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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,226 | 3,861 | 5,530 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.14% | 6.95% | 6.31% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.08% | 43.08% | 42.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,458 | 2,632 | 3,718 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £400 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £473 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.09% | - | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £525 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.38% | +1.94% | +14.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 123 | 171 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.40 | £25.75 | £33.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.63 | £50.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £55.45 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +17.22% | +10.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £71.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.73 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.60% | +15.45% |
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 | 5,846 | 8,963 | 12,908 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.49% | 16.13% | 14.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,892 | 6,241 | 8,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £309 | £338 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £715 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | +8.82% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 407 | 392 | 566 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.03 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.22 | £15.77 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £45.06 | £22.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.06% | +102.49% | +27.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.25 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.18 | £40.59 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.43% | +102.95% | +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 9 June 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 9 June 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 9 June 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 | -7 | 1,944 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,144 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 1,277 | £538 | +2.38% | 865 |
| London | -17 | 782 | £550 | -12.00% | 344 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 659 | £533 | -4.82% | 513 |
| South East | -1 | 436 | £535 | +2.88% | 232 |
| South West | -3 | 246 | £563 | +2.27% | 172 |
| North of England | -13 | 188 | £500 | -4.76% | 139 |
| Midlands | +8 | 151 | £550 | +1.85% | 121 |
| Scotland | -10 | 143 | £488 | -5.01% | 75 |
| East of England | -4 | 116 | £550 | +15.79% | 136 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 104 | £500 | -9.09% | 37 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 101 | £550 | +1.85% | 67 |
| North West | -38 | 70 | £450 | -12.45% | 91 |
| East Midlands | +27 | 48 | £500 | +4.17% | 54 |
| Wales | +2 | 27 | £551 | +4.86% | 19 |
| North East | 0 | 14 | £575 | +6.98% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | -13 | 4 | - | - | 6 |
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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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