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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Derbyshire 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank134
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads1658
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.064 %
As % of the category below31.37 %42.34 %
Daily rates quoted414
Average minimum daily rate£326£329
Average daily rate£349£340
% change on same period last year+2.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£341
% change on same period last year+1.67 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£39.00£37.50
Average hourly rate£46.38£43.75
% change on same period last year+6.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£53.75£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.14£32.55
% change on same period last year-7.40 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads51137
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.083 %0.150 %
Daily rates quoted720
Average minimum daily rate£232£283
Average daily rate£247£291
% change on same period last year-15.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£263£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£318
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1718
Average minimum hourly rate£16.21£19.13
Average hourly rate£17.18£20.09
% change on same period last year-14.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.16£21.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.05£21.81
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
UNIX East MidlandsUNIX
East Midlands

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 Derbyshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire UNIX Hourly Rate Trend

UNIX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
DerbyDown-1011£349+2.44 %
UNIX East MidlandsUNIX
East Midlands

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

141 (73.21 %)Windows
233 (58.93 %)Manufacturing
325 (44.64 %)Data Management
423 (41.07 %)Security Cleared
423 (41.07 %)CAD
522 (39.29 %)PDM
621 (37.50 %)Oracle
720 (35.71 %)Java
720 (35.71 %)Client/Server
819 (33.93 %)C
918 (32.14 %)Perl
918 (32.14 %)SQL
1017 (30.36 %)Solaris
1116 (28.57 %)C++
1215 (26.79 %)SC Cleared
1311 (19.64 %)Microsoft
1410 (17.86 %)Active Directory
159 (16.07 %)Windows Server 2003
159 (16.07 %)Requirements Analysis
168 (14.29 %)BC Cleared
168 (14.29 %)Finance
168 (14.29 %)IBM
168 (14.29 %)Windows XP
177 (12.50 %)Tivoli
177 (12.50 %)SAN
177 (12.50 %)PLM
186 (10.71 %)Aerospace
195 (8.929 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
195 (8.929 %)MSI
204 (7.143 %)MS Excel

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.357 %)J2EE
22 (3.571 %).NET
31 (1.786 %)XML
31 (1.786 %)Middleware
31 (1.786 %)Software Packaging
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.571 %)IIS
21 (1.786 %)Apache
21 (1.786 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.786 %)Exchange Server 2003
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.143 %)MS Excel
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (12.50 %)SAN
22 (3.571 %)LAN
22 (3.571 %)WAN
22 (3.571 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.786 %)SSL
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
12 (3.571 %)RDBMS
12 (3.571 %)Oracle 10g
21 (1.786 %)SQL Server
21 (1.786 %)Oracle Reports
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (8.929 %)MSI
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (58.93 %)Manufacturing
28 (14.29 %)Finance
36 (10.71 %)Aerospace
44 (7.143 %)Banking
53 (5.357 %)Marketing
62 (3.571 %)Auditing
62 (3.571 %)Telecoms
71 (1.786 %)Pensions
71 (1.786 %)Chemicals
71 (1.786 %)Government
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (30.36 %)Technical Lead
28 (14.29 %)Architect
37 (12.50 %)Analyst
45 (8.929 %)Technical Architect
54 (7.143 %)Developer
54 (7.143 %)Applications Architect
54 (7.143 %)Lead Architect
54 (7.143 %)Administrator
54 (7.143 %)Information Analyst
63 (5.357 %)Senior Technical Architect
63 (5.357 %)IT Consultant
63 (5.357 %)Consultant
63 (5.357 %)Systems Administrator
72 (3.571 %)Solutions Architect
72 (3.571 %)Systems Analyst
72 (3.571 %)Support Consultant
72 (3.571 %)Infrastructure Engineer
72 (3.571 %)Team Leader
72 (3.571 %)UNIX Support
72 (3.571 %)UNIX Engineer
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (35.71 %)Client/Server
21 (1.786 %)Statistics
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
141 (73.21 %)Windows
217 (30.36 %)Solaris
39 (16.07 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (14.29 %)Windows XP
54 (7.143 %)Linux
62 (3.571 %)AIX
62 (3.571 %)Windows CE
62 (3.571 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (3.571 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (1.786 %)Windows 2000
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (44.64 %)Data Management
223 (41.07 %)CAD
223 (41.07 %)Security Cleared
322 (39.29 %)PDM
415 (26.79 %)SC Cleared
59 (16.07 %)Requirements Analysis
68 (14.29 %)BC Cleared
77 (12.50 %)PLM
83 (5.357 %)Quality Management
92 (3.571 %)Configuration Management
92 (3.571 %)ITIL
92 (3.571 %)Systems Analysis
101 (1.786 %)Incident Management
101 (1.786 %)Service Management
101 (1.786 %)Business Continuity
101 (1.786 %)Problem Management
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (35.71 %)Java
219 (33.93 %)C
318 (32.14 %)Perl
318 (32.14 %)SQL
416 (28.57 %)C++
51 (1.786 %)Shell Script
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.571 %)Degree
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.357 %)ISO9001
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (17.86 %)Active Directory
24 (7.143 %)NetBackup
32 (3.571 %)VMware ESX
41 (1.786 %)NFS
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (12.50 %)Tivoli
25 (8.929 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (1.786 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (37.50 %)Oracle
211 (19.64 %)Microsoft
38 (14.29 %)IBM
43 (5.357 %)Sun
43 (5.357 %)NetApp
43 (5.357 %)VERITAS
52 (3.571 %)Red Hat
52 (3.571 %)webMethods
52 (3.571 %)VMware
52 (3.571 %)HP
61 (1.786 %)EMC
61 (1.786 %)BMC
61 (1.786 %)Brocade
61 (1.786 %)Cisco