Unix
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Unix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Unix over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 136 | 84 | 111 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | +27 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 734 | 1,597 | 2,127 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.72% | 2.81% | 2.43% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 12.95% | 17.35% | 16.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 495 | 1,102 | 1,399 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £500 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £669 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £738 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £540 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +9.09% | +15.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 24 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.23 | £48.79 | £40.44 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.85 | £53.44 | £50.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £59.57 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.85% | -8.35% | +52.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.56 | £73.72 | £71.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.88 | £75.00 | £84.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £58.05 | £56.19 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.09% | +3.31% | +36.21% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Unix is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,668 | 9,202 | 13,061 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.30% | 16.18% | 14.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,828 | 6,430 | 8,884 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £473 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +11.18% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 404 | 599 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.97 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.72 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +71.11% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +46.50% | +21.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Unix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unix.
Unix
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unix over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
Unix
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unix.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Unix over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
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Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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 |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -47 | 613 | £550 | -2.00% | 184 |
| London | -28 | 362 | £600 | +2.56% | 96 |
| UK excluding London | -38 | 322 | £450 | -16.67% | 104 |
| Work from Home | -55 | 218 | £529 | -3.82% | 281 |
| South East | +13 | 110 | £425 | -22.73% | 34 |
| Scotland | -1 | 72 | £447 | -18.68% | 16 |
| North of England | -43 | 50 | £470 | -10.48% | 14 |
| Midlands | -42 | 42 | £536 | -0.74% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 41 | £536 | -0.74% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -17 | 25 | £425 | -27.66% | 5 |
| South West | -4 | 22 | £488 | -11.36% | 10 |
| North West | -23 | 22 | £523 | +6.09% | 9 |
| East of England | -21 | 16 | £463 | +8.82% | 18 |
| Wales | +17 | 8 | £685 | +30.48% | 3 |
| North East | -8 | 3 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | -24 | 1 | £500 | -23.08% | 7 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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