UNIX Contracts in the North West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited UNIX over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
UNIX
Rank 19 17 15
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -2
Contract jobs citing UNIX 161 257 248
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 6.907% 8.261% 8.131%
As % of the Operating Systems category 29.60% 38.24% 36.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 97 155
Average daily rate £375 £350 £365
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -4.10%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £219 £280 £257
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £475 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £362 £370 £350
% change year-on-year
-2.29% +5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 2
Average hourly rate £30.00 £22.50 £24.97
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+33.33% -9.87%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £32.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-6.25% -1.53%
All Operating Systems
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category		 544 672 673
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 23.34% 21.60% 22.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 262 355
Average daily rate £298 £320 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.03% +6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £175 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £460 £415
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 69 73
Average hourly rate £17.50 £17.50 £13.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +34.61%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.00 £30.00 £30.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.20 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-4.70% +3.03%
UNIX
England

UNIX
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing UNIX across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

North West UNIX Jobs Demand Trend

UNIX
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing UNIX across the North West region.

North West UNIX Daily Rate Trend

UNIX
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UNIX across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West UNIX Daily Rate Histogram

UNIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West UNIX Hourly Rate Trend

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 North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire -6 70 £333 -4.85%
Manchester -21 37 £331 -4.53%
Merseyside +17 27 £425 +109.87%
Lancashire -9 13 £388 +2.64%
UNIX
England

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

1 123 (41.98%) Windows
2 116 (39.59%) Linux
3 97 (33.11%) Oracle
4 90 (30.72%) Finance
5 76 (25.94%) AIX
6 64 (21.84%) SQL
7 55 (18.77%) Banking
8 51 (17.41%) Middleware
9 50 (17.06%) Shell Script
9 50 (17.06%) IBM
10 49 (16.72%) ITIL
11 45 (15.36%) Java
12 40 (13.65%) Solaris
12 40 (13.65%) Security Cleared
13 38 (12.97%) Project Management
14 37 (12.63%) Perl
15 35 (11.95%) Mainframe
16 30 (10.24%) SC Cleared
17 29 (9.898%) WebSphere
18 28 (9.556%) DB2
19 27 (9.215%) SAP
19 27 (9.215%) VMware
20 26 (8.874%) Oracle 11g
20 26 (8.874%) Migration
20 26 (8.874%) Stakeholder Management
21 25 (8.532%) Change Management
21 25 (8.532%) Red Hat
21 25 (8.532%) Retail
22 24 (8.191%) Microsoft
23 23 (7.850%) Tivoli

