Linux System Administrator
UK
The median Linux System Administrator salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 671 | 842 | 826 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +171 | -16 | +334 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Systems Administrator | 52 | 64 | 104 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.093% | 0.057% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.060% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37 | 60 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,750 | £41,350 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -13.04% | +27.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £56,375 | £74,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,500 | £58,825 | £185,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +25.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 50,489 | 105,891 | 83,410 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.83% | 94.82% | 91.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,690 | 74,857 | 54,406 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,754 | £38,734 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +7.00% |
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 20 June 2025.
Linux Systems Administrator
Top 11 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 20 June 2025. 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 | +171 | 47 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | +171 | 36 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 57 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 16 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 57 |
| London | +116 | 15 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 18 |
| South East | +107 | 14 | £49,000 | +5.95% | 7 |
| South West | +106 | 8 | £67,500 | +50.00% | 6 |
| East of England | +38 | 6 | £73,750 | +47.50% | 11 |
| North of England | +67 | 4 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 15 |
| Wales | +43 | 4 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| North West | +21 | 1 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 6 |
Linux Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 June 2025, 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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