Linux Jobs in the East of England

Linux
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 32 21
Rank change year-on-year +12 -11 -5
Permanent jobs citing Linux 443 375 698
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 6.80% 7.77% 10.09%
As % of the Operating Systems category 40.20% 37.28% 45.21%
Number of salaries quoted 370 219 208
10th Percentile £31,475 £34,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% -4.17% +14.29%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,150 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £63,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.39% +5.83% +4.35%

All Operating Systems
East of England

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 advertised in the East of England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,102 1,006 1,544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 16.91% 20.84% 22.32%
Number of salaries quoted 943 610 762
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,475 £24,275
25th Percentile £27,500 £30,875 £29,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £68,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Linux in the East of England

Linux
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in the East of England.

Salary trend for Linux in the East of England

Linux
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Linux in the East of England

Linux
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the East of England region over the 6 months to 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire +14 236 £57,500 -8.00% 50
Hertfordshire +5 110 £55,000 -4.35% 46
Norfolk +3 43 £32,500 - 2
Essex -12 19 £49,500 +23.75% 19
Suffolk -4 18 £53,750 -40.28% 4
Bedfordshire -19 17 £40,000 -30.43% 2
Linux
England

Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (6.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (5.19%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.93%) Apache
4 11 (2.48%) Exchange Server 2007
4 11 (2.48%) Exchange Server 2010
4 11 (2.48%) Exchange Server 2013
5 9 (2.03%) OpenStack
6 8 (1.81%) Confluence
6 8 (1.81%) nginx
7 3 (0.68%) WordPress
8 1 (0.23%) CMS
8 1 (0.23%) IBM Domino
8 1 (0.23%) IIS
8 1 (0.23%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
Applications
1 5 (1.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (1.13%) Simulink
2 2 (0.45%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.45%) C-CURE
2 1 (0.23%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 90 (20.32%) AWS
2 64 (14.45%) Azure
3 46 (10.38%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (4.74%) AWS IoT
5 18 (4.06%) Power Platform
6 16 (3.61%) Entra ID
7 12 (2.71%) GCP
7 12 (2.71%) GitHub
8 10 (2.26%) Cloud Computing
9 8 (1.81%) SaaS
10 7 (1.58%) Serverless
11 3 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.68%) DigitalOcean
12 2 (0.45%) Amazon EKS
12 2 (0.45%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (0.45%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.45%) npm
12 2 (0.45%) Yarn
13 1 (0.23%) Amazon EC2
13 1 (0.23%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 42 (9.48%) Firewall
2 29 (6.55%) SAN
3 27 (6.09%) DNS
4 22 (4.97%) Internet
4 22 (4.97%) VLAN
4 22 (4.97%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (4.74%) Wireless
6 18 (4.06%) TCP/IP
7 16 (3.61%) Bluetooth
7 16 (3.61%) VPN
8 13 (2.93%) DHCP
9 8 (1.81%) NAS
10 7 (1.58%) Software-Defined Networking
11 6 (1.35%) LTE
12 5 (1.13%) Ethernet
12 5 (1.13%) LoRaWAN
12 5 (1.13%) MQTT
12 5 (1.13%) PBX
12 5 (1.13%) SSH
13 4 (0.90%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (9.71%) MySQL
2 23 (5.19%) SQL Server
3 22 (4.97%) Relational Database
4 21 (4.74%) PostgreSQL
5 18 (4.06%) Power BI
