Unix Engineer Contracts in Scotland

Unix Engineer
UK > Scotland

As of 19 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Unix Engineer daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 120 128 171
Rank change year-on-year +8 +43 -19
Contract jobs requiring a Unix Engineer 8 40 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.36% 1.39% 0.056%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 1.47% 0.058%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 31 2
10th Percentile - £463 £98
25th Percentile - £500 £161
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £525 £268
Median % change year-on-year - +96.26% -35.93%
75th Percentile - £559 £374
90th Percentile - £575 £438
UK median daily rate £519 £534 £450
% change year-on-year -2.81% +18.61% +5.88%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,119 2,729 3,441
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.77% 95.15% 96.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,300 1,963 2,447
10th Percentile £200 £250 £208
25th Percentile £378 £402 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £451
Median % change year-on-year - +5.44% +6.00%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £541
90th Percentile £663 £650 £615
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 43 56
10th Percentile £12.50 £12.83 £12.46
25th Percentile £16.31 £17.72 £17.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £23.86 £25.55
Median % change year-on-year +46.69% -6.60% -36.14%
75th Percentile £60.56 £61.78 £47.97
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.50 £54.03
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -22.22% +95.65% -

Unix Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Unix Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Unix Engineer in Scotland

Unix Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unix Engineer in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Unix Engineer in Scotland

Unix Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unix Engineer in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Unix Engineer in Scotland

Unix Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unix Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +1 8 - - 2
Unix Engineer
UK

Unix Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Unix Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Unix Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Unix
1 8 (100.00%) Python
1 8 (100.00%) Linux
2 7 (87.50%) Perl
3 5 (62.50%) OO
3 5 (62.50%) Platform Engineering
4 3 (37.50%) DevOps
5 2 (25.00%) Virtual Team
5 2 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (25.00%) Server Management
5 2 (25.00%) Agile
5 2 (25.00%) Jenkins
5 2 (25.00%) C
5 2 (25.00%) Open Source
5 2 (25.00%) Git
5 2 (25.00%) Test Automation
6 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
6 1 (12.50%) Finance
6 1 (12.50%) VMware
6 1 (12.50%) SQL
6 1 (12.50%) Windows
6 1 (12.50%) HP
6 1 (12.50%) Dell
6 1 (12.50%) BMC
6 1 (12.50%) Banking
6 1 (12.50%) Investment Banking
6 1 (12.50%) Load Balancing
6 1 (12.50%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (12.50%) FastAPI

Unix Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Git
1 2 (25.00%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (12.50%) Banking
1 1 (12.50%) Finance
1 1 (12.50%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) FastAPI
1 1 (12.50%) Redfish
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Virtual Team
2 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Linux
1 8 (100.00%) Unix
2 1 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) OO
1 5 (62.50%) Platform Engineering
2 3 (37.50%) DevOps
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (25.00%) Open Source
3 2 (25.00%) Server Management
3 2 (25.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (12.50%) Containerisation
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (12.50%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) Python
2 7 (87.50%) Perl
3 2 (25.00%) C
4 1 (12.50%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) BMC
1 1 (12.50%) Dell
1 1 (12.50%) HP
1 1 (12.50%) VMware