Linux
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Linux skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Linux over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 34 | 34 | 27 |
Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -7 | -1 |
Permanent jobs citing Linux | 5,749 | 7,320 | 14,009 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.86% | 7.04% | 9.08% |
As % of the Operating Systems category | 40.84% | 44.08% | 48.04% |
Number of salaries quoted | 3,822 | 4,571 | 6,763 |
10th Percentile | £34,750 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
25th Percentile | £42,500 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +4.17% | +9.09% |
75th Percentile | £75,000 | £83,750 | £77,500 |
90th Percentile | £89,875 | £105,000 | £97,500 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
% change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 14,077 | 16,606 | 29,160 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.35% | 15.96% | 18.90% |
Number of salaries quoted | 10,883 | 11,199 | 16,775 |
10th Percentile | £25,760 | £27,000 | £26,450 |
25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £35,500 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
75th Percentile | £62,500 | £71,250 | £71,250 |
90th Percentile | £80,000 | £92,500 | £87,500 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
% change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Linux as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 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 | +6 | 5,049 | £55,343 | -14.86% | 1,253 |
UK excluding London | -2 | 4,259 | £52,500 | - | 885 |
Work from Home | -1 | 2,228 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 601 |
London | -2 | 1,301 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 406 |
South East | -2 | 1,165 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 234 |
South West | +4 | 836 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 178 |
North of England | +21 | 829 | £50,000 | - | 143 |
North West | +24 | 523 | £52,500 | +0.96% | 85 |
Midlands | +9 | 467 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 124 |
East of England | +11 | 423 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 142 |
Scotland | -36 | 361 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 72 |
East Midlands | +16 | 261 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 58 |
Yorkshire | +13 | 253 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 50 |
West Midlands | -4 | 206 | £53,250 | -3.18% | 66 |
Wales | +33 | 136 | £50,000 | - | 10 |
North East | -18 | 53 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 11 |
Northern Ireland | 0 | 46 | £61,250 | +20.69% | 4 |
Isle of Man | - | 4 | £43,000 | - | 1 |
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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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