6 15 (3.39%) BusinessObjects
6 15 (3.39%) MariaDB
6 15 (3.39%) MongoDB
6 15 (3.39%) QlikView
7 12 (2.71%) Amazon RDS
8 10 (2.26%) Elasticsearch
9 6 (1.35%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.90%) GIS
10 4 (0.90%) Redis
10 4 (0.90%) Spatial Data
10 4 (0.90%) Triplestore
11 3 (0.68%) Big Data
12 2 (0.45%) Hadoop
13 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database 12c
13 1 (0.23%) OrientDB
Development Applications
1 41 (9.26%) Git
2 27 (6.09%) JIRA
3 18 (4.06%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.48%) GitLab
5 8 (1.81%) Appium
5 8 (1.81%) UI Automator
6 6 (1.35%) ClearCase
6 6 (1.35%) ClearQuest
6 6 (1.35%) Subversion
6 6 (1.35%) Trac
6 6 (1.35%) webpack
7 4 (0.90%) Zephyr
8 3 (0.68%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.68%) Rational Rhapsody
8 3 (0.68%) Rational Team Concert
9 2 (0.45%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.45%) CircleCI
9 2 (0.45%) GCC
9 2 (0.45%) Phabricator
9 2 (0.45%) SonarQube
General
1 114 (25.73%) Social Skills
2 45 (10.16%) Automotive
3 35 (7.90%) Electronics
4 29 (6.55%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (5.87%) Presentation Skills
6 25 (5.64%) Finance
6 25 (5.64%) Manufacturing
7 18 (4.06%) Aerospace
8 12 (2.71%) Telecoms
9 8 (1.81%) Games
10 5 (1.13%) Health Technology
10 5 (1.13%) Marketing
10 5 (1.13%) Pharmaceutical
10 5 (1.13%) Public Sector
11 4 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (0.90%) Local Government
11 4 (0.90%) Multimedia
12 3 (0.68%) Advertising
13 2 (0.45%) French Language
13 2 (0.45%) German Language
Job Titles
1 99 (22.35%) Developer
2 74 (16.70%) Software Engineer
3 64 (14.45%) Senior
4 45 (10.16%) Embedded Engineer
5 43 (9.71%) Linux Engineer
6 36 (8.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 34 (7.67%) Administrator
7 34 (7.67%) Consultant
8 33 (7.45%) IT Support
9 30 (6.77%) IT Engineer
9 30 (6.77%) PHP Developer
10 29 (6.55%) Support Engineer
11 26 (5.87%) Software Developer
12 22 (4.97%) IT Support Engineer
12 22 (4.97%) Senior Software Engineer
13 21 (4.74%) IT Administrator
13 21 (4.74%) Server Administrator
14 18 (4.06%) IT Technician
14 18 (4.06%) Senior Embedded Engineer
14 18 (4.06%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (10.38%) HTML
2 32 (7.22%) Node.js
3 25 (5.64%) CSS
3 25 (5.64%) React
4 14 (3.16%) Laravel
5 13 (2.93%) Django
6 12 (2.71%) Ajax
6 12 (2.71%) Fluent Bit
7 11 (2.48%) CSS3
7 11 (2.48%) HTML5
7 11 (2.48%) Vue
8 10 (2.26%) RESTful
8 10 (2.26%) XML
8 10 (2.26%) Yocto
9 9 (2.03%) Middleware
10 8 (1.81%) .NET
10 8 (1.81%) jQuery
10 8 (1.81%) REST
10 8 (1.81%) Sass
10 8 (1.81%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 68 (15.35%) IoT
2 39 (8.80%) Embedded Systems
3 35 (7.90%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (5.64%) Data Centre
5 21 (4.74%) Client/Server
6 20 (4.51%) Mobile App
7 19 (4.29%) Blog
8 18 (4.06%) Raspberry Pi
9 12 (2.71%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (2.03%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (2.03%) Linux Command Line
10 9 (2.03%) Public Cloud
10 9 (2.03%) Smartphone
11 8 (1.81%) Device Driver
11 8 (1.81%) Renewable Energy
11 8 (1.81%) RISC-V
12 6 (1.35%) Data Structures
12 6 (1.35%) Hybrid Cloud
12 6 (1.35%) Robotics
13 5 (1.13%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 161 (36.34%) Windows
2 50 (11.29%) Windows Server
3 46 (10.38%) Android
3 46 (10.38%) Embedded Linux
4 22 (4.97%) Apple iOS
5 21 (4.74%) Ubuntu
6 18 (4.06%) Debian
7 15 (3.39%) Mac OS
7 15 (3.39%) Unix
8 12 (2.71%) Windows Server 2008
8 12 (2.71%) Windows Server 2012
8 12 (2.71%) Windows Server 2016
9 11 (2.48%) Windows 7
9 11 (2.48%) Windows 8
10 10 (2.26%) Windows 10
11 6 (1.35%) Alpine Linux
