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The table below looks at the demand for the UNIX Engineer role in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 UNIX Engineer
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6672
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads810
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.800 %0.833 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£366
% change on same period last year-7.36 %
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£42.00£25.75
% change on same period last year+63.10 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads10001200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.623 %1.310 %
Daily rates quoted261378
Average minimum daily rate£342£312
Average daily rate£367£327
% change on same period last year+12.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted8856
Average minimum hourly rate£18.98£22.01
Average hourly rate£20.13£23.16
% change on same period last year-13.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.28£24.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
UNIX Engineer West YorkshireUNIX Engineer
West Yorkshire

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Leeds UNIX Engineer Demand Trend

UNIX Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds UNIX Engineer Daily Rate Trend

UNIX Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited UNIX Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

116 (100.00 %)UNIX
211 (68.75 %)Linux
37 (43.75 %)Oracle
37 (43.75 %)Windows
37 (43.75 %)Shell Script
46 (37.50 %)HP
46 (37.50 %)Perl
46 (37.50 %)Internet
54 (25.00 %)NNM
54 (25.00 %)OVOW
54 (25.00 %)Active Directory
54 (25.00 %)OpenView
54 (25.00 %)WebLogic
54 (25.00 %)VMware
63 (18.75 %)Load Balancing
63 (18.75 %)Oracle RAC
63 (18.75 %)WebLOAD
63 (18.75 %)VMware ESX
63 (18.75 %)Clustering
63 (18.75 %)NetBackup
63 (18.75 %)IIS
63 (18.75 %)ITIL
63 (18.75 %)SQL Server
63 (18.75 %)MCSE
63 (18.75 %)Client/Server
63 (18.75 %)N-Tier
63 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
63 (18.75 %)Microsoft
63 (18.75 %)HPUX
63 (18.75 %)VERITAS

UNIX Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited UNIX Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (25.00 %)WebLogic
23 (18.75 %)IIS
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (37.50 %)Internet
23 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (18.75 %)SQL Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (18.75 %)WebLOAD
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (18.75 %)Banking
21 (6.250 %)Government
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (18.75 %)Client/Server
13 (18.75 %)N-Tier
13 (18.75 %)Clustering
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (100.00 %)UNIX
211 (68.75 %)Linux
37 (43.75 %)Windows
43 (18.75 %)HPUX
51 (6.250 %)SUSE
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (18.75 %)ITIL
13 (18.75 %)Load Balancing
22 (12.50 %)Continuous Integration
31 (6.250 %)Security Management
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (43.75 %)Shell Script
26 (37.50 %)Perl
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (18.75 %)MCSE
13 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (6.250 %)ITIL Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (25.00 %)Active Directory
23 (18.75 %)VMware ESX
23 (18.75 %)NetBackup
23 (18.75 %)Oracle RAC
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (25.00 %)OpenView
14 (25.00 %)NNM
14 (25.00 %)OVOW
23 (18.75 %)OVIS
32 (12.50 %)OVPA
32 (12.50 %)OVPM
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (43.75 %)Oracle
26 (37.50 %)HP
34 (25.00 %)VMware
43 (18.75 %)VERITAS
43 (18.75 %)Microsoft