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 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 134 | 81 | 109 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | +28 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 729 | 1,681 | 2,144 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.70% | 2.89% | 2.44% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 12.81% | 17.71% | 16.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 484 | 1,162 | 1,403 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £413 | £395 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £500 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £656 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £738 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £476 | £540 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.94% | +9.09% | +14.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 27 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.08 | £43.75 | £40.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.80 | £51.88 | £47.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £58.59 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.73% | -9.86% | +42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.19 | £71.23 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.63 | £75.00 | £84.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £57.50 | £49.54 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.43% | +16.07% | +16.56% |
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 | 5,693 | 9,494 | 13,226 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.29% | 16.34% | 15.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,848 | 6,655 | 8,981 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £193 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £510 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.84% | +2.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 389 | 420 | 621 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.70 | £14.00 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £17.72 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +71.11% | +26.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.25 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.06% | +46.50% | +21.21% |
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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 7 May 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 7 May 2024.
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Top 17 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 7 May 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 | -59 | 604 | £550 | -2.25% | 211 |
| London | -36 | 358 | £600 | - | 91 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 315 | £476 | -11.94% | 128 |
| Work from Home | -56 | 217 | £525 | -4.55% | 85 |
| South East | +2 | 104 | £425 | -22.73% | 31 |
| Scotland | -10 | 67 | £550 | - | 16 |
| North of England | -47 | 50 | £470 | -10.48% | 20 |
| Midlands | -47 | 42 | £536 | -0.74% | 17 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 41 | £536 | -0.74% | 6 |
| North West | -17 | 24 | £523 | +4.50% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 23 | £425 | -25.27% | 11 |
| South West | +6 | 21 | £488 | -11.36% | 12 |
| East of England | -26 | 17 | £375 | -11.76% | 32 |
| Wales | +16 | 8 | £685 | +30.48% | |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 4 | £500 | -23.08% | 2 |
| North East | -11 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 1 | £500 | -23.08% | 11 |
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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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