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 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 45 70 34
Rank change year-on-year +25 -36 -10
Permanent jobs citing Linux 605 390 819
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.38% 4.59% 7.12%
As % of the Operating Systems category 34.34% 31.66% 39.70%
Number of salaries quoted 351 242 392
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £44,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £59,375 £67,500 £64,063
90th Percentile £68,750 £80,000 £79,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £63,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.70% +5.00% +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 1,762 1,232 2,063
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 12.76% 14.50% 17.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,324 817 1,401
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,300 £24,625
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - +9.76%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
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 9 June 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 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East Midlands +34 323 £50,000 -13.04% 52
West Midlands +5 282 £54,000 -1.82% 66
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 25 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (2.64%) Apache
3 14 (2.31%) nginx
4 13 (2.15%) IIS
5 12 (1.98%) SharePoint
6 11 (1.82%) WebSphere
7 9 (1.49%) Tomcat
8 7 (1.16%) WebLogic
9 4 (0.66%) Apache Spark
10 3 (0.50%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.50%) GeoServer
10 3 (0.50%) MQSeries
10 3 (0.50%) Oracle HTTP Server
11 2 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.33%) WebSphere Application Server
12 1 (0.17%) Confluence
12 1 (0.17%) Drupal
12 1 (0.17%) JBoss
12 1 (0.17%) SAP Portal
12 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.33%) CATIA
2 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.33%) NASTRAN
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (1.32%) NEC Housing
2 4 (0.66%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (0.50%) Maximo
3 3 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.50%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 2 (0.33%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.17%) Magento
5 1 (0.17%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.17%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 187 (30.91%) Azure
2 85 (14.05%) AWS
3 71 (11.74%) IBM Cloud
4 51 (8.43%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (5.95%) Entra ID
6 23 (3.80%) SaaS
7 20 (3.31%) GitHub
8 17 (2.81%) GCP
9 14 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (1.49%) Azure Logic Apps
10 9 (1.49%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (1.32%) Amazon S3
11 8 (1.32%) IaaS
11 8 (1.32%) PaaS
12 6 (0.99%) Amazon EKS
12 6 (0.99%) OCI
13 5 (0.83%) Amazon SQS
13 5 (0.83%) Google Workspace
13 5 (0.83%) npm
13 5 (0.83%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 86 (14.21%) Internet
2 73 (12.07%) Firewall
3 71 (11.74%) Network Security
4 66 (10.91%) WLAN
5 35 (5.79%) TCP/IP
6 31 (5.12%) DNS
7 25 (4.13%) SAN
8 23 (3.80%) DHCP
9 22 (3.64%) VPN
10 19 (3.14%) VLAN
11 18 (2.98%) Wi-Fi
12 14 (2.31%) LAN
13 13 (2.15%) IPsec
14 12 (1.98%) WAN
15 9 (1.49%) BGP
15 9 (1.49%) Bluetooth
16 8 (1.32%) 802.11
16 8 (1.32%) HTTP
16 8 (1.32%) Wireless
16 8 (1.32%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (17.02%) PostgreSQL
2 83 (13.72%) MongoDB
3 76 (12.56%) DB2
4 72 (11.90%) NoSQL
5 54 (8.93%) SQL Server
6 48 (7.93%) MySQL
7 24 (3.97%) Oracle Database
8 14 (2.31%) Relational Database
9 11 (1.82%) Amazon RDS
10 9 (1.49%) Elasticsearch
