.50% | +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 18 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 18 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 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 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 | -8 | 1,866 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,346 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 1,196 | £538 | +0.14% | 982 |
| London | -15 | 801 | £551 | -11.84% | 493 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 665 | £533 | -5.66% | 641 |
| South East | +1 | 398 | £528 | +0.57% | 314 |
| South West | -7 | 195 | £563 | +2.27% | 193 |
| North of England | -8 | 188 | £478 | -12.98% | 134 |
| Scotland | -7 | 159 | £550 | +4.76% | 60 |
| Midlands | -2 | 123 | £545 | +0.93% | 138 |
| East of England | 0 | 111 | £550 | +18.92% | 143 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 109 | £493 | -10.45% | 55 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 77 | £550 | +1.85% | 71 |
| North West | -44 | 67 | £450 | -16.67% | 72 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 46 | £505 | +12.29% | 67 |
| Wales | +12 | 28 | £563 | +7.24% | 19 |
| North East | -5 | 12 | £575 | +5.75% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 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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