How popular is Linux in the Swiss job market?

185 of 1,990 employers (9%) name Linux in a job ad, placing it at rank 7 among all tracked software.

Is Linux or Windows Server more common in Swiss job ads?

Linux is named by 185 employers, almost twice as many as Windows Server at 101. Linux ranks 7 overall while Windows Server sits at 15.

Which Swiss cantons have the most demand for Linux skills?

The cantons with the most employers asking for Linux are Zürich (47), Bern (34).

Linux in Swiss job advertisements

185 of the 1,990 employers in this set name Linux: 9% of them.

By Semion Sidorenko, Founder at Prospex Counted 3 Sep 2026

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Employers

Share of employers

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Linux by canton

Employers with at least one Job-Room advertisement naming any of the 212 products looked for. N = 1,990. An employer naming three products counts in three rows, so the column sums above 100%.
Canton	Employers naming it	Share of the canton
Zürich	47 / 560	8%
Bern	34 / 344	10%
Aargau	fewer than 20 employers
Vaud	fewer than 20 employers
Lucerne	fewer than 20 employers
St. Gallen	fewer than 20 employers

How popular is Linux in the Swiss job market?: 185 of 1,990 employers (9%) name Linux in a job ad, placing it at rank 7 among all tracked software.
Is Linux or Windows Server more common in Swiss job ads?: Linux is named by 185 employers, almost twice as many as Windows Server at 101. Linux ranks 7 overall while Windows Server sits at 15.
Which Swiss cantons have the most demand for Linux skills?: The cantons with the most employers asking for Linux are Zürich (47), Bern (34).

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Semion Sidorenko

Semion Sidorenko is the Founder and CEO of Prospex. From data engineering to machine learning research, he spent 15 years helping companies scale up data platforms. Before founding Prospex, he worked as an ML engineer at EPFL and as an independent data engineering consultant for Swiss companies.

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