Unix/Linux Engineer
UK
The median Unix/Linux Engineer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 870 | 959 | 1227 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | +268 | -329 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Unix Linux Engineer | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.016% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.015% | 0.018% | 0.010% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 9 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £50,500 | £37,725 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £52,500 | £47,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £68,500 | £59,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.36% | +15.13% | -3.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,250 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,800 | £82,200 | £82,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,000 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.89% | +16.33% | -16.95% |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Unix Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Unix Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Unix Linux Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Unix Linux Engineer.
Unix Linux Engineer
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix Linux Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +83 | 14 | £52,500 | -23.36% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 14 | £52,500 | -7.89% | 9 |
| South West | -23 | 7 | £52,500 | -7.89% | 3 |
| North of England | - | 6 | £52,500 | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | +86 | 3 | £52,500 | -30.00% | 1 |
| North West | - | 2 | £52,500 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 1 | £56,000 | -22.49% | |
| Midlands | -8 | 1 | £56,000 | -22.49% |
Unix Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Unix 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 Unix Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Unix 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: