Shell Scripting (Shell Programming)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Shell Script skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Shell Script over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 283 | 321 | 253 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -68 | +67 |
| Contract jobs citing Shell Script | 196 | 237 | 542 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.80% | 0.64% | 1.07% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.37% | 2.18% | 3.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 169 | 365 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £373 | £404 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £450 | £470 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £541 | £520 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.09% | -3.70% | +0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £803 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -5.56% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.80 | £59.73 | £38.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £64.19 | £45.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £65.00 | £55.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.62% | +16.85% | -7.29% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.69 | £74.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.25 | £76.50 | £77.40 |
| UK median hourly rate | £68.00 | £65.00 | £61.56 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.62% | +5.58% | +2.60% |
All Programming Languages
England
Shell Script falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 8,271 | 10,881 | 17,994 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 33.79% | 29.23% | 35.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,718 | 7,904 | 13,145 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £350 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -4.42% | +2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £775 | £798 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 216 | 441 | 440 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.25 | £35.52 | £26.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £37.96 | £47.50 | £49.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £80.00 | £77.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | - | +20.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Shell Script as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Shell Script in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Shell Script in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Shell Script in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Shell Script in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Shell Script within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 2025. 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 |
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| London | +5 | 101 | £550 | +4.76% | 147 |
| North of England | +29 | 30 | £535 | +6.44% | 28 |
| South East | +39 | 23 | £600 | +33.33% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +30 | 22 | £500 | +3.09% | 11 |
| South West | +43 | 16 | £521 | -0.71% | 15 |
| Midlands | +31 | 16 | £460 | -7.63% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 16 | £460 | +12.20% | 12 |
| East of England | +30 | 9 | £467 | -25.36% | 17 |
| North West | +12 | 8 | £600 | +13.64% | 16 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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