11 7 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
11 7 (1.16%) Ingres
11 7 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (0.99%) MariaDB
13 5 (0.83%) RDBMS
14 4 (0.66%) Big Data
14 4 (0.66%) DynamoDB
14 4 (0.66%) Redis
14 4 (0.66%) UniData
Development Applications
1 54 (8.93%) Git
2 28 (4.63%) JIRA
3 18 (2.98%) Visual Studio
4 15 (2.48%) Subversion
5 10 (1.65%) GitLab
6 9 (1.49%) GNU Toolchain
7 7 (1.16%) Jenkins
8 5 (0.83%) gulp
8 5 (0.83%) webpack
9 3 (0.50%) IBM UrbanCode
10 2 (0.33%) CANoe
10 2 (0.33%) GCC
10 2 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
11 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
11 1 (0.17%) PHPUnit
11 1 (0.17%) Selenium
General
1 110 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 83 (13.72%) Public Sector
3 75 (12.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 56 (9.26%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (7.60%) Finance
6 42 (6.94%) Electronics
7 24 (3.97%) Law
8 22 (3.64%) Retail
9 21 (3.47%) Automotive
10 20 (3.31%) Manufacturing
11 13 (2.15%) Telecoms
12 10 (1.65%) Local Government
12 10 (1.65%) Marketing
13 8 (1.32%) Police
14 7 (1.16%) Military
15 6 (0.99%) Legal
16 5 (0.83%) iGaming
17 4 (0.66%) Aerospace
17 4 (0.66%) Games
17 4 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 90 (14.88%) IT Engineer
1 90 (14.88%) IT Support
2 89 (14.71%) Senior
3 87 (14.38%) Support Engineer
4 78 (12.89%) Azure Engineer
5 75 (12.40%) Developer
6 72 (11.90%) IT Support Engineer
7 71 (11.74%) Full Stack Engineer
8 63 (10.41%) Software Engineer
9 53 (8.76%) Embedded Engineer
10 51 (8.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 50 (8.26%) Administrator
12 42 (6.94%) Linux Engineer
13 36 (5.95%) Analyst
14 29 (4.79%) DBA
15 27 (4.46%) Senior Software Engineer
16 26 (4.30%) Cloud Engineer
16 26 (4.30%) Systems Administrator
17 24 (3.97%) Lead
17 24 (3.97%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 106 (17.52%) HTML
2 100 (16.53%) .NET
3 99 (16.36%) CSS
4 88 (14.55%) React
5 85 (14.05%) jQuery
6 84 (13.88%) Web Services
7 78 (12.89%) AngularJS
7 78 (12.89%) REST
8 77 (12.73%) Vue
9 72 (11.90%) ASP.NET
10 71 (11.74%) ASP.NET Core
10 71 (11.74%) Backbone.js
10 71 (11.74%) Ember.js
10 71 (11.74%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 23 (3.80%) Laravel
12 21 (3.47%) HTML5
13 20 (3.31%) Yocto
14 16 (2.64%) MFC
14 16 (2.64%) Node.js
15 13 (2.15%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 81 (13.39%) Algorithms
2 78 (12.89%) Data Structures
2 78 (12.89%) Driving Licence
3 72 (11.90%) Hybrid Cloud
4 71 (11.74%) Blockchain
4 71 (11.74%) e-Learning
5 65 (10.74%) Onboarding
6 24 (3.97%) Data Centre
6 24 (3.97%) IoT
7 23 (3.80%) Public Cloud
8 21 (3.47%) Embedded Systems
9 20 (3.31%) Management Information System
10 17 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
11 12 (1.98%) Cloud Native
11 12 (1.98%) Linux Command Line
12 11 (1.82%) Replication
13 10 (1.65%) PKI
14 9 (1.49%) CUDA
14 9 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
15 8 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 325 (53.72%) Windows
2 72 (11.90%) Android
2 72 (11.90%) Windows Server
3 71 (11.74%) Apple iOS
4 59 (9.75%) Unix
5 40 (6.61%) Embedded Linux
6 34 (5.62%) Ubuntu
7 33 (5.45%) CentOS
8 24 (3.97%) SUSE
9 19 (3.14%) Debian
10 16 (2.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 16 (2.64%) Solaris
11 13 (2.15%) Windows 10
12 10 (1.65%) Mac OS
12 10 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
13 7 (1.16%) AIX
14 6 (0.99%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
15 5 (0.83%) Data ONTAP
15 5 (0.83%) Oracle Linux
16 2 (0.33%) VME
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (30.41%) Agile
