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 5 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 5 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 855 | 841 | 1162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +321 | -320 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Administrator | 62 | 105 | 121 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.058% | 0.11% | 0.071% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.061% | 0.12% | 0.074% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61 | 85 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,500 | £37,500 | £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 | £57,500 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,500 | £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 | 101,029 | 85,188 | 163,395 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.90% | 91.21% | 95.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71,463 | 55,074 | 85,023 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
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 5 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 5 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 | -2 | 51 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 45 | £50,000 | - | 20 |
| South West | -37 | 20 | £48,750 | -27.78% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 18 | £50,000 | -25.93% | 9 |
| Midlands | -5 | 12 | £50,000 | +21.95% | 4 |
| London | +63 | 9 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £50,000 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 4 | £54,000 | +31.71% | |
| Wales | - | 4 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| North of England | +14 | 3 | £65,000 | +100.00% | 1 |
| North West | -4 | 3 | £65,000 | +100.00% | 1 |
| East of England | -19 | 3 | £50,000 | -20.00% | 1 |
| South East | -20 | 3 | £46,250 | -7.50% | 3 |
Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 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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