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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Stockport 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-3
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads06
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.000 %75.00 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£356
% change on same period last year-2.20 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.58£31.98
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£329
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£7.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£9.50£38.00
% change on same period last year-75.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.84£22.14
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
UNIX ManchesterUNIX
Manchester

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

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport UNIX Daily Rate Trend

UNIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stockport UNIX Hourly Rate Trend

UNIX
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)HNC
11 (100.00 %)Ada
11 (100.00 %)ClearQuest
11 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (100.00 %)Electric

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)ClearQuest
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Electric
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)Ada
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)HNC