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The table below looks at the demand for the UNIX Systems Administrator role in IT contracts within the Gloucestershire 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 Systems Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 UNIX System Administrator
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5552
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads35
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.539 %0.870 %
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£371£347
% change on same period last year+7.00 %
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£42.08£31.36
% change on same period last year+34.20 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads557575
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.753 %0.567 %
Daily rates quoted153179
Average minimum daily rate£363£347
Average daily rate£377£361
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted5674
Average minimum hourly rate£22.70£22.65
Average hourly rate£24.88£23.86
% change on same period last year+4.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.06£25.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
UNIX Systems Administrator South WestUNIX Systems Administrator
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 Systems Administrator
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire UNIX Systems Administrator Demand Trend

UNIX Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire UNIX Systems Administrator Daily Rate Trend

UNIX Systems Administrator
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX Systems Administrator within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CheltenhamDown-23--
UNIX Systems Administrator South WestUNIX Systems Administrator
South West

UNIX Systems Administrator
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited UNIX Systems Administrator 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 Systems Administrator in their job title.

18 (100.00 %)HPUX
18 (100.00 %)Solaris
18 (100.00 %)UNIX
18 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
26 (75.00 %)DV Cleared
35 (62.50 %)Shell Script
44 (50.00 %)HP
44 (50.00 %)Linux
44 (50.00 %)Korn
44 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
44 (50.00 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
53 (37.50 %)Government
62 (25.00 %)Sophos
62 (25.00 %)Tru64
62 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
62 (25.00 %)Windows NT
62 (25.00 %)FTP
62 (25.00 %)HTTP
62 (25.00 %)Windows
62 (25.00 %)Telecoms
62 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
71 (12.50 %)Finance
71 (12.50 %)Legal
71 (12.50 %)C
71 (12.50 %)Service Management

UNIX Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited UNIX Systems Administrator 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 Systems Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)FTP
12 (25.00 %)HTTP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Government
22 (25.00 %)Telecoms
31 (12.50 %)Finance
31 (12.50 %)Legal
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (100.00 %)HPUX
18 (100.00 %)Solaris
18 (100.00 %)UNIX
24 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
24 (50.00 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
24 (50.00 %)Linux
32 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
32 (25.00 %)Windows NT
32 (25.00 %)Tru64
32 (25.00 %)Windows
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
26 (75.00 %)DV Cleared
32 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
41 (12.50 %)Service Management
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (62.50 %)Shell Script
24 (50.00 %)Korn
31 (12.50 %)C
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)HP
22 (25.00 %)Sophos