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This section looks at the demand for the UNIX Specialist role in IT contracts within the Cheshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited UNIX Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 UNIX Specialist
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank67-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.325 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£337
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads924765
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.232 %0.774 %
Daily rates quoted281200
Average minimum daily rate£322£300
Average daily rate£337£315
% change on same period last year+7.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted9056
Average minimum hourly rate£22.99£20.87
Average hourly rate£25.17£22.05
% change on same period last year+14.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.34£23.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
UNIX Specialist North WestUNIX Specialist
North 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 Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing UNIX Specialist across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire UNIX Specialist Demand Trend

UNIX Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire UNIX Specialist Daily Rate Trend

UNIX Specialist
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX Specialist within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
MacclesfieldNew entry-1--
UNIX Specialist North WestUNIX Specialist
North West

UNIX Specialist
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited UNIX Specialist in their job title 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 with UNIX Specialist in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)UNIX
22 (50.00 %)AIX
22 (50.00 %)C
22 (50.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %)Perl
22 (50.00 %)Apache
22 (50.00 %)Tomcat
22 (50.00 %)FTP
22 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (50.00 %)Change Management
22 (50.00 %)Bioinformatics
22 (50.00 %)WebLogic
22 (50.00 %)yacc
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere
31 (25.00 %)OMEGAMON
31 (25.00 %)Tandem
31 (25.00 %)Cisco
31 (25.00 %)Tivoli
31 (25.00 %)HACMP
31 (25.00 %)Shell Script
31 (25.00 %)Middleware
31 (25.00 %)Mainframe
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (25.00 %)HPUX
31 (25.00 %)Solaris
31 (25.00 %)Windows

UNIX Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited UNIX Specialist in their job title 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 with UNIX Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)Middleware
11 (25.00 %)WebSphere
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)WebLogic
12 (50.00 %)Apache
12 (50.00 %)Tomcat
21 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)FTP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)yacc
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)HACMP
11 (25.00 %)Mainframe
11 (25.00 %)Tandem
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
22 (50.00 %)AIX
31 (25.00 %)HPUX
31 (25.00 %)Solaris
31 (25.00 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Change Management
12 (50.00 %)Bioinformatics
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C
12 (50.00 %)C++
12 (50.00 %)Java
12 (50.00 %)Perl
21 (25.00 %)Shell Script
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Tivoli
11 (25.00 %)OMEGAMON
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Cisco
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