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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Worcestershire 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below16.67 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£341
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67-
Average hourly rate£33.83-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.93£32.61
% change on same period last year-8.19 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads1814
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£312£151
Average daily rate£324£169
% change on same period last year+92.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£187
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£319
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted82
Average minimum hourly rate£19.76£13.50
Average hourly rate£20.38£15.00
% change on same period last year+35.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.00£16.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.93£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
UNIX West MidlandsUNIX
West Midlands

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire UNIX Daily Rate Trend

UNIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Worcestershire UNIX Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
MalvernNew entry-1--
WorcesterNew entry-1--
UNIX West MidlandsUNIX
West Midlands

UNIX
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

14 (100.00 %)ClearCase
23 (75.00 %)SUSE
23 (75.00 %)Fedora
23 (75.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)XSLT
23 (75.00 %)Linux
23 (75.00 %)UML
23 (75.00 %)OO
23 (75.00 %)CORBA
23 (75.00 %)TDD
23 (75.00 %)Multithreading
32 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
32 (50.00 %)Quality Management
41 (25.00 %)Aerospace
41 (25.00 %)ISTQB
41 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)Oracle
41 (25.00 %)TOAD
41 (25.00 %)SQL Navigator
41 (25.00 %)ISEB
41 (25.00 %)ClearQuest

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)XML
13 (75.00 %)XSLT
13 (75.00 %)CORBA
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
11 (25.00 %)TOAD
11 (25.00 %)SQL Navigator
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (100.00 %)ClearCase
21 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Aerospace
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Java Software Engineer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)Multithreading
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Linux
13 (75.00 %)SUSE
13 (75.00 %)Fedora
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)UML
13 (75.00 %)OO
13 (75.00 %)TDD
22 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
22 (50.00 %)Quality Management
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)C++
13 (75.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)SQL
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ISEB
11 (25.00 %)ISTQB
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle