The first table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills in IT contracts advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited UNIX over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Essex region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
UNIX
Rank 39 26 18
Rank change year-on-year
-13 -8
Contract jobs citing UNIX 12 22 35
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 2.810% 4.955% 9.186%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.62% 14.97% 33.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 15 15
Average daily rate £213 £400 £225
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-46.87% +77.77%
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
+3.57% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 7
Average hourly rate £31.70 £32.50 £37.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.46% -12.16%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £28.84 £28.50 £22.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.80 £38.50 £39.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+9.09% -15.38%
All Operating Systems
Essex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
113 147 104
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 26.46% 33.11% 27.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 75 44
Average daily rate £310 £265 £225
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+16.98% +17.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £163 £145 £125
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £425 £433
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 24 29
Average hourly rate £25.00 £20.00 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% +11.11%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £13.00 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.60 £32.50 £35.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-8.57% +9.37%
UNIX
East of England

UNIX
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing UNIX across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Essex UNIX Jobs Demand Trend

UNIX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex UNIX Daily Rate Trend

UNIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Vacancies
Basildon -2 1 - -
Chelmsford - - - -
Colchester - - - -
UNIX
East of England

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

1 18 (60.00%) Java
1 18 (60.00%) Oracle
2 17 (56.67%) SQL
3 14 (46.67%) JavaScript
3 14 (46.67%) XML
4 13 (43.33%) Linux
4 13 (43.33%) PL/SQL
4 13 (43.33%) HTML
5 10 (33.33%) Solaris
6 9 (30.00%) J2EE
7 8 (26.67%) C
7 8 (26.67%) JSP
7 8 (26.67%) OO
7 8 (26.67%) Web Development
8 7 (23.33%) Agile Software Development
8 7 (23.33%) Ajax
8 7 (23.33%) Multithreading
8 7 (23.33%) WebSphere
8 7 (23.33%) RAD
8 7 (23.33%) XHTML
8 7 (23.33%) C++
8 7 (23.33%) CSS
8 7 (23.33%) Ant
8 7 (23.33%) IBM
9 6 (20.00%) Sun
9 6 (20.00%) Sun Certification
10 5 (16.67%) RUP
11 4 (13.33%) Oracle 8/8i
11 4 (13.33%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (13.33%) Business Objects

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Application Development
1 14 (46.67%) XML
2 13 (43.33%) HTML
3 9 (30.00%) J2EE
4 8 (26.67%) JSP
5 7 (23.33%) Ajax
5 7 (23.33%) WebSphere
5 7 (23.33%) XHTML
5 7 (23.33%) CSS
6 4 (13.33%) WebCenter
7 3 (10.00%) XSLT
8 2 (6.667%) JAXB
8 2 (6.667%) Java EE
9 1 (3.333%) JPA
9 1 (3.333%) EJB 3.0
9 1 (3.333%) XML Schema
9 1 (3.333%) JMS
9 1 (3.333%) Servlets
9 1 (3.333%) Web Services
9 1 (3.333%) XSD
9 1 (3.333%) EJB
Application Platforms
1 3 (10.00%) Oracle Application Server
2 2 (6.667%) Oracle 10gAS
3 1 (3.333%) Oracle Service Bus
3 1 (3.333%) Tuxedo
3 1 (3.333%) WebLogic
3 1 (3.333%) IIS
Business Applications
1 1 (3.333%) Oracle EBS R12
1 1 (3.333%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (3.333%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.667%) MPLS
1 2 (6.667%) BGP
1 2 (6.667%) IPsec
1 2 (6.667%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.33%) Oracle 8/8i
1 4 (13.33%) Oracle Reports
2 3 (10.00%) Oracle 10g
2 3 (10.00%) Oracle Discoverer
2 3 (10.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (10.00%) Oracle 9i
3 1 (3.333%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
3 1 (3.333%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (3.333%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (23.33%) Ant
2 3 (10.00%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (3.333%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
3 1 (3.333%) PVCS
General
1 4 (13.33%) Automotive
1 4 (13.33%) Legal
2 1 (3.333%) Marketing
2 1 (3.333%) Finance
Job Titles
1 22 (73.33%) Developer
2 6 (20.00%) SQL Developer
3 5 (16.67%) Java Developer
4 3 (10.00%) PL/SQL Developer
5 2 (6.667%) Applications Developer
5 2 (6.667%) Analyst
5 2 (6.667%) Network Engineer
5 2 (6.667%) Oracle Developer
5 2 (6.667%) Analyst Developer
5 2 (6.667%) C Developer
6 1 (3.333%) Java/J2EE Developer
6 1 (3.333%) Oracle Applications DBA
6 1 (3.333%) Oracle DBA
6 1 (3.333%) Report Analyst
6 1 (3.333%) Technical Leader
6 1 (3.333%) Oracle Analyst
6 1 (3.333%) Applications Architect
6 1 (3.333%) UNIX Administrator
6 1 (3.333%) DBA
6 1 (3.333%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.00%) Social Media
2 1 (3.333%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.333%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 13 (43.33%) Linux
2 10 (33.33%) Solaris
3 4 (13.33%) Android
3 4 (13.33%) Apple iOS
4 1 (3.333%) VME
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (26.67%) OO
1 8 (26.67%) Web Development
2 7 (23.33%) Agile Software Development
2 7 (23.33%) Multithreading
2 7 (23.33%) RAD
3 5 (16.67%) RUP
4 4 (13.33%) SOA
4 4 (13.33%) Migration
4 4 (13.33%) Scrum
4 4 (13.33%) Content Management
5 3 (10.00%) Project Management
5 3 (10.00%) UML
6 2 (6.667%) OOD
7 1 (3.333%) Enterprise Architecture
7 1 (3.333%) Business Analysis
7 1 (3.333%) Configuration Management
7 1 (3.333%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 18 (60.00%) Java
2 17 (56.67%) SQL
3 14 (46.67%) JavaScript
4 13 (43.33%) PL/SQL
5 8 (26.67%) C
6 7 (23.33%) C++
7 4 (13.33%) Shell Script
7 4 (13.33%) FQL
Qualifications
1 6 (20.00%) Sun Certification
2 2 (6.667%) CCNP
2 2 (6.667%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (3.333%) BC Cleared
3 1 (3.333%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (6.667%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 18 (60.00%) Oracle
2 7 (23.33%) IBM
3 6 (20.00%) Sun
4 4 (13.33%) Business Objects
4 4 (13.33%) FatWire
4 4 (13.33%) Facebook
4 4 (13.33%) Twitter
5 2 (6.667%) Cisco
5 2 (6.667%) BT
5 2 (6.667%) VMware
6 1 (3.333%) AccuRev
6 1 (3.333%) Fujitsu
6 1 (3.333%) BEA
6 1 (3.333%) Actuate
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