The first table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills in IT contracts advertised for the Tonbridge region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited UNIX over the 3 months to 17 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 Tonbridge 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
UNIX
Rank 2 3 -
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -
Contract jobs citing UNIX 3 2 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tonbridge 60.00% 20.00% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 60.00% 33.33% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 0
Average daily rate £450 £488 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.69% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £375 £350
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £32.25 £30.00
% change year-on-year
-6.97% +7.50%
All Operating Systems
Tonbridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
5 6 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tonbridge 100.00% 60.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 0
Average daily rate £450 £488 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.69% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
UNIX
Kent

UNIX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge region.

Tonbridge UNIX Daily Rate Trend

UNIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Tonbridge UNIX Hourly Rate Trend

UNIX
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Tonbridge 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 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 4 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle RAC
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle 11g
1 4 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 3 (75.00%) Finance
3 2 (50.00%) Investment Management
4 1 (25.00%) AIX
4 1 (25.00%) Database Security

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Tonbridge 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.

Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle 11g
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) DBA
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle DBA
1 3 (75.00%) Senior Oracle DBA
1 3 (75.00%) Senior DBA
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (25.00%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Investment Management
2 1 (25.00%) Database Security
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle
1 4 (100.00%) Red Hat
Tonbridge, South East
This is a fantastic 3 month initial contract based in Tonbridge for 2 x Senior Oracle DBA's.
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 25 April 2013
Tonbridge, South East
Excellent skills in the following areas must include: * Recent Oracle Database 11gR2 (Standalone and RAC) skills and a proven investment management and / or financial services... * Detailed Oracle Enterprise...
Rate: £400 - £500 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
Tonbridge, South East
Excellent skills in the following areas must include:* Recent Oracle Database 11gR2 (Standalone and RAC) skills and a proven investment management and / or financial services.* Proven Oracle Grid...
Rate: £400 - £500 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013