Linux System Administrator
UK
The median Linux System Administrator salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 845 | 840 | 1139 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +299 | -305 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Administrator | 62 | 107 | 122 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.059% | 0.11% | 0.072% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.062% | 0.12% | 0.075% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 62 | 87 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,500 | £37,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,313 | £47,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +33.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £185,000 | £62,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | -11.11% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Linux Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator.
Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Linux Systems Administrator
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -16 | 51 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -49 | 45 | £50,000 | - | 16 |
| South West | -27 | 22 | £48,750 | -27.78% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +24 | 18 | £50,000 | -25.93% | 5 |
| Midlands | -4 | 12 | £50,000 | +21.95% | 2 |
| London | +82 | 9 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 4 | £54,000 | +31.71% | |
| Wales | - | 4 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| East of England | -5 | 3 | £50,000 | -20.00% | |
| North of England | +28 | 2 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 1 |
| North West | -8 | 2 | £55,000 | +25.71% | 1 |
| South East | -24 | 2 | £46,250 | -7.50% | 4 |
Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Linux Systems Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Linux Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
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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