Unix Contract Job Trends in West Lothian

Unix
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Lothian requiring Unix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Unix 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Lothian 15.00% - -
As % of the Operating Systems category 50.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £181 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 - -
75th Percentile £194 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £475 £383 £540
% change year-on-year +24.18% -29.17% -1.82%

All Operating Systems
West Lothian

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 West Lothian.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 6 1 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian 30.00% 3.03% 10.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £164 - -
25th Percentile £175 £331 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £206 £338 £438
Median % change year-on-year -38.89% -22.86% +191.67%
75th Percentile £313 £344 £456
90th Percentile £448 - -
Scotland median daily rate £454 £388 £475
% change year-on-year +17.16% -18.42% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £18.25
Median hourly rate - - £19.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +84.66%
75th Percentile - - £20.75
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £25.15 £20.29 £19.18
% change year-on-year +23.98% +5.76% +20.10%

Unix
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

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

Unix job vacancy trend in West Lothian

Unix
Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Unix.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Unix

Unix
Hourly Rate Trend in West Lothian

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Unix.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Unix

Unix
Contract Job Locations in West Lothian

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 27 October 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
Live
Jobs
Livingston - 3 £188 - 2
Unix
Scotland

Unix
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Server Management
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) Time Management
2 1 (33.33%) Change Advisory Board
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Service Continuity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle