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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,179 | 4,078 | 5,619 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.10% | 7.01% | 6.37% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.28% | 43.11% | 42.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,434 | 2,817 | 3,777 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £480 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £585 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +1.74% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £675 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £540 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.46% | +8.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 109 | 166 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.40 | £27.25 | £39.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £50.00 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +13.04% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.75 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.92% | +8.33% | +26.32% |
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 | 5,692 | 9,459 | 13,197 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.31% | 16.26% | 14.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,844 | 6,625 | 8,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.92% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £445 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.32% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 390 | 423 | 611 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.73 | £14.05 | £13.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.77 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +71.11% | +26.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.56 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.25 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.06% | +46.50% | +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 13 May 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 13 May 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 13 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 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 | -8 | 1,874 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,278 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 1,197 | £538 | -0.46% | 889 |
| London | -14 | 813 | £561 | -10.20% | 413 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 670 | £533 | -5.66% | 628 |
| South East | +1 | 398 | £525 | -0.94% | 244 |
| South West | -6 | 189 | £570 | +3.64% | 183 |
| North of England | -9 | 189 | £480 | -12.73% | 152 |
| Scotland | -9 | 163 | £575 | +9.52% | 55 |
| Midlands | -3 | 124 | £545 | +0.93% | 126 |
| East of England | -1 | 110 | £550 | +18.92% | 133 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 109 | £493 | -10.45% | 54 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 79 | £550 | +1.85% | 64 |
| North West | -41 | 68 | £450 | -18.18% | 87 |
| East Midlands | +29 | 44 | £529 | +17.57% | 62 |
| Wales | +16 | 29 | £575 | +9.52% | 13 |
| North East | -7 | 12 | £575 | -14.81% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
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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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