The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring Unix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Northamptonshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
24
32
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire
7.87%
13.73%
16.22%
Number of daily rates quoted
23
21
20
10th Percentile
£353
£325
£189
25th Percentile
£410
£356
£198
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£430
£400
£225
Median % change year-on-year
+7.50%
+77.78%
-28.00%
75th Percentile
£481
£475
£485
90th Percentile
£492
£525
£507
East Midlands median daily rate
£381
£400
£275
% change year-on-year
-4.69%
+45.45%
-21.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£16.71
25th Percentile
-
£23.10
£17.39
Median hourly rate
-
£24.20
£19.89
Median % change year-on-year
-
+21.68%
+12.23%
75th Percentile
-
£25.30
£22.48
90th Percentile
-
-
£23.23
East Midlands median hourly rate
£25.15
£24.18
£17.72
% change year-on-year
+4.01%
+36.46%
+10.96%
Unix Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Unix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
Unix Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Unix.
Unix Daily Rate Histogram in Northamptonshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unix in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.
Unix Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Unix.
Unix Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire
For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Unix also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Northamptonshire region with a requirement for Unix.
Unix Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
