Linux Kernel Development Jobs in the UK excluding London

Linux Kernel Development
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Linux Kernel Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linux Kernel Development over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 758 721 871
Rank change year-on-year -37 +150 -
Permanent jobs citing Linux Kernel Development 22 7 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.027% 0.013% 0.004%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.034% 0.013% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 19 5 0
10th Percentile £50,750 - -
25th Percentile £51,250 £67,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £75,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 £77,500 -
90th Percentile £99,000 £103,000 -
UK median annual salary £58,750 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year -21.67% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Linux Kernel Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 64,702 52,760 72,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 80.77% 95.48% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 43,767 28,367 41,386
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +8.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Linux Kernel Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Linux Kernel Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Linux Kernel Development in the UK excluding London

Linux Kernel Development
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Linux Kernel Development in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Linux Kernel Development in the UK excluding London

Linux Kernel Development
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Kernel Development in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Linux Kernel Development in the UK excluding London

Linux Kernel Development
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Kernel Development within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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
Midlands -32 7 £52,500 -
East Midlands - 7 £52,500 -
North of England - 7 £60,000 -
North West - 6 £60,000 -
East of England - 4 £52,500 -
South East -29 2 £73,750 +1.72%
South West -39 2 £110,000 -8.33%
Yorkshire - 1 - -
Linux Kernel Development
UK

Linux Kernel Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) GitHub
1 3 (13.64%) GitHub Actions
2 1 (4.55%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) MariaDB
1 1 (4.55%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (13.64%) GitLab
2 1 (4.55%) Phabricator
General
1 8 (36.36%) Electronics
2 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Automotive
3 1 (4.55%) Finance
3 1 (4.55%) Games
Job Titles
1 15 (68.18%) Embedded Engineer
2 9 (40.91%) Software Engineer
3 7 (31.82%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 7 (31.82%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
3 7 (31.82%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (31.82%) Firmware Engineer
3 7 (31.82%) Senior
3 7 (31.82%) Senior Embedded Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) C++ Software Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
4 6 (27.27%) Senior Software Engineer
5 2 (9.09%) Architect
5 2 (9.09%) Developer
5 2 (9.09%) Systems Developer
6 1 (4.55%) Embedded C Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Linux Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Senior Linux Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (40.91%) Yocto
2 3 (13.64%) OpenGL
2 3 (13.64%) Vulkan
3 1 (4.55%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (4.55%) DirectX
3 1 (4.55%) Django
3 1 (4.55%) FastAPI
3 1 (4.55%) Flask
3 1 (4.55%) OpenGL ES
3 1 (4.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (9.09%) FPGA
1 2 (9.09%) RISC-V
2 1 (4.55%) Algorithms
2 1 (4.55%) ARM Cortex
2 1 (4.55%) Device Driver
2 1 (4.55%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 22 (100.00%) Linux
2 17 (77.27%) Embedded Linux
3 6 (27.27%) Windows
4 2 (9.09%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Software Engineering
2 7 (31.82%) Multithreading
3 6 (27.27%) OOD
3 6 (27.27%) SDLC
4 4 (18.18%) Open Source
5 3 (13.64%) CI/CD
5 3 (13.64%) Computer Science
5 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (9.09%) Computer Architecture
6 2 (9.09%) Continuous Integration
6 2 (9.09%) Memory Management
6 2 (9.09%) Project Management
7 1 (4.55%) Android Development
7 1 (4.55%) Asset Management
7 1 (4.55%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (4.55%) Embedded Software Development
7 1 (4.55%) Machine Learning
7 1 (4.55%) Neural Network
7 1 (4.55%) Software Testing
7 1 (4.55%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 15 (68.18%) C++
2 13 (59.09%) C
3 5 (22.73%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (13.64%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (13.64%) Degree
2 2 (9.09%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (27.27%) ISO 9000
2 2 (9.09%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 13 (59.09%) Firmware
2 10 (45.45%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (4.55%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) Ansible
1 1 (4.55%) Grafana
1 1 (4.55%) Kubernetes
1 1 (4.55%) Podman