Sun Microsystems Solaris
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Solaris skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Solaris over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 72 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +18 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Solaris | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | - | - | 0.11% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | - | - | 0.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -23.08% |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £528 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -12.32% | +9.90% |
All Operating Systems
Birmingham
Solaris falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Birmingham.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 81 | 106 | 118 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 14.06% | 15.04% | 13.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 68 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £141 | £190 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £179 | £280 | £267 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £426 | £390 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +9.23% | -6.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £593 | £534 |
| 90th Percentile | £502 | £750 | £731 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.50% | -15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.50 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.25 | £17.63 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £19.00 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.70% | +8.82% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £21.63 | £36.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £22.90 | £46.75 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £24.66 | £19.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.79% | -5.00% | +21.95% |
Solaris
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Solaris as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Solaris
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Solaris.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Solaris.
