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This section looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the West Midlands 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3111
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching contract IT job ads136287
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.181 %0.286 %
As % of the category below26.31 %38.22 %
Daily rates quoted3055
Average minimum daily rate£300£301
Average daily rate£320£310
% change on same period last year+3.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£363
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Hourly rates quoted1829
Average minimum hourly rate£28.89£30.10
Average hourly rate£30.42£31.96
% change on same period last year-4.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.95£33.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.42£31.29
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads517751
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.689 %0.749 %
Daily rates quoted103140
Average minimum daily rate£286£252
Average daily rate£310£262
% change on same period last year+18.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£272
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted124201
Average minimum hourly rate£18.16£19.09
Average hourly rate£19.22£20.25
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.28£21.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.51£22.79
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
UNIX EnglandUNIX
England

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands UNIX Daily Rate Trend

UNIX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UNIX across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Midlands UNIX Daily Rate Histogram

UNIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands UNIX Hourly Rate Trend

UNIX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UNIX across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Midlands UNIX Hourly Rate Histogram

UNIX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ShropshireDown-535£336+25.09 %
BirminghamDown-1423£303-15.43 %
WarwickshireDown-721£393-1.66 %
StaffordshireNo change010£248-17.50 %
CoventryDown-157--
SolihullUp+14--
HerefordshireDown-162£375+13.20 %
WorcestershireDown-61--
UNIX EnglandUNIX
England

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1121 (46.36 %)Oracle
293 (35.63 %)Windows
377 (29.50 %)SQL
473 (27.97 %)Linux
561 (23.37 %)Solaris
652 (19.92 %)AIX
741 (15.71 %)Security Cleared
836 (13.79 %)Java
934 (13.03 %)PL/SQL
934 (13.03 %)Red Hat
1033 (12.64 %)IBM
1033 (12.64 %)Red Hat Linux
1131 (11.88 %)WebSphere
1229 (11.11 %)Microsoft
1229 (11.11 %)HP
1328 (10.73 %)Firewall
1328 (10.73 %)Government
1427 (10.34 %)TCP/IP
1427 (10.34 %)DNS
1524 (9.195 %)SAN
1524 (9.195 %)Active Directory
1524 (9.195 %)J2EE
1524 (9.195 %)HPUX
1524 (9.195 %)Windows Server 2003
1524 (9.195 %)SC Cleared
1623 (8.812 %)Migration
1722 (8.429 %)RDBMS
1821 (8.046 %)Mainframe
1918 (6.897 %)Apache
2017 (6.513 %)SQL Server

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (11.88 %)WebSphere
224 (9.195 %)J2EE
317 (6.513 %)XML
413 (4.981 %)HTML
56 (2.299 %).NET
65 (1.916 %)EJB
65 (1.916 %)CSS
65 (1.916 %)CGI
73 (1.149 %)Middleware
73 (1.149 %)JMS
73 (1.149 %)XSL
73 (1.149 %)XSLT
73 (1.149 %)JDBC
73 (1.149 %)JSP
73 (1.149 %)Servlets
82 (0.766 %)J2SE
82 (0.766 %)Hibernate
82 (0.766 %)SAP Basis
91 (0.383 %)Spring
91 (0.383 %)JNDI
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (6.897 %)Apache
216 (6.130 %)Tomcat
315 (5.747 %)WebLogic
48 (3.065 %)Tuxedo
57 (2.682 %)CICS
66 (2.299 %)Oracle Workflow
75 (1.916 %)Exchange Server 2003
75 (1.916 %)MQSeries
75 (1.916 %)MS Exchange
84 (1.533 %)WebSphere Application Server
84 (1.533 %)PegaRULES
93 (1.149 %)IIS
102 (0.766 %)Lotus Notes
102 (0.766 %)SAS
102 (0.766 %)Exchange Server 5.5
102 (0.766 %)Exchange Server 2000
102 (0.766 %)WebSphere MQ
111 (0.383 %)GroupWise
111 (0.383 %)SharePoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (3.448 %)MS Excel
26 (2.299 %)MS Office
33 (1.149 %)CATIA
33 (1.149 %)CA Clarity
33 (1.149 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.383 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.383 %)Open Workbench
41 (0.383 %)MATLAB
41 (0.383 %)Simulink
41 (0.383 %)Stateflow
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.149 %)Oracle 11i
21 (0.383 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.383 %)SAP CRM
21 (0.383 %)SMARTEAM
21 (0.383 %)Oracle Financials
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (10.73 %)Firewall
227 (10.34 %)TCP/IP
227 (10.34 %)DNS
324 (9.195 %)SAN
414 (5.364 %)LDAP
510 (3.831 %)WAN
65 (1.916 %)LAN
65 (1.916 %)VoIP
65 (1.916 %)Internet
73 (1.149 %)NetScreen
73 (1.149 %)SNMP
73 (1.149 %)Network Security
82 (0.766 %)SSH
82 (0.766 %)SSL
82 (0.766 %)VPN
82 (0.766 %)FTP
82 (0.766 %)HTTP
91 (0.383 %)DHCP
91 (0.383 %)ISDN
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (8.429 %)RDBMS
217 (6.513 %)SQL Server
313 (4.981 %)Oracle Reports
412 (4.598 %)Oracle 8/8i
412 (4.598 %)Oracle 10g
511 (4.215 %)TOAD
511 (4.215 %)DB2
68 (3.065 %)Oracle 9i
76 (2.299 %)MS Access
84 (1.533 %)Crystal Reports
84 (1.533 %)Informix
84 (1.533 %)Data Mining
93 (1.149 %)ObjectStore
93 (1.149 %)OLAP
93 (1.149 %)Datawarehouse
93 (1.149 %)SQLPlus
102 (0.766 %)SQL Server 2005
102 (0.766 %)Oracle OLAP
102 (0.766 %)MySQL
102 (0.766 %)SQL Server 2000
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (3.065 %)Subversion
27 (2.682 %)Oracle Forms
34 (1.533 %)JUnit
43 (1.149 %)PVCS
43 (1.149 %)TestDirector
43 (1.149 %)LoadRunner
43 (1.149 %)PowerBuilder
43 (1.149 %)ClearQuest
43 (1.149 %)COOL:Gen
43 (1.149 %)Oracle APEX
43 (1.149 %)Ant
52 (0.766 %)Rational Robot
52 (0.766 %)ChangeMan
52 (0.766 %)CruiseControl
52 (0.766 %)ProC
52 (0.766 %)Eclipse
52 (0.766 %)WinRunner
52 (0.766 %)ClearCase
52 (0.766 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
61 (0.383 %)Rational Rose
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (10.73 %)Government
211 (4.215 %)Telecoms
310 (3.831 %)Finance
48 (3.065 %)Local Government
57 (2.682 %)Automotive
65 (1.916 %)Retail
74 (1.533 %)Pensions
82 (0.766 %)Billing
82 (0.766 %)Banking
91 (0.383 %)Back Office
91 (0.383 %)Games
91 (0.383 %)Construction
91 (0.383 %)Education
91 (0.383 %)Aerospace
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
162 (23.75 %)Analyst
235 (13.41 %)Administrator
327 (10.34 %)Developer
327 (10.34 %)Support Analyst
419 (7.280 %)Architect
518 (6.897 %)UNIX Administrator
614 (5.364 %)Consultant
614 (5.364 %)Systems Administrator
710 (3.831 %)Test Analyst
710 (3.831 %)Applications Support
710 (3.831 %)Web Administrator
89 (3.448 %)Technical Architect
98 (3.065 %)DBA
98 (3.065 %)Software Engineer
98 (3.065 %)UNIX Support
107 (2.682 %)Technical Administrator
107 (2.682 %)Tester
116 (2.299 %)Business Analyst
116 (2.299 %)Java Developer
116 (2.299 %)Oracle DBA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (8.046 %)Mainframe
216 (6.130 %)IBM Mainframe
313 (4.981 %)Client/Server
412 (4.598 %)AS400
53 (1.149 %)Replication
53 (1.149 %)Clustering
62 (0.766 %)N-Tier
62 (0.766 %)RMADS
71 (0.383 %)Data Integration
71 (0.383 %)Thin Client
71 (0.383 %)Management Information System
71 (0.383 %)Tandem
71 (0.383 %)CMDB
71 (0.383 %)Wiki
71 (0.383 %)Fat Client
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
193 (35.63 %)Windows
273 (27.97 %)Linux
361 (23.37 %)Solaris
452 (19.92 %)AIX
533 (12.64 %)Red Hat Linux
624 (9.195 %)Windows Server 2003
624 (9.195 %)HPUX
713 (4.981 %)Windows 2000 Server
89 (3.448 %)Fedora
89 (3.448 %)Windows Vista
98 (3.065 %)Tru64
107 (2.682 %)Windows XP
116 (2.299 %)Windows 2000
124 (1.533 %)SUSE
133 (1.149 %)Windows NT
142 (0.766 %)VMS
142 (0.766 %)OpenVMS
142 (0.766 %)NetWare
151 (0.383 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
141 (15.71 %)Security Cleared
224 (9.195 %)SC Cleared
323 (8.812 %)Migration
416 (6.130 %)Data Migration
512 (4.598 %)ITIL
611 (4.215 %)Configuration Management
611 (4.215 %)Unit Testing
710 (3.831 %)Disaster Recovery
89 (3.448 %)Service Delivery
89 (3.448 %)OO
98 (3.065 %)Project Management
107 (2.682 %)Change Management
107 (2.682 %)Workflow
116 (2.299 %)CRM
116 (2.299 %)Business Intelligence
116 (2.299 %)UML
116 (2.299 %)Test Scripting
125 (1.916 %)Logistics
134 (1.533 %)Problem Management
143 (1.149 %)User Acceptance Testing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
177 (29.50 %)SQL
236 (13.79 %)Java
334 (13.03 %)PL/SQL
417 (6.513 %)Shell Script
515 (5.747 %)COBOL
614 (5.364 %)C
712 (4.598 %)C++
712 (4.598 %)VB
810 (3.831 %)Perl
99 (3.448 %)JavaScript
105 (1.916 %)JCL
105 (1.916 %)PL/1
114 (1.533 %)Korn
114 (1.533 %)PHP
122 (0.766 %)Tcl
131 (0.383 %)PowerHouse
131 (0.383 %)DCL
131 (0.383 %)VBA
131 (0.383 %)Fortran
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (2.299 %)ISEB
23 (1.149 %)ITIL Certification
23 (1.149 %)ISTQB
32 (0.766 %)Degree
32 (0.766 %)Cisco Certification
32 (0.766 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (0.766 %)MCSE
32 (0.766 %)MCSA
41 (0.383 %)CCNA
41 (0.383 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (0.383 %)ACCA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (3.065 %)SLA
24 (1.533 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
24 (1.533 %)QA
31 (0.383 %)ISO17799
31 (0.383 %)ISO27001
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (9.195 %)Active Directory
212 (4.598 %)NetBackup
32 (0.766 %)Oracle RMAN
32 (0.766 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.383 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
41 (0.383 %)Samba
41 (0.383 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
41 (0.383 %)Oracle RAC
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (3.448 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
27 (2.682 %)BMC PATROL
36 (2.299 %)Legato
45 (1.916 %)Tivoli
54 (1.533 %)Unicenter
63 (1.149 %)OpenView
72 (0.766 %)HP Data Protector
81 (0.383 %)Oracle Statspack
81 (0.383 %)AutoSys
81 (0.383 %)Tivoli Monitoring
81 (0.383 %)Tivoli Remote Control
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1121 (46.36 %)Oracle
234 (13.03 %)Red Hat
333 (12.64 %)IBM
429 (11.11 %)Microsoft
429 (11.11 %)HP
516 (6.130 %)Cisco
611 (4.215 %)SAP
611 (4.215 %)Northgate
710 (3.831 %)VERITAS
89 (3.448 %)Intel
98 (3.065 %)BMC
98 (3.065 %)CA
98 (3.065 %)Dell
98 (3.065 %)Sun
107 (2.682 %)Juniper
107 (2.682 %)Altiris
107 (2.682 %)3Com
116 (2.299 %)Blue Coat
116 (2.299 %)Retek
116 (2.299 %)EMC