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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Linux | 2,190 | 4,058 | 5,591 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.09% | 7.02% | 6.39% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 38.20% | 43.13% | 42.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,442 | 2,800 | 3,754 |
| 10th Percentile | £334 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £479 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £582 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.42% | +1.13% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £540 | £540 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 111 | 164 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £29.75 | £40.61 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £50.00 | £47.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £57.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +12.17% | +20.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +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 | 5,733 | 9,408 | 13,095 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.33% | 16.27% | 14.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,878 | 6,587 | 8,883 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.43% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 419 | 606 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.99 | £13.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.74 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +67.39% | +29.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.54 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +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 11 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 11 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 11 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 | 1,881 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,212 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 1,206 | £540 | - | 836 |
| London | -14 | 811 | £561 | -10.20% | 400 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 677 | £533 | -5.03% | 590 |
| South East | 0 | 403 | £525 | -0.47% | 236 |
| North of England | -10 | 190 | £483 | -12.27% | 143 |
| South West | -8 | 189 | £570 | +3.64% | 167 |
| Scotland | -9 | 165 | £575 | +9.52% | 52 |
| Midlands | -1 | 124 | £545 | +0.93% | 119 |
| East of England | -2 | 111 | £550 | +18.92% | 126 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 110 | £500 | -9.09% | 48 |
| West Midlands | -14 | 79 | £550 | +1.85% | 58 |
| North West | -43 | 68 | £450 | -18.18% | 85 |
| East Midlands | +27 | 44 | £529 | +17.57% | 61 |
| Wales | +15 | 29 | £575 | +9.52% | 13 |
| North East | -4 | 12 | £575 | -14.81% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 4 | - | - | 3 |
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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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