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Senior Linux jobs in the UK

Live senior Linux jobs in the UK, observed on public careers and vacancy pages and updated hourly.

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108 Live vacancies
68 Source domains
£65,000 Median advertised
35% Remote (known)
14 hours ago Last updated

We are currently tracking 108 live vacancies matching senior Linux jobs in the UK, across 68 source domains. 13 of them were first seen in the last seven days. The source labels with the most observed roles in this slice are Spire, Spektrum, Kyrostechnologies and Naspa. Every role links back to the public careers or vacancy page where it was observed.

Of the 108 roles, 7 publish an annual salary. The median advertised range midpoint is £65,000. The middle half of the market sits between £54,250 and £75,150, so anything above the upper figure is a genuinely strong offer for senior Linux jobs in the UK. Contract day and hourly rates are excluded from this annual-salary comparison.

On working pattern, 35% of roles with a known arrangement are fully remote and 42% of roles with a known arrangement are hybrid. By seniority, 100% at senior level. Filter by any of these on the left.

Employers hiring for Linux in this slice most often ask for it alongside AWS, Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL and Docker. That co-occurrence is counted from the live listings on this page, not from a fixed list, so it moves with the market.

108 live vacancies

Senior Software Engineer @ OneTrust | Rho Capital Partners Job Board

Rho · London · On-site
Java Linux SQL
First seen 1 month ago

Senior Software Engineer (Artifacts Engine) @ Cloudsmith | Leadout Capital Job Board

Leadoutcapital · Belfast · Remote
Remote
Python Go Rust Django Linux
First seen 1 month ago

Senior PHP Developer | BlueJay Web Solutions

Bluejaywebsolutions · United Kingdom
PHP JavaScript React Vue Node.js
First seen 1 month ago

New Job Opening: Senior Network Engineer (DV Cleared) in Buckinghamshire

Certes · Remote
Remote
Linux VMware Cisco
First seen 1 month ago

Emvelia Technologies | Senior Full Stack Developer

Emvelia · London · On-site
JavaScript React Node.js Docker Linux
First seen 1 month ago

We're hiring — Mid / senior developer

Countfire · Remote
Remote
Python JavaScript TypeScript React AWS
First seen 1 month ago

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Sri Lanka)

Platned · United Kingdom
Azure Kubernetes Linux
First seen 1 month ago

Senior Software Engineer, on-site

Bidrento · London · On-site
PHP JavaScript Laravel AWS Linux
First seen 1 month ago

Senior Java Developer

Deeperthanblue · Sheffield · On-site
Java JavaScript Node.js AWS Azure
First seen 1 month ago

Senior IBM DB2 DBA (UDB) | Funic Tech

Funictech · London · Hybrid
Hybrid
Python AWS Linux SQL
First seen 1 month ago

Senior Telecommunications Engineer | My Site

Genesiscommunicationsltd · London · Remote
Remote
Linux Cisco
First seen 1 month ago

We are looking for an Mid-Senior DevOps Engineer - X Gate

Xgatedigital · United Kingdom
Python PHP Azure Docker Linux
First seen 1 month ago

Senior Software Engineer - Exacom®

Exacom · Manchester · On-site
C# C++ AWS Azure Linux
First seen 1 month ago

Data Scientist, Mid/Senior (m/f/*) | Careers

Quaisr · London · Hybrid
Hybrid
£60,000 – £85,000 a year
Python Linux PyTorch Machine Learning
First seen 2 months ago

Opening for Senior Java Developer (Italian)

Jagaad · Remote
Remote
Java React Angular AWS Docker
First seen 2 months ago

Opening for Senior Java Developer

Jagaad · Remote
Remote
Java React Angular AWS Docker
First seen 2 months ago

Opening for Senior PHP Backend Developer

Jagaad · Remote
Remote
Python PHP Kubernetes Docker Linux
First seen 2 months ago

Opening for Senior Vue.js Frontend Developer

Jagaad · Remote
Remote
PHP JavaScript TypeScript React Vue
First seen 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Java, AI-Native) | Jobs (ua)

Innovecs · Hybrid
Hybrid
Python Java Django Azure Docker
First seen 2 months ago

Vacancy: Senior Backend Developer - JH

Wearejh · Remote
Remote
PHP JavaScript Docker Linux Redis
First seen 2 months ago

Job titles employers are advertising

The exact titles on the live vacancies in this search, most common first.

Questions about these roles

How many senior Linux jobs in the UK are there right now?

We are tracking 108 live vacancies across 68 source domains. The crawler revisits public careers and vacancy pages continuously and roles disappear from this page as soon as they come down, so the count reflects what is genuinely open today.

What do senior Linux jobs in the UK pay?

The median advertised annual salary midpoint is £65,000, based on the 7 of these roles that publish a figure. The middle half of the market runs from £54,250 to £75,150. Day and hourly rates are kept out of this annual-salary benchmark.

Can these roles be done remotely?

35% are advertised as fully remote and 42% as hybrid. Based on 92 roles that state an arrangement; 16 unknowns are excluded.

Are these contract or permanent roles?

Every role here that states a basis is permanent. Contract vacancies are listed separately.

Which sources list the most roles?

The most active source labels right now are Spire, Spektrum, Kyrostechnologies, Naspa and Jagaad. Every vacancy links to its public source page — we are an aggregator, not the hiring company.

What other skills do these roles ask for?

Most often AWS, Python, Java, JavaScript and SQL. That is counted from the live adverts on this page rather than a fixed list, so it tracks what employers are asking for this month.

How much does a Linux developer earn in the UK?

£65,000 is the middle of what is advertised here, which is 30% above the £50,000 median across UK IT as a whole. Read it as the midpoint of each advertised annual range rather than an offer: 101 of these adverts name no figure at all, and those are the ones where asking early is worth most.

Can you work from home as a Linux developer in the UK?

71 of the 108 live adverts here offer home working in some form — 32 fully remote and 39 hybrid. Fully remote means the advert states no office requirement; hybrid means it names a split.

Are there entry-level or graduate Linux developer jobs in the UK?

Not right now — every live advert here signals mid-level experience or above. Graduate intakes are seasonal, so this is worth checking again rather than reading as a permanent state of the market.

What job titles are used for this role?

Employers on this page advertise it as Senior Software Engineer, Senior DAta Scientist, Senior Network Engineer, Senior Developer and Senior Security Engineer. Searching one wording and not another is the most common way people miss vacancies, which is why this page groups them.

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