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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank127
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads415
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.016 %
As % of the category below20.00 %27.27 %
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£347£342
% change on same period last year+1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£37.17£12.50
% change on same period last year+197.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.33£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.05£32.68
% change on same period last year-8.05 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2055
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.059 %
Daily rates quoted411
Average minimum daily rate£334£275
Average daily rate£363£295
% change on same period last year+23.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted814
Average minimum hourly rate£26.11£14.26
Average hourly rate£27.94£17.49
% change on same period last year+59.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.78£20.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
UNIX West MidlandsUNIX
West 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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire UNIX Daily Rate Trend

UNIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Herefordshire UNIX Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 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
Hemel HempsteadDown-72--
HerefordNew entry-1--
BorehamwoodNew entry-1--
UNIX West MidlandsUNIX
West Midlands

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

14 (66.67 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Middleware
32 (33.33 %)Government
32 (33.33 %)Military
32 (33.33 %)TETRA
32 (33.33 %)Java
32 (33.33 %)Linux
32 (33.33 %)LAN
32 (33.33 %)WAN
32 (33.33 %)SLA
32 (33.33 %)Cisco
32 (33.33 %)Network Design
41 (16.67 %)WBIMB
41 (16.67 %)Multithreading
41 (16.67 %)C++
41 (16.67 %)IBM
41 (16.67 %)Sun
41 (16.67 %)HP
41 (16.67 %)UML
41 (16.67 %)OO
41 (16.67 %)CORBA
41 (16.67 %)Apache
41 (16.67 %)ClearCase
41 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %)J2EE
41 (16.67 %)DB2
41 (16.67 %)WebLogic
41 (16.67 %)JSP
41 (16.67 %)XML
41 (16.67 %)XSLT

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)Middleware
21 (16.67 %)WBIMB
21 (16.67 %)J2EE
21 (16.67 %)JSP
21 (16.67 %)XML
21 (16.67 %)XSLT
21 (16.67 %)CORBA
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)WebLogic
11 (16.67 %)Apache
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)LAN
12 (33.33 %)WAN
12 (33.33 %)TETRA
21 (16.67 %)Firewall
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)DB2
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)ClearCase
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Government
12 (33.33 %)Military
21 (16.67 %)Back Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Network Engineer
22 (33.33 %)IP Network Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Web Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Report Analyst
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Mainframe
11 (16.67 %)Tandem
11 (16.67 %)Multithreading
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)Linux
31 (16.67 %)SUSE
31 (16.67 %)Fedora
31 (16.67 %)AIX
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Network Design
21 (16.67 %)UML
21 (16.67 %)OO
21 (16.67 %)Quality Management
21 (16.67 %)TDD
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)Java
21 (16.67 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)C++
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (33.33 %)SLA
21 (16.67 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Cisco
21 (16.67 %)IBM
21 (16.67 %)Sun
21 (16.67 %)HP