Unix Engineer
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness
The median Unix Engineer daily rate in Barrow-in-Furness is £458, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
23 |
28 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Unix Engineer |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Barrow-in-Furness |
2.63% |
1.54% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.73% |
1.57% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£456 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£457 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£458 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£459 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£460 |
- |
- |
| Cumbria median daily rate |
£458 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness with a recognized job title |
110 |
127 |
128 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
96.49% |
97.69% |
99.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
76 |
56 |
119 |
| 10th Percentile |
£412 |
£395 |
£492 |
| 25th Percentile |
£460 |
£430 |
£575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£515 |
£500 |
£627 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.00% |
-20.26% |
+46.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
£583 |
£588 |
£673 |
| 90th Percentile |
£679 |
£672 |
£725 |
| Cumbria median daily rate |
£515 |
£500 |
£625 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.00% |
-20.00% |
+46.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
13 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£38.59 |
£29.25 |
£33.97 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38.63 |
£45.22 |
£34.70 |
| Median hourly rate |
£56.44 |
£52.19 |
£38.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.14% |
+35.24% |
-31.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
£64.33 |
£73.56 |
£42.66 |
| 90th Percentile |
£67.84 |
£79.42 |
£43.51 |
| Cumbria median hourly rate |
£56.44 |
£51.10 |
£35.95 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.46% |
+42.13% |
-35.63% |
Unix Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Unix Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.
Unix Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Unix Engineer job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness.
Unix Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness
For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Unix Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Barrow-in-Furness region featuring Unix Engineer in the job title.
Unix Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
