Unix Analyst Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Unix Analyst
England > West Midlands

As of 18 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Unix Analyst daily rate in the West Midlands.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Unix Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.076% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £569 £550
% change year-on-year - +3.41% +69.23%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 the West Midlands with a recognized job title 2,359 1,319 1,746
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.94% 91.34% 92.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,525 845 1,152
10th Percentile £283 £200 £222
25th Percentile £400 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -2.06%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £687
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 53 130
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.96 £11.89
25th Percentile £17.13 £16.67 £15.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £21.59 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -4.04% +26.98%
75th Percentile £30.00 £30.68 £43.75
90th Percentile £50.00 £40.58 £67.50
England median hourly rate £31.93 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.77% - -12.50%

Unix Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Unix Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Unix Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Unix Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Unix Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Unix Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Unix Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Unix Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Unix Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Unix Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unix Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 February 2026. 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
Birmingham - 2 - -
Unix Analyst
England

Unix Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 February 2026, Unix Analyst 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 West Midlands region featuring Unix Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (100.00%) NAS
1 2 (100.00%) Remedy
1 2 (100.00%) SAN
1 2 (100.00%) Unix
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Splunk
2 1 (50.00%) Tableau

Unix Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 2 (100.00%) NAS
1 2 (100.00%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Unix
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Remedy
2 1 (50.00%) Splunk