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The table below looks at the demand for the UNIX Systems Administrator role in IT contracts within the Norfolk 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 UNIX System Administrator
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.459 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£319
% change on same period last year+8.13 %
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£44.88£32.50
% change on same period last year+38.09 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads436347
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.617 %0.351 %
Daily rates quoted145122
Average minimum daily rate£353£363
Average daily rate£377£384
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted5533
Average minimum hourly rate£16.58£19.36
Average hourly rate£18.17£21.27
% change on same period last year-14.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.77£23.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
UNIX Systems Administrator East of EnglandUNIX Systems Administrator
East of 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 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 Norfolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Norfolk 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 Norfolk region.

Norfolk UNIX Systems Administrator Daily Rate Trend

UNIX Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Norfolk UNIX Systems Administrator Hourly 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 Norfolk region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
NorwichNew entry-2£450-
UNIX Systems Administrator East of EnglandUNIX Systems Administrator
East of England

UNIX Systems Administrator
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk 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.

15 (100.00 %)UNIX
15 (100.00 %)AIX
15 (100.00 %)Change Management
23 (60.00 %)Insurance
32 (40.00 %)Finance
32 (40.00 %)IBM
41 (20.00 %)VERITAS
41 (20.00 %)Tivoli
41 (20.00 %)HACMP
41 (20.00 %)Shell Script
41 (20.00 %)LDAP
41 (20.00 %)SLA
41 (20.00 %)NetBackup
41 (20.00 %)Korn
41 (20.00 %)Oracle RAC
41 (20.00 %)Performance Management
41 (20.00 %)Oracle

UNIX Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk 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.

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)LDAP
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Insurance
22 (40.00 %)Finance
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)HACMP
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)UNIX
15 (100.00 %)AIX
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Change Management
21 (20.00 %)Performance Management
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Shell Script
11 (20.00 %)Korn
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)SLA
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)NetBackup
11 (20.00 %)Oracle RAC
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)Tivoli
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)IBM
21 (20.00 %)VERITAS
21 (20.00 %)Oracle