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 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 71 56
Rank change year-on-year - -15 +20
Contract jobs citing Unix 0 8 34
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire - 0.78% 2.84%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 3.67% 11.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 15
10th Percentile - £414 £360
25th Percentile - £435 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £474 £401
Median % change year-on-year - +18.23% -33.25%
75th Percentile - £500 £435
90th Percentile - - £498
South East median daily rate £459 £344 £420
% change year-on-year +33.53% -18.15% -1.18%
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 £50.02 - £27.50
% change year-on-year - - -62.69%

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.

6 months to
22 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 327 218 298
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 17.23% 21.33% 24.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 231 171 182
10th Percentile £260 £200 £351
25th Percentile £334 £436 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £616 £600 £625
90th Percentile £688 £638 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £447 £450
% change year-on-year +11.80% -0.67% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 18 20
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.59 £26.25
25th Percentile £21.08 £18.87 £62.50
Median hourly rate £32.29 £20.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +61.45% -71.43% +21.74%
75th Percentile £60.00 £25.15 -
90th Percentile - £35.68 £73.88
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £18.87 £62.50
% change year-on-year +72.23% -69.81% +11.61%

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