Unix
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Unix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 28 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 66 | 56 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -5 | +20 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.86% | 0.36% | 1.54% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 14.81% | 2.74% | 14.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £453 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | £525 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £459 | £475 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.37% | -13.64% | +1.85% |
All Operating Systems
Birmingham
Unix 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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 54 | 73 | 75 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 5.81% | 13.25% | 10.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 56 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £110 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £241 | £158 | £250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £406 | £300 | £365 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.42% | -17.81% | -8.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £488 | £528 |
| 90th Percentile | £631 | £500 | £573 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £460 | £429 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.11% | -4.67% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £14.52 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £15.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.09 | £18.51 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.07% | +5.77% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £20.56 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £22.48 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £63.14 | £17.83 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +254.04% | -6.14% | -5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Unix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Unix.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Unix.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: