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This section looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited UNIX over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1718
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads5566
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.066 %
As % of the category below35.71 %27.73 %
Daily rates quoted1116
Average minimum daily rate£234£274
Average daily rate£256£286
% change on same period last year-10.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£279£297
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£363
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Hourly rates quoted2612
Average minimum hourly rate£31.92£33.17
Average hourly rate£33.13£35.75
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.35£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.94£31.17
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads154238
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.203 %0.237 %
Daily rates quoted2168
Average minimum daily rate£264£277
Average daily rate£286£293
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Hourly rates quoted5849
Average minimum hourly rate£26.84£21.81
Average hourly rate£28.45£23.31
% change on same period last year+22.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.05£24.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
UNIX South WestUNIX
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

UNIX
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing UNIX across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Bristol UNIX Demand Trend

UNIX
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing UNIX across the Bristol region.

Bristol UNIX Daily Rate Trend

UNIX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UNIX across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Bristol UNIX Daily Rate Histogram

UNIX
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing UNIX across the Bristol region.

Bristol UNIX Hourly Rate Trend

UNIX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UNIX across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Bristol UNIX Hourly Rate Histogram

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing UNIX also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited UNIX.

140 (38.46 %)Solaris
232 (30.77 %)C++
329 (27.88 %)Linux
427 (25.96 %)Java
524 (23.08 %)Windows
622 (21.15 %)Configuration Management
721 (20.19 %)HP
817 (16.35 %)VERITAS
817 (16.35 %)CORBA
817 (16.35 %)C
916 (15.38 %)STL
916 (15.38 %)Middleware
916 (15.38 %)GIS
916 (15.38 %)Serena
1015 (14.42 %)LuciadMap
1015 (14.42 %)Security Cleared
1015 (14.42 %)UML
1015 (14.42 %)Oracle
1015 (14.42 %)PVCS
1114 (13.46 %)XML
1213 (12.50 %)HPUX
1213 (12.50 %)Telecoms
1312 (11.54 %)NetBackup
1411 (10.58 %)AIX
1411 (10.58 %)MS Office
1510 (9.615 %)Symantec
169 (8.654 %)SC Cleared
178 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
178 (7.692 %)Backup Exec
178 (7.692 %)Legato

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing UNIX also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited UNIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (16.35 %)CORBA
216 (15.38 %)STL
216 (15.38 %)Middleware
315 (14.42 %)LuciadMap
414 (13.46 %)XML
51 (0.962 %)WebSphere
51 (0.962 %)Oracle Streams
51 (0.962 %).NET
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
23 (2.885 %)Apache
23 (2.885 %)WebLogic
23 (2.885 %)SharePoint
31 (0.962 %)MQSeries
31 (0.962 %)Oracle 9iAS
31 (0.962 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (0.962 %)NetWeaver
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (10.58 %)MS Office
23 (2.885 %)MS Excel
31 (0.962 %)Simulink
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.962 %)Summit
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (5.769 %)Firewall
16 (5.769 %)SAN
25 (4.808 %)LAN
25 (4.808 %)WAN
33 (2.885 %)ATM
33 (2.885 %)DNS
33 (2.885 %)MPLS
33 (2.885 %)Frame Relay
42 (1.923 %)TCP/IP
42 (1.923 %)Broadband
42 (1.923 %)GPRS
42 (1.923 %)GSM
42 (1.923 %)VoIP
42 (1.923 %)Network Security
42 (1.923 %)NGN
51 (0.962 %)IP Telephony
51 (0.962 %)LLU
51 (0.962 %)SMTP
51 (0.962 %)DHCP
51 (0.962 %)Ethernet
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (15.38 %)GIS
25 (4.808 %)Oracle 10g
34 (3.846 %)Oracle 9i
43 (2.885 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (1.923 %)BusinessObjects
52 (1.923 %)SQL Server
52 (1.923 %)BusinessObjects XI
52 (1.923 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
61 (0.962 %)TOAD
61 (0.962 %)RDBMS
61 (0.962 %)DB2
61 (0.962 %)Informix
61 (0.962 %)Oracle Reports
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (14.42 %)PVCS
22 (1.923 %)TestDirector
31 (0.962 %)Oracle Forms
31 (0.962 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.962 %)LoadRunner
31 (0.962 %)WinRunner
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (12.50 %)Telecoms
28 (7.692 %)Manufacturing
33 (2.885 %)Finance
33 (2.885 %)Government
42 (1.923 %)Billing
51 (0.962 %)Avionics
51 (0.962 %)Pensions
51 (0.962 %)Insurance
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (30.77 %)Software Engineer
214 (13.46 %)Java Software Engineer
313 (12.50 %)C++ Software Engineer
313 (12.50 %)Administrator
412 (11.54 %)Developer
510 (9.615 %)Analyst
68 (7.692 %)Operations Analyst
76 (5.769 %)UNIX Administrator
76 (5.769 %)Storage Engineer
85 (4.808 %)DBA
85 (4.808 %)Technical Support
85 (4.808 %)Support Engineer
85 (4.808 %)Systems Administrator
85 (4.808 %)Project Manager
94 (3.846 %)Oracle DBA
94 (3.846 %)UNIX Support
103 (2.885 %)Technical Support Engineer
103 (2.885 %)Senior Analyst
103 (2.885 %)Technical Engineer
103 (2.885 %)Software Developer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.808 %)Mainframe
24 (3.846 %)Mathematics
31 (0.962 %)Video Conferencing
31 (0.962 %)CLARiiON
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (38.46 %)Solaris
229 (27.88 %)Linux
324 (23.08 %)Windows
413 (12.50 %)HPUX
511 (10.58 %)AIX
68 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
76 (5.769 %)Windows XP
85 (4.808 %)VMS
85 (4.808 %)MVS
94 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
102 (1.923 %)Windows 2000 Server
111 (0.962 %)Windows NT
111 (0.962 %)VxWorks
111 (0.962 %)zOS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (21.15 %)Configuration Management
215 (14.42 %)Security Cleared
215 (14.42 %)UML
39 (8.654 %)SC Cleared
48 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
57 (6.731 %)Service Delivery
65 (4.808 %)Problem Management
65 (4.808 %)Migration
65 (4.808 %)Disaster Recovery
73 (2.885 %)ITIL
82 (1.923 %)Validation
82 (1.923 %)CAD
82 (1.923 %)Project Management
82 (1.923 %)PRINCE2
82 (1.923 %)CRM
82 (1.923 %)Document Management
82 (1.923 %)Load Balancing
82 (1.923 %)Integration Testing
82 (1.923 %)Test Management
82 (1.923 %)Software Testing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (30.77 %)C++
227 (25.96 %)Java
317 (16.35 %)C
48 (7.692 %)Fortran
57 (6.731 %)Ada
66 (5.769 %)SQL
75 (4.808 %)JCL
83 (2.885 %)Shell Script
92 (1.923 %)Perl
92 (1.923 %)Python
101 (0.962 %)AWK
101 (0.962 %)PL/SQL
101 (0.962 %)C#
101 (0.962 %)Tcl
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.885 %)ISEB
22 (1.923 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.962 %)Degree
31 (0.962 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
31 (0.962 %)MCP
31 (0.962 %)MCSE
31 (0.962 %)MCSA
31 (0.962 %)Microsoft Certification
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.885 %)SLA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (11.54 %)NetBackup
28 (7.692 %)Backup Exec
33 (2.885 %)Oracle RAC
33 (2.885 %)Active Directory
41 (0.962 %)Oracle RMAN
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (7.692 %)Legato
25 (4.808 %)EMC NetWorker
25 (4.808 %)Unicenter
33 (2.885 %)Netcool/Proviso
33 (2.885 %)Netcool
41 (0.962 %)MAILsweeper
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (20.19 %)HP
217 (16.35 %)VERITAS
316 (15.38 %)Serena
415 (14.42 %)Oracle
510 (9.615 %)Symantec
68 (7.692 %)Microsoft
73 (2.885 %)Hummingbird
73 (2.885 %)Sun
73 (2.885 %)IBM
73 (2.885 %)SAP
73 (2.885 %)Remedy
82 (1.923 %)Business Objects
82 (1.923 %)Fujitsu
91 (0.962 %)Teradata
91 (0.962 %)Cognos
91 (0.962 %)Sybase
91 (0.962 %)StorageTek
91 (0.962 %)EMC
91 (0.962 %)Citrix
91 (0.962 %)CommVault