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Linux in internship postings

From the 12,147 open internship postings we track that have a description · as of Nov 6, 2026

Postings that ask for it3.9%475 postings (503 requisitions) of 12,147 postings with a description
Remote1.9%9 of the 475 Linux postings
Median pay with it+40%$37.81/h (N=170) vs $27.00/h for all postings with pay (N=4545)

How to read this: this compares pay in postings that ask for the skill with pay in all postings. It mostly shows which kinds of jobs ask for it — not what the skill alone does to your pay.

Fields that ask for it
Share of the 475 Linux postings in each field. A posting can be in several fields, or none.
  1. Computer Science55.2% (262 of 475)
  2. Engineering24.6% (117 of 475)
  3. Data Science8.6% (41 of 475)
  4. Product & Design5.5% (26 of 475)
  5. Business4% (19 of 475)
  6. Finance1.1% (5 of 475)
Employers asking for it most
Postings per employer, out of the 475 Linux postings.
  1. Astera Labs5.7% (27 of 475)
  2. Hewlett Packard Enterprise4.6% (22 of 475)
  3. NVIDIA2.9% (14 of 475)
  4. Marvell2.5% (12 of 475)
  5. Aptiv2.3% (11 of 475)
  6. AeroVironment2.3% (11 of 475)
  7. RTX2.3% (11 of 475)
  8. National Information Solutions Cooperative2.1% (10 of 475)
Learned Linux? Add one of these next
The skills Linux postings most often ask for alongside it: the share of Linux postings that also name each one.
  1. Python76.4% (363 of 475)
  2. C++49.9% (237 of 475)
  3. Git39.4% (187 of 475)
  4. C36.2% (172 of 475)
  5. Java21.1% (100 of 475)
How to build it
Free resources, one project and a resume bullet to adapt. Time spans are rough estimates.

Project: Run your own small server

about 2 weeks part time (estimate)

Set up a Linux machine or VM, serve a static site, write a shell script that backs it up on a schedule (cron), and document every command you used.

Sample resume bullet

Administered a Linux server and automated backups with shell scripts and cron, cutting [setup] time by [X%].

Replace every [bracket] with your real numbers; never invent them.

Open postings that ask for Linux
The newest ones, still open when these numbers were computed.
Tailor your resume to a Linux postingBrowse all internships

How these numbers are made

Counting unit: a posting is one role. Repeat requisitions from the same employer with the same title and the same location (city, state or province, country, and remote or not) count once, using the newest one. Counted over open, de-duplicated postings with a description (12,147), once per posting; the 475 Linux postings stand for 503 requisitions. Every share, median and pairing below uses postings, not requisitions. A posting counts as asking for Linux when its description matches: word, any case. A skill is never counted for its own employer's postings. Shares show their N and denominator: 3.9% (475 of 12,147).

Pay compares hourly US-dollar pay (weekly, monthly and yearly pay converted, ranges at their midpoint), only for postings that publish it: 170 Linux postings against 4545 postings overall. Medians, not averages.