Unix
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Unix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | 49 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -19 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 22 | 6 | 33 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 3.41% | 1.39% | 7.42% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 21.15% | 9.52% | 30.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 5 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £429 | £465 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £538 | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £446 | £675 | £498 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.93% | +35.68% | +38.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £685 | £579 |
| 90th Percentile | £492 | £717 | £582 |
| North West median daily rate | £460 | £625 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.40% | +25.63% | -2.93% |
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 requiring operating system skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 104 | 63 | 109 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 16.12% | 14.58% | 24.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 37 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £250 | £134 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £313 | £301 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £360 | £400 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -19.19% | +38.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £430 | £538 | £568 |
| 90th Percentile | £480 | £609 | £586 |
| North West median daily rate | £355 | £388 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.39% | -11.43% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £17.55 | £16.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £21.05 | £17.07 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £22.09 | £17.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.57% | +25.44% | -41.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.87 | £24.18 | £19.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.90 | - | £21.43 |
| North West median hourly rate | £21.46 | £22.09 | £22.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.85% | -0.72% | -40.67% |
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 17 January 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 17 January 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsford | -11 | 20 | £438 | -18.68% | 1 |
| Chester | -11 | 1 | £675 | -3.57% | 1 |
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Unix
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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