Linux Jobs in the Midlands

Linux
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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
Rank 50 70 33
Rank change year-on-year +20 -37 -8
Permanent jobs citing Linux 497 417 818
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.12% 4.60% 7.45%
As % of the Operating Systems category 31.06% 33.20% 39.75%
Number of salaries quoted 333 252 401
10th Percentile £31,500 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -15.38% +8.33% +4.35%

All Operating Systems
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,600 1,256 2,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.25% 13.85% 18.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,306 826 1,415
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +4.65% +7.50%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £66,750
England median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%

Linux
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Linux in the Midlands

Linux
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Linux in the Midlands

Linux
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Linux in the Midlands

Linux
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Midlands region 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
East Midlands +32 287 £50,000 -9.09% 66
West Midlands -9 210 £54,000 -1.82% 70
Linux
England

Linux
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 24 (4.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (3.22%) Apache
3 15 (3.02%) nginx
4 12 (2.41%) IIS
4 12 (2.41%) SharePoint
5 10 (2.01%) WebLogic
5 10 (2.01%) WebSphere
6 9 (1.81%) Tomcat
7 4 (0.80%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.80%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.80%) GeoServer
8 3 (0.60%) MQSeries
8 3 (0.60%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 2 (0.40%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.20%) CMS
10 1 (0.20%) Drupal
10 1 (0.20%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.20%) PrestaShop
10 1 (0.20%) SAP Portal
10 1 (0.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.40%) CATIA
2 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.40%) NASTRAN
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (1.61%) NEC Housing
2 4 (0.80%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.80%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (0.60%) Maximo
4 2 (0.40%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.20%) Magento
5 1 (0.20%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.20%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 184 (37.02%) Azure
2 74 (14.89%) AWS
3 71 (14.29%) IBM Cloud
4 45 (9.05%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (6.84%) Entra ID
6 18 (3.62%) SaaS
7 17 (3.42%) GitHub
8 16 (3.22%) GCP
9 15 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (1.81%) Azure Logic Apps
11 8 (1.61%) Amazon S3
12 7 (1.41%) IaaS
12 7 (1.41%) PaaS
13 6 (1.21%) Amazon EKS
13 6 (1.21%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (1.01%) Amazon SQS
14 5 (1.01%) Google Workspace
14 5 (1.01%) npm
14 5 (1.01%) Serverless
15 4 (0.80%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 71 (14.29%) Firewall
2 33 (6.64%) TCP/IP
3 30 (6.04%) DNS
4 23 (4.63%) DHCP
5 22 (4.43%) SAN
6 21 (4.23%) Internet
7 19 (3.82%) VLAN
8 16 (3.22%) VPN
9 15 (3.02%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (2.21%) LAN
11 9 (1.81%) Bluetooth
11 9 (1.81%) WAN
12 8 (1.61%) 802.11
12 8 (1.61%) BGP
12 8 (1.61%) HTTP
12 8 (1.61%) Wireless
12 8 (1.61%) Wireshark
13 7 (1.41%) IPsec
13 7 (1.41%) MQTT
14 6 (1.21%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (20.72%) PostgreSQL
2 81 (16.30%) MongoDB
3 75 (15.09%) DB2
4 71 (14.29%) NoSQL
5 48 (9.66%) SQL Server
6 41 (8.25%) MySQL
