The first table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited UNIX over the 3 months to 22 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 West Sussex 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
UNIX
Rank 26 29 21
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -8
Contract jobs citing UNIX 16 28 29
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 4.113% 4.204% 6.591%
As % of the Operating Systems category 18.39% 25.45% 24.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 22 9
Average daily rate £456 £306 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+48.97% -23.43%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £419 £275 £355
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £496 £442
UK excluding London average daily rate £354 £375 £350
% change year-on-year
-5.54% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Average hourly rate £36.50 £32.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.30% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-7.69% -
All Operating Systems
West Sussex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
87 110 118
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 22.37% 16.52% 26.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 63 37
Average daily rate £425 £305 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+39.34% -23.75%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £173 £260
10% offered a daily rate of more than £585 £488 £473
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 5 20
Average hourly rate £17.88 £11.75 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+52.19% -44.04%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.69 £11.75 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.65 £32.50 £24.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
UNIX
South East

UNIX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region.

West Sussex UNIX Hourly Rate Trend

UNIX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Crawley +7 5 £438 -1.40%
Worthing +2 3 £475 +52.00%
Gatwick - 2 £475 -
Horsham +1 1 - -
UNIX
South East

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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 13 (59.09%) Oracle
1 13 (59.09%) Windows
2 12 (54.55%) SQL
3 10 (45.45%) Linux
4 7 (31.82%) SQL Server
4 7 (31.82%) Data Modelling
4 7 (31.82%) Microsoft
4 7 (31.82%) Data Security
5 6 (27.27%) Business Objects
6 5 (22.73%) Novell
6 5 (22.73%) Data Management
6 5 (22.73%) Data Architecture
6 5 (22.73%) Master Data Management
6 5 (22.73%) Database Security
7 4 (18.18%) XenApp
7 4 (18.18%) F5
7 4 (18.18%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (18.18%) SCCM
7 4 (18.18%) Data Protection
7 4 (18.18%) Supplier Management
7 4 (18.18%) PL/SQL
7 4 (18.18%) VMware
7 4 (18.18%) Citrix
7 4 (18.18%) DMZ
7 4 (18.18%) Internet
7 4 (18.18%) VPN
8 3 (13.64%) Test Strategy
9 2 (9.091%) vSphere
9 2 (9.091%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 2 (9.091%) Rational DOORS

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

Application Development
1 2 (9.091%) OpenGL
2 1 (4.545%) LAMP
2 1 (4.545%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 2 (9.091%) Exchange Server 2010
1 2 (9.091%) Exchange Server 2003
1 2 (9.091%) Exchange Server 2007
1 2 (9.091%) SharePoint
1 2 (9.091%) MS Exchange
1 2 (9.091%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 1 (4.545%) WebLogic
Communications & Networking
1 4 (18.18%) DMZ
1 4 (18.18%) Internet
1 4 (18.18%) VPN
2 2 (9.091%) DNS
2 2 (9.091%) LAN
2 2 (9.091%) WAN
2 2 (9.091%) DHCP
2 2 (9.091%) TCP/IP
2 2 (9.091%) Firewall
2 2 (9.091%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (31.82%) SQL Server
2 2 (9.091%) SAP Data Services
2 2 (9.091%) TOAD
3 1 (4.545%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (9.091%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (4.545%) Oracle Forms
General
1 2 (9.091%) Retail
1 2 (9.091%) Back Office
1 2 (9.091%) Telecoms
1 2 (9.091%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) Project Manager
1 6 (27.27%) Infrastructure Manager
2 5 (22.73%) Data Architect
2 5 (22.73%) Architect
3 4 (18.18%) Infrastructure Project Manager
4 2 (9.091%) Infrastructure Support Team Leader
4 2 (9.091%) Infrastructure Support Manager
4 2 (9.091%) Test Manager
4 2 (9.091%) Senior Manager
4 2 (9.091%) 3rd Line Support
4 2 (9.091%) Infrastructure Team Leader
4 2 (9.091%) Team Leader
4 2 (9.091%) Support Manager
4 2 (9.091%) Support Team Leader
4 2 (9.091%) ETL Developer
4 2 (9.091%) Senior Test Manager
4 2 (9.091%) Developer
5 1 (4.545%) Analyst
5 1 (4.545%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 1 (4.545%) Oracle Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.091%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (9.091%) iSeries
1 2 (9.091%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 13 (59.09%) Windows
2 10 (45.45%) Linux
3 4 (18.18%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (9.091%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (9.091%) Windows XP
4 2 (9.091%) AIX
4 2 (9.091%) Solaris
5 1 (4.545%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (31.82%) Data Modelling
1 7 (31.82%) Data Security
2 5 (22.73%) Data Management
2 5 (22.73%) Data Architecture
2 5 (22.73%) Master Data Management
2 5 (22.73%) Database Security
3 4 (18.18%) Data Protection
3 4 (18.18%) Supplier Management
4 3 (13.64%) Test Strategy
5 2 (9.091%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (9.091%) Requirements Management
5 2 (9.091%) Project Planning
5 2 (9.091%) Test Management
5 2 (9.091%) ETL
5 2 (9.091%) ITIL
5 2 (9.091%) PRINCE2
5 2 (9.091%) Service Management
5 2 (9.091%) DRM
5 2 (9.091%) Project Management
5 2 (9.091%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (54.55%) SQL
2 4 (18.18%) PL/SQL
3 2 (9.091%) VB
3 2 (9.091%) C#
3 2 (9.091%) C++
3 2 (9.091%) Java
4 1 (4.545%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2 (9.091%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.545%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.091%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (9.091%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (18.18%) XenApp
2 2 (9.091%) vSphere
2 2 (9.091%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (18.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (59.09%) Oracle
2 7 (31.82%) Microsoft
3 6 (27.27%) Business Objects
4 5 (22.73%) Novell
5 4 (18.18%) F5
5 4 (18.18%) VMware
5 4 (18.18%) Citrix
6 2 (9.091%) Cisco
6 2 (9.091%) CheckPoint
6 2 (9.091%) TOWER Software
7 1 (4.545%) BMC
West Sussex
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