Linux Engineer
UK
The median Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 609 | 532 | 541 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -77 | +9 | +291 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 114 | 395 | 401 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.40% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 96 | 316 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,500 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £47,188 | £47,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £95,000 | £116,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,750 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.86% | - | +5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 53,712 | 98,006 | 78,209 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.50% | 94.80% | 91.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,684 | 68,592 | 53,678 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,750 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,274 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +3.33% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Linux Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer.
Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer over the 6 months to 15 July 2025.
Linux Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 July 2025. 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 | -64 | 101 | £65,000 | +14.54% | 44 |
| UK excluding London | -41 | 63 | £45,750 | -12.86% | 33 |
| London | +47 | 45 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 26 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 21 |
| North of England | +12 | 18 | £42,500 | -12.82% | 11 |
| North West | +4 | 16 | £42,500 | -19.05% | 5 |
| South East | +52 | 15 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 8 |
| Midlands | +55 | 13 | £47,500 | -15.56% | 3 |
| East of England | -15 | 10 | £39,000 | -35.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 8 | £58,750 | -9.62% | 2 |
| Scotland | +96 | 7 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 4 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 1 |
| South West | +35 | 3 | £85,000 | +83.78% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 1 | £47,500 | +17.75% | 3 |
| North East | +29 | 1 | £60,000 | +7.14% | 3 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 July 2025, Linux Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer 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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