7 27 (5.43%) Oracle Database
8 14 (2.82%) Relational Database
9 10 (2.01%) Amazon RDS
10 8 (1.61%) Elasticsearch
11 7 (1.41%) Data Warehouse
11 7 (1.41%) Ingres
11 7 (1.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (1.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (1.21%) MariaDB
13 5 (1.01%) RDBMS
14 4 (0.80%) Big Data
14 4 (0.80%) GIS
14 4 (0.80%) QGIS
14 4 (0.80%) UniData
Development Applications
1 54 (10.87%) Git
2 27 (5.43%) JIRA
3 17 (3.42%) Visual Studio
4 16 (3.22%) Subversion
5 10 (2.01%) GNU Toolchain
6 7 (1.41%) Jenkins
7 5 (1.01%) gulp
7 5 (1.01%) webpack
8 4 (0.80%) GitLab
9 3 (0.60%) IBM UrbanCode
10 2 (0.40%) CANoe
10 2 (0.40%) GCC
10 2 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
11 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.20%) Cucumber
11 1 (0.20%) PHPUnit
11 1 (0.20%) Selenium
11 1 (0.20%) Terragrunt
11 1 (0.20%) WiX
General
1 105 (21.13%) Social Skills
2 83 (16.70%) Public Sector
3 72 (14.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 57 (11.47%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (8.65%) Finance
6 35 (7.04%) Electronics
7 22 (4.43%) Law
8 21 (4.23%) Retail
9 17 (3.42%) Automotive
10 13 (2.62%) Manufacturing
11 10 (2.01%) Local Government
11 10 (2.01%) Marketing
12 8 (1.61%) Police
13 7 (1.41%) Military
14 6 (1.21%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.01%) iGaming
16 4 (0.80%) Aerospace
16 4 (0.80%) Games
16 4 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.60%) Legal
Job Titles
1 80 (16.10%) Senior
2 79 (15.90%) Azure Engineer
3 71 (14.29%) Full Stack Engineer
4 68 (13.68%) Developer
5 53 (10.66%) Software Engineer
6 51 (10.26%) Administrator
7 49 (9.86%) Embedded Engineer
8 45 (9.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 34 (6.84%) Linux Engineer
10 32 (6.44%) Analyst
11 31 (6.24%) DBA
12 25 (5.03%) IT Engineer
12 25 (5.03%) Systems Administrator
13 24 (4.83%) Lead
14 23 (4.63%) Cloud Engineer
14 23 (4.63%) Software Developer
15 21 (4.23%) IT Support
15 21 (4.23%) Senior Software Engineer
15 21 (4.23%) Support Engineer
16 18 (3.62%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (19.92%) HTML
2 98 (19.72%) .NET
3 95 (19.11%) CSS
4 89 (17.91%) React
5 85 (17.10%) jQuery
6 84 (16.90%) Web Services
7 78 (15.69%) AngularJS
7 78 (15.69%) REST
8 77 (15.49%) Vue
9 72 (14.49%) ASP.NET
10 71 (14.29%) ASP.NET Core
10 71 (14.29%) Backbone.js
10 71 (14.29%) Ember.js
10 71 (14.29%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 23 (4.63%) Yocto
12 20 (4.02%) Laravel
13 18 (3.62%) HTML5
13 18 (3.62%) Node.js
14 15 (3.02%) MFC
15 12 (2.41%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 80 (16.10%) Algorithms
2 78 (15.69%) Data Structures
3 72 (14.49%) Hybrid Cloud
4 71 (14.29%) Blockchain
4 71 (14.29%) e-Learning
5 26 (5.23%) IoT
6 25 (5.03%) Data Centre
7 22 (4.43%) Public Cloud
8 21 (4.23%) Embedded Systems
9 19 (3.82%) Management Information System
10 13 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
11 12 (2.41%) Driving Licence
12 11 (2.21%) Cloud Native
13 10 (2.01%) Linux Command Line
13 10 (2.01%) Replication
14 9 (1.81%) CUDA
14 9 (1.81%) PKI
15 8 (1.61%) Security Operations Centre
16 7 (1.41%) Clustering
16 7 (1.41%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 249 (50.10%) Windows
2 72 (14.49%) Android
3 71 (14.29%) Apple iOS
4 68 (13.68%) Windows Server
5 60 (12.07%) Unix
6 37 (7.44%) Embedded Linux
7 32 (6.44%) CentOS
8 30 (6.04%) Ubuntu
9 23 (4.63%) SUSE
10 20 (4.02%) Debian
11 18 (3.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 15 (3.02%) Solaris
13 13 (2.62%) Windows 10
14 10 (2.01%) Mac OS
15 7 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
16 6 (1.21%) AIX
16 6 (1.21%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
17 5 (1.01%) Data ONTAP