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

Application Development
1 51 (17.41%) Middleware
2 29 (9.898%) WebSphere
3 21 (7.167%) XML
4 15 (5.119%) HTML
5 14 (4.778%) Web Services
6 13 (4.437%) XSLT
7 12 (4.096%) SAP Basis
7 12 (4.096%) J2EE
8 11 (3.754%) JMS
9 10 (3.413%) Ajax
9 10 (3.413%) XHTML
9 10 (3.413%) JDBC
10 9 (3.072%) JSP
10 9 (3.072%) Servlets
10 9 (3.072%) SOAP
10 9 (3.072%) EJB
10 9 (3.072%) Tivoli Directory Integrator
11 8 (2.730%) XMLBeans
11 8 (2.730%) SAP XI
11 8 (2.730%) JSTL
Application Platforms
1 17 (5.802%) WebSphere Application Server
2 12 (4.096%) NetWeaver
3 11 (3.754%) WebSphere MQ
4 10 (3.413%) SAS
4 10 (3.413%) Apache
5 8 (2.730%) MS Exchange
5 8 (2.730%) MQSeries
6 6 (2.048%) WebSphere Message Broker
6 6 (2.048%) WebLogic
6 6 (2.048%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (1.024%) SharePoint
7 3 (1.024%) TIBCO EMS
8 2 (0.683%) IBM HTTP Server
8 2 (0.683%) ActiveMQ
8 2 (0.683%) ESB
8 2 (0.683%) PowerExchange
8 2 (0.683%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.683%) Gentran
9 1 (0.341%) CICS
9 1 (0.341%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 21 (7.167%) MS Office
2 14 (4.778%) MS Visio
3 7 (2.389%) MS Project
4 5 (1.706%) MS Excel
5 1 (0.341%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (3.754%) Oracle EBS R12
2 10 (3.413%) Oracle Applications
3 8 (2.730%) Oracle Payroll
3 8 (2.730%) Tridion
4 7 (2.389%) SAP BPC
5 5 (1.706%) SAP R/3
6 4 (1.365%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (1.365%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (1.024%) BusinessWorks
7 3 (1.024%) TIBCO BusinessEvents
7 3 (1.024%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.683%) Remedy AR System
9 1 (0.341%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.341%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.341%) assyst
9 1 (0.341%) BASE24
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.509%) LDAP
2 21 (7.167%) SAN
3 19 (6.485%) Firewall
4 16 (5.461%) Internet
4 16 (5.461%) SSL
5 11 (3.754%) HTTP
6 9 (3.072%) LAN
6 9 (3.072%) WAN
6 9 (3.072%) TCP/IP
7 8 (2.730%) VPN
7 8 (2.730%) FTP
8 7 (2.389%) DNS
9 6 (2.048%) Network Security
9 6 (2.048%) SMS
9 6 (2.048%) Kerberos
9 6 (2.048%) X.509
10 3 (1.024%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.683%) Fibre Channel
12 1 (0.341%) NetScaler
12 1 (0.341%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (9.556%) DB2
2 26 (8.874%) Oracle 11g
3 19 (6.485%) RDBMS
4 18 (6.143%) SQL Server
5 16 (5.461%) Oracle 10g
6 10 (3.413%) SAP BW
7 8 (2.730%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (2.730%) Oracle Reports
8 7 (2.389%) TOAD
9 6 (2.048%) Base SAS
10 5 (1.706%) OLAP
10 5 (1.706%) Informix
11 4 (1.365%) Oracle 8/8i
12 3 (1.024%) SAP BI
12 3 (1.024%) GIS
12 3 (1.024%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.683%) MySQL
13 2 (0.683%) Oracle Exadata
14 1 (0.341%) SAP HANA
14 1 (0.341%) Couchbase
Development Applications
1 11 (3.754%) Ant
1 11 (3.754%) JUnit
1 11 (3.754%) Subversion
2 9 (3.072%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
2 9 (3.072%) Eclipse
3 8 (2.730%) Log4j
4 6 (2.048%) JDeveloper
4 6 (2.048%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.683%) Maven
5 2 (0.683%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.683%) PVCS
5 2 (0.683%) TestDirector
6 1 (0.341%) Gradle
6 1 (0.341%) Rational Functional Tester
6 1 (0.341%) Oracle APEX
General
1 90 (30.72%) Finance
2 55 (18.77%) Banking
3 25 (8.532%) Retail
4 11 (3.754%) Telecoms
5 8 (2.730%) Investment Banking
6 7 (2.389%) Games
7 6 (2.048%) Local Government
8 3 (1.024%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.024%) Retail Banking
9 2 (0.683%) German Language
9 2 (0.683%) Legal
10 1 (0.341%) French Language
10 1 (0.341%) Italian Language
10 1 (0.341%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (0.341%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.341%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 39 (13.31%) Consultant
2 36 (12.29%) Administrator
3 32 (10.92%) Project Manager
4 31 (10.58%) Developer
5 29 (9.898%) Architect
6 26 (8.874%) Analyst
7 21 (7.167%) DBA
8 18 (6.143%) Infrastructure Manager
9 17 (5.802%) Oracle DBA
9 17 (5.802%) Infrastructure Project Manager
10 13 (4.437%) Java Developer
11 11 (3.754%) Support Engineer
11 11 (3.754%) Designer
11 11 (3.754%) Technical Analyst
12 10 (3.413%) Infrastructure Architect
12 10 (3.413%) Oracle Consultant
12 10 (3.413%) J2EE Developer
12 10 (3.413%) Java/J2EE Developer
