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 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 | |
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Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -1 |
Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,215 | 3,927 | 5,490 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.14% | 7.01% | 6.27% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.30% | 43.27% | 42.60% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1,466 | 2,687 | 3,692 |
10th Percentile | £340 | £406 | £400 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £471 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £575 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | - | +15.00% |
75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £669 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £545 | £525 | £515 |
% change year-on-year | +3.81% | +1.94% | +14.44% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 119 | 166 | 162 |
10th Percentile | £44.35 | £25.75 | £35.13 |
25th Percentile | £53.75 | £50.00 | £46.25 |
Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.04% | +15.00% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £67.97 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.95 |
% change year-on-year | - | +12.17% | +15.90% |
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 | 5,784 | 9,075 | 12,888 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.43% | 16.19% | 14.71% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3,888 | 6,324 | 8,810 |
10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £350 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
90th Percentile | £700 | £718 | £700 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £425 |
% change year-on-year | -3.12% | +9.29% | +6.25% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 404 | 391 | 567 |
10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.06 | £15.76 |
Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £22.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +93.18% | +25.71% |
75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.79 | £38.50 | £20.00 |
% change year-on-year | -40.81% | +92.50% | +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 1 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 1 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 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 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 | 1,920 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,221 |
UK excluding London | -1 | 1,261 | £545 | +3.81% | 864 |
London | -15 | 783 | £550 | -12.00% | 420 |
Work from Home | -10 | 665 | £540 | -3.57% | 532 |
South East | 0 | 434 | £535 | +1.90% | 229 |
South West | -8 | 232 | £575 | +4.55% | 173 |
North of England | -11 | 188 | £500 | -5.66% | 166 |
Scotland | -7 | 148 | £516 | -1.67% | 78 |
Midlands | +9 | 144 | £550 | +1.85% | 110 |
East of England | -5 | 116 | £550 | +15.79% | 124 |
Yorkshire | +12 | 109 | £500 | -9.09% | 55 |
West Midlands | +2 | 98 | £550 | - | 62 |
North West | -41 | 66 | £450 | -14.29% | 88 |
East Midlands | +21 | 45 | £503 | +4.69% | 48 |
Wales | +4 | 29 | £551 | +4.95% | 13 |
North East | -3 | 13 | £575 | +6.98% | 23 |
Northern Ireland | -10 | 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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