18 2 (0.40%) Oracle Linux
18 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (34.41%) Agile
2 98 (19.72%) Software Engineering
3 93 (18.71%) Full Stack Development
3 93 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (18.31%) User Experience
5 90 (18.11%) Mentoring
6 89 (17.91%) Web Development
7 87 (17.51%) Artificial Intelligence
8 84 (16.90%) OO
9 82 (16.50%) OOP
10 79 (15.90%) Coaching
10 79 (15.90%) MVC
11 75 (15.09%) SOLID
12 74 (14.89%) Code Quality
13 73 (14.69%) Design Patterns
14 71 (14.29%) Co-Creation
14 71 (14.29%) Design Thinking
14 71 (14.29%) MVVM
14 71 (14.29%) Responsive Web Design
15 61 (12.27%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 164 (33.00%) SQL
2 114 (22.94%) C#
2 114 (22.94%) JavaScript
3 85 (17.10%) C
3 85 (17.10%) C++
4 72 (14.49%) Python
5 42 (8.45%) PowerShell
6 37 (7.44%) Java
7 32 (6.44%) Bash
8 24 (4.83%) TypeScript
9 23 (4.63%) PHP
10 17 (3.42%) Shell Script
10 17 (3.42%) VB
11 16 (3.22%) Embedded C
12 15 (3.02%) Assembly Language
13 7 (1.41%) T-SQL
14 6 (1.21%) Embedded C++
14 6 (1.21%) Ruby
15 5 (1.01%) Go
16 4 (0.80%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 80 (16.10%) Degree
2 40 (8.05%) Security Cleared
3 23 (4.63%) Cisco Certification
4 22 (4.43%) Azure Certification
4 22 (4.43%) CCNA
5 20 (4.02%) SC Cleared
6 18 (3.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 17 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (2.82%) DV Cleared
9 13 (2.62%) AWS Certification
10 12 (2.41%) OCP
10 12 (2.41%) Oracle Certification
11 11 (2.21%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 11 (2.21%) CCNP
12 9 (1.81%) HNC
13 8 (1.61%) MCSE
14 7 (1.41%) DBS Check
14 7 (1.41%) Network+ Certification
15 5 (1.01%) Master's Degree
15 5 (1.01%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.02%) QA
2 11 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (2.01%) GDPR
4 8 (1.61%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.61%) NIST
5 7 (1.41%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.01%) MISRA
7 3 (0.60%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.40%) AUTOSAR
8 2 (0.40%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 75 (15.09%) Active Directory
2 43 (8.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 38 (7.65%) Hyper-V
4 37 (7.44%) Docker
5 30 (6.04%) Firmware
6 14 (2.82%) Virtual Machines
7 13 (2.62%) Embedded Firmware
7 13 (2.62%) vSphere
8 7 (1.41%) VMware Server
8 7 (1.41%) VMware Workstation
9 6 (1.21%) Oracle RAC
9 6 (1.21%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (1.01%) VMware NSX
11 4 (0.80%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.40%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.40%) pfSense
12 2 (0.40%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 32 (6.44%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.43%) Ansible
3 15 (3.02%) Terraform
4 13 (2.62%) Docker Swarm
5 10 (2.01%) vCenter Server
6 9 (1.81%) SCOM
7 6 (1.21%) Data Guard
7 6 (1.21%) Oracle RMAN
7 6 (1.21%) Prometheus
7 6 (1.21%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 5 (1.01%) Backup Exec
9 4 (0.80%) WSUS
10 3 (0.60%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.60%) Functional Safety
10 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
10 3 (0.60%) Nagios
10 3 (0.60%) SCOrch
10 3 (0.60%) vMotion
11 2 (0.40%) SCCM
11 2 (0.40%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 99 (19.92%) Microsoft
2 87 (17.51%) Red Hat
3 84 (16.90%) IBM
4 70 (14.08%) VMware
5 40 (8.05%) Cisco
6 36 (7.24%) Oracle
7 19 (3.82%) Veeam
8 17 (3.42%) Citrix
9 13 (2.62%) Remedy
10 10 (2.01%) Google
11 9 (1.81%) NVIDIA
12 8 (1.61%) NEC
13 7 (1.41%) Databricks
13 7 (1.41%) Dell
13 7 (1.41%) Ubiquiti
14 6 (1.21%) ESET
14 6 (1.21%) QNX
15 5 (1.01%) NetApp
15 5 (1.01%) Palo Alto
15 5 (1.01%) SolidFire