Unix Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Unix
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring Unix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 12 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs citing Unix 3 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 4.17% 6.12% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 30.00% 37.50% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £505 -
25th Percentile £381 £513 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year -29.55% - -
75th Percentile £394 £619 -
90th Percentile - £645 -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £388 £550 -
% change year-on-year -29.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.72 - -
Median hourly rate £26.44 - -
75th Percentile £27.16 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £37.71 - £47.50

All Operating Systems
Oxford

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 Oxford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 10 8 19
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford 13.89% 16.33% 19.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 7 15
10th Percentile £265 £198 £149
25th Percentile £363 £228 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £375 £350
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +7.14% -24.32%
75th Percentile £438 £538 £525
90th Percentile £543 £610 £590
Oxfordshire median daily rate £275 £275 £300
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -25.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.72 £20.85 -
Median hourly rate £26.44 £21.90 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.73% +36.88% -11.50%
75th Percentile £27.16 £22.95 -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £25.00 £21.90 £17.50
% change year-on-year +14.16% +25.14% -3.21%

Unix
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Unix job vacancy trend in Oxford

Unix
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Unix

Unix
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Unix

Unix
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) IAM Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (66.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Change Control
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Runbook
1 3 (100.00%) SIEM
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
3 1 (33.33%) Privileged Identity Management
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (33.33%) Security Monitoring
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) BeyondTrust
1 3 (100.00%) CyberArk
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle