Linux/Unix DevOps Contracts in Dorset

Development Operations Linux/Unix
South West > Dorset

The median Development Operations Linux/Unix daily rate in Dorset is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
29 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Linux/Unix DevOps 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 0.93% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
South West median daily rate £518 - £750
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title 103 139 259
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.26% 95.21% 97.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 103 148
10th Percentile £185 £175 £176
25th Percentile £205 £316 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £488 £513
Median % change year-on-year -5.13% -4.88% +3.54%
75th Percentile £540 £630 £638
90th Percentile £555 £700 £666
South West median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% +1.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 14 55
10th Percentile £14.88 £13.69 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £14.41 £18.18
Median hourly rate £15.50 £15.62 £55.32
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% -71.76% +13.48%
75th Percentile £15.75 £47.11 £60.63
90th Percentile £18.19 £53.89 £70.24
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £61.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +9.76% +13.89%

Linux/Unix DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Linux/Unix DevOps in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Linux/Unix DevOps in Dorset

Linux/Unix DevOps
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux/Unix DevOps job vacancies in Dorset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Linux/Unix DevOps job vacancies in Dorset

Linux/Unix DevOps Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Linux/Unix DevOps contract job roles required 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 Dorset region featuring Linux/Unix DevOps in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD

Linux/Unix DevOps Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible