Unix
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Unix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Unix over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 137 | 81 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -56 | +31 | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 743 | 1,713 | 2,183 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.72% | 2.86% | 2.46% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 12.87% | 17.63% | 16.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 489 | 1,187 | 1,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £416 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £500 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £738 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £494 | £540 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.56% | +10.20% | +14.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 27 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.10 | £41.50 | £41.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.66 | £51.25 | £48.70 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £58.59 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.73% | -9.86% | +47.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £73.73 | £73.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | £75.40 | £83.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £57.50 | £57.27 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.43% | +0.40% | +30.16% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Unix is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,775 | 9,719 | 13,427 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.34% | 16.25% | 15.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,885 | 6,848 | 9,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £184 | £189 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £326 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.93% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £638 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £717 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +8.97% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 394 | 422 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.75 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.75 | £22.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.23% | +73.92% | +23.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.88 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.00 | £31.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.80% | +56.25% | +17.65% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Unix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unix.
Unix
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unix over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Unix
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unix.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Unix over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| England | -52 | 608 | £550 | - | 193 |
| London | -31 | 349 | £600 | +1.69% | 91 |
| UK excluding London | -49 | 336 | £494 | -8.56% | 109 |
| Work from Home | -52 | 227 | £533 | -1.75% | 90 |
| South East | +10 | 107 | £425 | -22.73% | 30 |
| Scotland | -15 | 76 | £575 | +5.50% | 9 |
| North of England | -32 | 58 | £484 | -7.90% | 12 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 41 | £536 | -0.74% | 7 |
| Midlands | -60 | 41 | £536 | -0.74% | 14 |
| North West | -22 | 31 | £550 | +9.95% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 24 | £425 | -19.05% | 7 |
| South West | +11 | 22 | £488 | -11.36% | 19 |
| East of England | -16 | 16 | £350 | -17.65% | 24 |
| Wales | +22 | 10 | £650 | +15.56% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 4 | £500 | -23.08% | 2 |
| North East | -7 | 3 | - | - |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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