2 161 (26.61%) Mentoring
3 159 (26.28%) Problem-Solving
4 111 (18.35%) Software Engineering
5 110 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 94 (15.54%) Full Stack Development
6 94 (15.54%) User Experience
7 91 (15.04%) Web Development
8 86 (14.21%) Artificial Intelligence
9 85 (14.05%) ITIL
9 85 (14.05%) OO
10 83 (13.72%) OOP
11 82 (13.55%) Coaching
11 82 (13.55%) MVC
12 75 (12.40%) SOLID
13 74 (12.23%) Code Quality
13 74 (12.23%) Design Patterns
14 71 (11.74%) Co-Creation
14 71 (11.74%) Design Thinking
14 71 (11.74%) Responsive Web Design
Programming Languages
1 169 (27.93%) SQL
2 121 (20.00%) C#
3 118 (19.50%) JavaScript
4 94 (15.54%) C++
5 90 (14.88%) C
6 78 (12.89%) Python
7 44 (7.27%) PowerShell
8 38 (6.28%) Java
9 30 (4.96%) Bash
10 29 (4.79%) PHP
10 29 (4.79%) TypeScript
11 23 (3.80%) Embedded C
12 18 (2.98%) Shell Script
12 18 (2.98%) VB
13 16 (2.64%) Assembly Language
14 7 (1.16%) T-SQL
15 6 (0.99%) Embedded C++
16 5 (0.83%) Go
16 5 (0.83%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.83%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 153 (25.29%) Degree
2 87 (14.38%) Cisco Certification
3 86 (14.21%) CCNA
4 85 (14.05%) Computer Science Degree
5 82 (13.55%) Microsoft Certification
6 76 (12.56%) CCNP
7 73 (12.07%) MCSE
8 68 (11.24%) MCP
9 65 (10.74%) LPIC
10 49 (8.10%) Security Cleared
11 23 (3.80%) Azure Certification
12 21 (3.47%) SC Cleared
13 14 (2.31%) AWS Certification
13 14 (2.31%) DV Cleared
14 12 (1.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 11 (1.82%) Oracle Certification
16 10 (1.65%) HNC
17 8 (1.32%) OCP
18 7 (1.16%) DBS Check
18 7 (1.16%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.47%) QA
2 14 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.65%) GDPR
4 8 (1.32%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.32%) NIST
5 7 (1.16%) Data Quality
6 5 (0.83%) MISRA
7 3 (0.50%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.33%) AUTOSAR
8 2 (0.33%) ISO 26262
9 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 80 (13.22%) Active Directory
2 46 (7.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 38 (6.28%) Docker
3 38 (6.28%) Hyper-V
4 34 (5.62%) Firmware
5 15 (2.48%) vSphere
6 14 (2.31%) Embedded Firmware
6 14 (2.31%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (1.32%) VMware Server
8 7 (1.16%) VMware Workstation
9 6 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.83%) VMware NSX
11 4 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.33%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.33%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.33%) pfSense
12 2 (0.33%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 30 (4.96%) Kubernetes
2 27 (4.46%) Ansible
3 20 (3.31%) Terraform
4 14 (2.31%) Docker Swarm
5 13 (2.15%) SCOM
6 12 (1.98%) vCenter Server
7 6 (0.99%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.99%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 5 (0.83%) Backup Exec
8 5 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
9 4 (0.66%) SCOrch
9 4 (0.66%) vMotion
9 4 (0.66%) WSUS
10 3 (0.50%) Data Guard
10 3 (0.50%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.50%) Functional Safety
10 3 (0.50%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.33%) Nagios
11 2 (0.33%) Trend Micro Deep Security
12 1 (0.17%) Grafana
Vendors
1 168 (27.77%) Microsoft
2 103 (17.02%) Cisco
3 87 (14.38%) Red Hat
4 86 (14.21%) IBM
5 77 (12.73%) VMware
6 37 (6.12%) Oracle
7 19 (3.14%) Citrix
7 19 (3.14%) Veeam
8 13 (2.15%) Remedy
9 10 (1.65%) Google
10 9 (1.49%) NVIDIA
11 8 (1.32%) NEC
11 8 (1.32%) Ubiquiti
12 7 (1.16%) Databricks
12 7 (1.16%) Dell
13 6 (0.99%) ESET
13 6 (0.99%) QNX
14 5 (0.83%) NetApp
14 5 (0.83%) Palo Alto
14 5 (0.83%) SolidFire