Unix Contract Job Trends in Cheshire
Unix
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire citing Unix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | 49 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -11 | -18 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 16 | 28 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 2.11% | 4.08% | 3.86% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 14.41% | 23.14% | 23.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 27 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £307 | £310 | £354 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £345 | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £438 | £518 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -15.46% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £478 | £484 | £567 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £546 | £616 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £449 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.48% | -15.38% | +7.07% |
All Operating Systems
Cheshire
Unix falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing operating system skills in Cheshire.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing operating system skills | 111 | 121 | 85 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 14.66% | 17.61% | 16.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 95 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £165 | £206 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £313 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £385 | £370 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.92% | -22.11% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £547 | £450 | £565 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £506 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £435 | £375 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.00% | -11.76% | -2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £15.50 | £21.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £16.00 | £22.09 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.38% | -27.57% | +26.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.75 | £18.87 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £18.90 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £65.00 | £18.87 | £19.86 |
| % change year-on-year | +244.46% | -4.98% | -11.73% |
Unix Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Unix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Unix Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Unix.
Unix Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unix in Cheshire over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Unix Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Unix.
Unix Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 25 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsford | -4 | 8 | £420 | -0.59% | 1 |
| Chester | -3 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
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Unix Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Operating Systems
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2 | Windows | 43.8% | 7 |
| 3 | AIX | 25.0% | 4 |
| 4 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 18.8% | 3 |
| 5 | Solaris | 12.5% | 2 |
| 5 | Windows Server | 12.5% | 2 |
| 7 | HPUX | 6.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Oracle Linux | 6.3% | 1 |
| 7 | SUSE | 6.3% | 1 |