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This section looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Midlands 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2222
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads6773
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.074 %
As % of the category below42.41 %37.82 %
Daily rates quoted2212
Average minimum daily rate£335£343
Average daily rate£364£356
% change on same period last year+2.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£363
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Hourly rates quoted48
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£41.00
Average hourly rate£29.25£42.25
% change on same period last year-30.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£43.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.35£31.77
% change on same period last year+1.82 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads158193
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.211 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted3927
Average minimum daily rate£338£333
Average daily rate£364£347
% change on same period last year+4.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£337
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted1225
Average minimum hourly rate£22.48£30.80
Average hourly rate£24.02£31.78
% change on same period last year-24.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.57£32.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£23.44
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
UNIX EnglandUNIX
England

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Midlands UNIX Hourly Rate Histogram

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

144 (34.92 %)Oracle
233 (26.19 %)AIX
331 (24.60 %)Solaris
430 (23.81 %)WebSphere
529 (23.02 %)Windows
627 (21.43 %)Linux
627 (21.43 %)SQL
724 (19.05 %)IBM
817 (13.49 %)Mainframe
916 (12.70 %)Java
916 (12.70 %)IBM Mainframe
1014 (11.11 %)Finance
1014 (11.11 %)VB
1014 (11.11 %)HPUX
1113 (10.32 %)WebSphere Application Server
1113 (10.32 %)Migration
1212 (9.524 %)Security Cleared
1212 (9.524 %)COBOL
1212 (9.524 %)HP
1212 (9.524 %)Shell Script
1311 (8.730 %)Microsoft
1311 (8.730 %)PL/SQL
1311 (8.730 %)J2EE
1410 (7.937 %)Oracle 10g
159 (7.143 %)Sun
159 (7.143 %)WebLogic
159 (7.143 %)C++
159 (7.143 %)WebSphere MQ
159 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
168 (6.349 %)Data Migration

