For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title
12,718
16,153
23,813
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.24%
94.12%
94.80%
Number of daily rates quoted
8,611
11,527
17,408
10th Percentile
£331
£331
£360
25th Percentile
£425
£450
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.35%
-
75th Percentile
£675
£681
£700
90th Percentile
£788
£800
£800
England median daily rate
£513
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.38%
-4.55%
+1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted
198
268
267
10th Percentile
£17.98
£17.00
£18.30
25th Percentile
£22.79
£21.66
£22.95
Median hourly rate
£30.90
£31.61
£39.00
Median % change year-on-year
-2.22%
-18.96%
+11.43%
75th Percentile
£50.38
£50.06
£65.00
90th Percentile
£63.75
£70.03
£82.50
England median hourly rate
£27.45
£40.33
£44.00
% change year-on-year
-31.93%
-8.35%
+76.00%
Senior Unix Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Senior Unix Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Senior Unix Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Unix Engineer in London.
Senior Unix Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Unix Engineer in London.
Senior Unix Engineer Skill Set Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, Senior 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 London region featuring Senior Unix Engineer in the job title.
Senior Unix Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
