Unix Engineer
Shropshire > Telford
The median Unix Engineer daily rate in Telford is £419, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
61 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Unix Engineer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Telford |
0.52% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.56% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£388 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£398 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£419 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£436 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£444 |
- |
- |
| Shropshire median daily rate |
£419 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Telford. 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 Telford with a recognized job title |
354 |
94 |
67 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.19% |
89.52% |
91.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
269 |
65 |
46 |
| 10th Percentile |
£400 |
£313 |
£360 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£434 |
£405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£490 |
£477 |
£511 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.73% |
-6.70% |
-5.32% |
| 75th Percentile |
£537 |
£515 |
£536 |
| 90th Percentile |
£581 |
£558 |
£538 |
| Shropshire median daily rate |
£485 |
£460 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.43% |
-8.00% |
-7.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£22.81 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
- |
£15.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-72.73% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Shropshire median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£12.18 |
£15.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+106.49% |
-18.80% |
-59.11% |
Unix Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Unix Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford.
Unix Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Telford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Unix Engineer job vacancies in Telford.
Unix Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford
For the 6 months to 13 February 2026, Unix Engineer contract job roles required 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 Telford region featuring Unix Engineer in the job title.
Unix Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford 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:
