Linux Administrator
UK
The median Linux 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 | 826 | 824 | 1129 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +305 | -301 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Administrator | 81 | 123 | 132 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.077% | 0.13% | 0.078% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.081% | 0.14% | 0.081% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 77 | 94 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,500 | £40,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £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 | £58,750 | £75,000 | £60,976 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £179,000 | £72,500 |
| 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 Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Administrator.
Linux Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Administrator over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Linux 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 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 | -11 | 70 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -45 | 61 | £50,000 | - | 15 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 32 | £52,500 | -22.22% | 9 |
| South West | -22 | 27 | £47,500 | -29.63% | 5 |
| London | +82 | 12 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 2 |
| Midlands | -4 | 12 | £50,000 | +21.95% | 2 |
| South East | -23 | 9 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| East of England | -5 | 7 | £50,000 | -20.00% | |
| West Midlands | -13 | 4 | £54,000 | +31.71% | |
| Wales | - | 4 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| North of England | +27 | 2 | £55,000 | +18.92% | 2 |
| North West | -8 | 2 | £55,000 | +25.71% | 1 |
Linux Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Linux 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 Administrator in the job title.
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Linux 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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