Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 31 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -3 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Linux | 5,788 | 7,309 | 14,280 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.87% | 7.06% | 9.11% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 41.14% | 44.22% | 48.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,837 | 4,560 | 6,740 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,750 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +4.17% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £83,750 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £105,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 14,068 | 16,530 | 29,624 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.28% | 15.98% | 18.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,865 | 11,147 | 16,728 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,760 | £27,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £71,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £92,500 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 |
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| England | +5 | 5,087 | £57,000 | -12.31% | 1,243 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 4,298 | £52,500 | - | 859 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 2,228 | £58,250 | -6.80% | 604 |
| London | -3 | 1,302 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 394 |
| South East | -2 | 1,181 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 226 |
| South West | +2 | 845 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 175 |
| North of England | +21 | 827 | £51,364 | +2.73% | 157 |
| North West | +22 | 522 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 88 |
| Midlands | +16 | 480 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 115 |
| East of England | +13 | 422 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 139 |
| Scotland | -40 | 365 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 53 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 275 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 59 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 252 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 60 |
| West Midlands | -12 | 205 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 56 |
| Wales | +28 | 135 | £48,750 | -2.50% | 9 |
| North East | -19 | 53 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 46 | £61,250 | +18.93% | 3 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | £43,000 | - | 1 |
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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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