12 10 (3.413%) Technical Architect
13 9 (3.072%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 35 (11.95%) Mainframe
2 10 (3.413%) Clustering
3 9 (3.072%) Web 2.0
4 7 (2.389%) HACMP
5 6 (2.048%) Data Integration
5 6 (2.048%) Blackberry
6 5 (1.706%) Replication
6 5 (1.706%) PMI
6 5 (1.706%) Client/Server
6 5 (1.706%) Wiki
6 5 (1.706%) Grid Computing
7 4 (1.365%) Tandem
7 4 (1.365%) PKI
7 4 (1.365%) Computer Science
7 4 (1.365%) IBM Mainframe
8 3 (1.024%) Mobile Banking
8 3 (1.024%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (1.024%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.024%) Equities
9 2 (0.683%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 123 (41.98%) Windows
2 116 (39.59%) Linux
3 76 (25.94%) AIX
4 40 (13.65%) Solaris
5 16 (5.461%) HPUX
5 16 (5.461%) Windows 7
6 12 (4.096%) Windows Server 2008
6 12 (4.096%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 10 (3.413%) Tru64
8 9 (3.072%) Windows XP
9 6 (2.048%) Windows Server 2003
9 6 (2.048%) zOS
10 4 (1.365%) Windows 2000
11 1 (0.341%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.341%) MVS
11 1 (0.341%) VME
11 1 (0.341%) i5/OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (16.72%) ITIL
2 38 (12.97%) Project Management
3 26 (8.874%) Migration
3 26 (8.874%) Stakeholder Management
4 25 (8.532%) Change Management
5 22 (7.509%) Business Intelligence
5 22 (7.509%) PRINCE2
6 18 (6.143%) Configuration Management
7 15 (5.119%) Service Delivery
7 15 (5.119%) Identity Management
8 13 (4.437%) E-Commerce
9 12 (4.096%) Information Security
9 12 (4.096%) UML
9 12 (4.096%) Service Management
10 11 (3.754%) OO
10 11 (3.754%) CRM
10 11 (3.754%) Project Planning
11 10 (3.413%) Problem Management
11 10 (3.413%) SOA
11 10 (3.413%) RAD
Programming Languages
1 64 (21.84%) SQL
2 50 (17.06%) Shell Script
3 45 (15.36%) Java
4 37 (12.63%) Perl
5 22 (7.509%) PL/SQL
5 22 (7.509%) JavaScript
6 16 (5.461%) C
7 13 (4.437%) VB
7 13 (4.437%) Bash shell
8 8 (2.730%) XPath
9 7 (2.389%) C++
9 7 (2.389%) Ruby
10 6 (2.048%) ABAP
11 4 (1.365%) Uniface
12 3 (1.024%) PHP
13 2 (0.683%) Korn
13 2 (0.683%) Bourne shell
13 2 (0.683%) Python
14 1 (0.341%) JCL
14 1 (0.341%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 40 (13.65%) Security Cleared
2 30 (10.24%) SC Cleared
3 10 (3.413%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 9 (3.072%) CISSP
5 7 (2.389%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (2.048%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 5 (1.706%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.706%) Degree
8 4 (1.365%) BC Cleared
8 4 (1.365%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.024%) CISA
9 3 (1.024%) GIAC
9 3 (1.024%) ISEB
10 2 (0.683%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.683%) IBM WebSphere Certification
11 1 (0.341%) CCIE
11 1 (0.341%) CCSP
11 1 (0.341%) CCNP
11 1 (0.341%) CCNA
11 1 (0.341%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.072%) QA
2 4 (1.365%) BS7799
3 1 (0.341%) Basel II
System Software
1 16 (5.461%) Active Directory
2 12 (4.096%) Oracle RAC
3 7 (2.389%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
4 6 (2.048%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.706%) PowerHA
5 5 (1.706%) VMware ESX
6 3 (1.024%) vSphere
6 3 (1.024%) Tivoli Directory Server
7 2 (0.683%) XenApp
7 2 (0.683%) vCloud
8 1 (0.341%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.341%) Veritas Volume Manager
8 1 (0.341%) Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
1 23 (7.850%) Tivoli
2 12 (4.096%) Tivoli Identity Manager
3 10 (3.413%) Data Guard
3 10 (3.413%) HP Quality Center
4 8 (2.730%) Puppet
5 7 (2.389%) Netcool
5 7 (2.389%) Nagios
6 4 (1.365%) BladeLogic
6 4 (1.365%) Oracle Identity Manager
7 3 (1.024%) HP UCMDB
7 3 (1.024%) TIBCO Hawk
7 3 (1.024%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 2 (0.683%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.683%) SCCM
8 2 (0.683%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 1 (0.341%) SCOM
Vendors
1 97 (33.11%) Oracle
2 50 (17.06%) IBM
3 27 (9.215%) SAP
3 27 (9.215%) VMware
4 25 (8.532%) Red Hat
5 24 (8.191%) Microsoft
6 20 (6.826%) HP
7 13 (4.437%) Citrix
8 10 (3.413%) Brocade
8 10 (3.413%) NetApp
9 9 (3.072%) CheckPoint
9 9 (3.072%) ATG
9 9 (3.072%) Blue Martini
10 8 (2.730%) Elastic Path
10 8 (2.730%) Kaspersky
10 8 (2.730%) Interwoven
10 8 (2.730%) SurfControl
10 8 (2.730%) Clearswift
11 6 (2.048%) Cisco
11 6 (2.048%) BMC
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