The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring Unix skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Unix over the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
20
45
41
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
11.49%
19.15%
16.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
35
30
10th Percentile
£171
£139
£155
25th Percentile
£230
£220
£183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£300
£500
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-40.00%
+17.65%
-5.56%
75th Percentile
-
£575
£578
90th Percentile
£334
£667
£628
South Wales median daily rate
£300
£489
£500
% change year-on-year
-38.62%
-2.25%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
1
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£18.35
25th Percentile
-
£12.25
£18.84
Median hourly rate
£18.51
£12.50
£20.28
Median % change year-on-year
+48.08%
-38.36%
+12.67%
75th Percentile
-
£12.75
£22.34
90th Percentile
-
-
£23.18
South Wales median hourly rate
£37.50
£47.50
£47.50
% change year-on-year
-21.05%
-
+163.89%
Unix Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Unix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Unix Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unix in Cardiff.
Unix Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unix in Cardiff.
Unix Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 26 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Unix also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for Unix.
Unix Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
