Unix Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Unix
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring Unix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 76 50
Rank change year-on-year - -26 +29
Contract jobs citing Unix 0 8 36
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire - 0.78% 2.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 3.69% 11.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 16
10th Percentile - £414 £360
25th Percentile - £435 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £474 £401
Median % change year-on-year - +18.23% -33.25%
75th Percentile - £500 £457
90th Percentile - - £506
South East median daily rate £459 £375 £425
% change year-on-year +22.40% -11.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26.25
Median hourly rate - - £27.50
75th Percentile - - £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £52.50 - £27.50
% change year-on-year - - -63.02%

All Operating Systems
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 310 217 309
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 16.39% 21.23% 24.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 175 187
10th Percentile £260 £200 £318
25th Percentile £381 £447 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £508 £541
Median % change year-on-year +5.91% -6.11% +2.95%
75th Percentile £615 £600 £625
90th Percentile £688 £650 £672
South East median daily rate £482 £435 £450
% change year-on-year +10.86% -3.33% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 18 18
10th Percentile £16.00 £18.87 £26.25
25th Percentile £21.08 £19.00 £62.50
Median hourly rate £32.29 £25.15 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.39% -64.07% +19.57%
75th Percentile £60.00 £49.41 -
90th Percentile - £59.20 £71.13
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £18.87 £60.50
% change year-on-year +72.23% -68.81% +7.91%

Unix
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Unix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Unix job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Unix
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Unix.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Unix

Unix
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Unix.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Unix