12 5 (1.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 4 (0.90%) FreeRTOS
13 4 (0.90%) Mac OS X
14 3 (0.68%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (23.48%) Software Engineering
2 99 (22.35%) Problem-Solving
3 46 (10.38%) DevOps
4 40 (9.03%) Agile
4 40 (9.03%) Computer Science
5 34 (7.67%) Test Automation
6 30 (6.77%) Mentoring
7 29 (6.55%) Customer Service
8 28 (6.32%) Multithreading
8 28 (6.32%) Server Management
9 25 (5.64%) OO
9 25 (5.64%) Presales
10 24 (5.42%) Benchmarking
11 23 (5.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 23 (5.19%) Performance Monitoring
12 22 (4.97%) Business Intelligence
12 22 (4.97%) ITIL
12 22 (4.97%) Roadmaps
12 22 (4.97%) Vulnerability Management
13 21 (4.74%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 105 (23.70%) C
2 102 (23.02%) Python
3 74 (16.70%) JavaScript
4 57 (12.87%) C++
5 45 (10.16%) PowerShell
6 43 (9.71%) PHP
7 37 (8.35%) Bash
8 35 (7.90%) SQL
9 34 (7.67%) Embedded C
10 33 (7.45%) C#
11 32 (7.22%) TypeScript
12 31 (7.00%) Java
13 28 (6.32%) Shell Script
14 13 (2.93%) Rust
15 12 (2.71%) VB
16 10 (2.26%) Embedded C++
17 8 (1.81%) Ada
18 5 (1.13%) MATLAB
19 4 (0.90%) SPARQL
20 3 (0.68%) Cython
Qualifications
1 62 (14.00%) Degree
2 47 (10.61%) Security Cleared
3 38 (8.58%) SC Cleared
4 19 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (3.61%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (3.39%) CCNA
7 13 (2.93%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (2.48%) MCSE
9 10 (2.26%) DV Cleared
9 10 (2.26%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (1.81%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (1.13%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.90%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.90%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.68%) HND
13 3 (0.68%) PhD
14 2 (0.45%) HNC
14 2 (0.45%) MCSA
15 1 (0.23%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.03%) QA
2 8 (1.81%) IEC 62304
2 8 (1.81%) ISO 13485
3 7 (1.58%) SLA
4 5 (1.13%) MISRA
5 3 (0.68%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.45%) MISRA C
7 1 (0.23%) GDPR
7 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 57 (12.87%) Active Directory
2 45 (10.16%) Docker
3 34 (7.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (4.29%) Firmware
5 18 (4.06%) Hyper-V
6 6 (1.35%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (1.35%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.35%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.68%) KVM
8 2 (0.45%) Lustre
8 2 (0.45%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 2 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.45%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.45%) vSphere
9 1 (0.23%) iptables
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.23%) Samba
Systems Management
1 26 (5.87%) Ansible
2 25 (5.64%) Kubernetes
3 14 (3.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (2.71%) Fluentd
4 12 (2.71%) logstash
5 11 (2.48%) Progress Chef
5 11 (2.48%) Puppet
5 11 (2.48%) Terraform
6 9 (2.03%) ZABBIX
7 3 (0.68%) Grafana
7 3 (0.68%) SCCM
8 2 (0.45%) Argo
8 2 (0.45%) Aspera SmartTrack
8 2 (0.45%) Podman
8 2 (0.45%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.23%) cPanel
9 1 (0.23%) Packer
9 1 (0.23%) SCOM
9 1 (0.23%) WSUS
9 1 (0.23%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 90 (20.32%) Microsoft
2 60 (13.54%) VMware
3 31 (7.00%) Red Hat
4 23 (5.19%) NetApp
5 21 (4.74%) Citrix
6 15 (3.39%) Cognos
7 12 (2.71%) IBM
7 12 (2.71%) Splunk
8 11 (2.48%) Cisco
9 8 (1.81%) Atlassian
9 8 (1.81%) F5
9 8 (1.81%) Sophos
10 6 (1.35%) Oracle
11 5 (1.13%) Apple
11 5 (1.13%) Dell
12 4 (0.90%) SAP
13 3 (0.68%) EMC
13 3 (0.68%) Fortinet
13 3 (0.68%) HP
13 3 (0.68%) Intel