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (23.81 %)WebSphere
211 (8.730 %)J2EE
38 (6.349 %).NET
46 (4.762 %)Middleware
55 (3.968 %)XML
63 (2.381 %)WebServices
72 (1.587 %)EJB
72 (1.587 %)Spring
81 (0.794 %)AJAX
81 (0.794 %)SOAP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (10.32 %)WebSphere Application Server
29 (7.143 %)WebLogic
29 (7.143 %)WebSphere MQ
38 (6.349 %)Apache
47 (5.556 %)CICS
54 (3.175 %)Tomcat
54 (3.175 %)MQSeries
62 (1.587 %)SAS
62 (1.587 %)WebSphere Message Broker
62 (1.587 %)IIS
71 (0.794 %)MTS
71 (0.794 %)ArcGIS
71 (0.794 %)Oracle Workflow
71 (0.794 %)Papyrus
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.381 %)MS Excel
22 (1.587 %)MATLAB
22 (1.587 %)MS Office
22 (1.587 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.794 %)Simulink
31 (0.794 %)Stateflow
31 (0.794 %)S-PLUS
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (6.349 %)Teamcenter
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (4.762 %)SAN
23 (2.381 %)WAN
32 (1.587 %)LAN
32 (1.587 %)MPLS
32 (1.587 %)Firewall
41 (0.794 %)2G
41 (0.794 %)BSS
41 (0.794 %)LDAP
41 (0.794 %)3G
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (7.937 %)Oracle 10g
26 (4.762 %)DB2
26 (4.762 %)Oracle 9i
35 (3.968 %)TOAD
43 (2.381 %)Data Mining
52 (1.587 %)ETL
52 (1.587 %)RDBMS
52 (1.587 %)BusinessObjects
52 (1.587 %)DataStage
52 (1.587 %)MS Access
52 (1.587 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.794 %)Ingres
61 (0.794 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.794 %)Informix
61 (0.794 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.794 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.794 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.794 %)PostgreSQL
61 (0.794 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.794 %)Reference Data
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.381 %)Ant
22 (1.587 %)PVCS
22 (1.587 %)ClearCase
22 (1.587 %)ClearQuest
31 (0.794 %)Rational Robot
31 (0.794 %)Oracle APEX
31 (0.794 %)WinRunner
31 (0.794 %)TestDirector
31 (0.794 %)QuickTest Pro
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (11.11 %)Finance
24 (3.175 %)Aerospace
24 (3.175 %)Government
24 (3.175 %)Pensions
33 (2.381 %)Manufacturing
33 (2.381 %)Banking
33 (2.381 %)Telecoms
42 (1.587 %)Financial Institution
42 (1.587 %)Automotive
51 (0.794 %)Retail
51 (0.794 %)Local Government
51 (0.794 %)Publishing
51 (0.794 %)Retail Banking
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (24.60 %)Analyst
226 (20.63 %)Administrator
317 (13.49 %)Consultant
415 (11.90 %)UNIX Administrator
514 (11.11 %)Systems Administrator
613 (10.32 %)Architect
712 (9.524 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
712 (9.524 %)Developer
87 (5.556 %)DBA
87 (5.556 %)UNIX Support
96 (4.762 %)Solutions Architect
96 (4.762 %)Programmer
96 (4.762 %)Test Analyst
96 (4.762 %)Technical Analyst
105 (3.968 %)Oracle DBA
105 (3.968 %)Business Analyst
114 (3.175 %)Support Analyst
114 (3.175 %)Functional Consultant
114 (3.175 %)Analyst Programmer
114 (3.175 %)Functional Analyst
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (13.49 %)Mainframe
216 (12.70 %)IBM Mainframe
38 (6.349 %)AS400
47 (5.556 %)Client/Server
53 (2.381 %)HACMP
61 (0.794 %)Web 2.0
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (26.19 %)AIX
231 (24.60 %)Solaris
329 (23.02 %)Windows
427 (21.43 %)Linux
514 (11.11 %)HPUX
62 (1.587 %)Windows CE
71 (0.794 %)zOS
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (10.32 %)Migration
212 (9.524 %)Security Cleared
39 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
48 (6.349 %)Data Migration
55 (3.968 %)PLM
64 (3.175 %)Test Scripting
73 (2.381 %)Unit Testing
73 (2.381 %)BC Cleared
73 (2.381 %)Security Management
73 (2.381 %)UML
73 (2.381 %)CAD
82 (1.587 %)CAE
82 (1.587 %)Project Management
82 (1.587 %)RAD
82 (1.587 %)SSADM
82 (1.587 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (1.587 %)E-business
82 (1.587 %)Yourdon
82 (1.587 %)Release Management
82 (1.587 %)ITIL
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (21.43 %)SQL
216 (12.70 %)Java
314 (11.11 %)VB
412 (9.524 %)Shell Script
412 (9.524 %)COBOL
511 (8.730 %)PL/SQL
69 (7.143 %)C++
76 (4.762 %)JCL
76 (4.762 %)Korn
76 (4.762 %)PL/1
85 (3.968 %)Jython
85 (3.968 %)C
92 (1.587 %)JavaScript
92 (1.587 %)VBScript
101 (0.794 %)C#
101 (0.794 %)Delphi
101 (0.794 %)DHTML
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.381 %)RHCE
22 (1.587 %)Degree
22 (1.587 %)ISEB
31 (0.794 %)CISSP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.794 %)ISO9001
11 (0.794 %)QA
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (4.762 %)Oracle RAC
23 (2.381 %)VMware Infrastructure
23 (2.381 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (0.794 %)NFS
31 (0.794 %)Active Directory
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (3.175 %)BMC PATROL
23 (2.381 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
23 (2.381 %)BMC Performance Manager
31 (0.794 %)CONTROL-M
31 (0.794 %)OpenView
31 (0.794 %)Tivoli
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (34.92 %)Oracle
224 (19.05 %)IBM
312 (9.524 %)HP
411 (8.730 %)Microsoft
59 (7.143 %)Sun
68 (6.349 %)Red Hat
77 (5.556 %)SAP
85 (3.968 %)BEA
94 (3.175 %)BMC
94 (3.175 %)Micro Focus
103 (2.381 %)VMware
112 (1.587 %)Northgate
112 (1.587 %)Nokia
112 (1.587 %)webMethods
112 (1.587 %)Business Objects
121 (0.794 %)Progress
121 (0.794 %)Nortel
121 (0.794 %)Remedy
121 (0.794 %)Mapinfo
121 (0.794 %)VERITAS
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