For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title
24,983
33,969
45,287
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
91.87%
92.92%
94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
16,226
22,271
32,070
10th Percentile
£291
£300
£310
25th Percentile
£404
£413
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-2.38%
-4.55%
+1.85%
75th Percentile
£630
£638
£660
90th Percentile
£738
£750
£756
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£538
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-2.33%
+0.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1,235
2,436
1,403
10th Percentile
£13.78
£13.00
£14.67
25th Percentile
£17.87
£17.25
£19.25
Median hourly rate
£28.00
£40.00
£43.00
Median % change year-on-year
-30.00%
-6.98%
+68.63%
75th Percentile
£57.50
£64.25
£65.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£75.00
£78.00
UK median hourly rate
£26.13
£40.00
£42.50
% change year-on-year
-34.69%
-5.88%
+65.50%
Unix Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Unix Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Unix Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unix Engineer in England.
Unix Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unix Engineer in England over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.
Unix Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unix Engineer in England.
Unix Engineer 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 Unix Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Unix Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 16 July 2025, Unix Engineer 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 England region featuring Unix Engineer in the job title.
Unix Engineer Skill Set 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:
