Hybrid/Remote Unix Consultant Contract Job Trends

Unix Consultant
UK > Work from Home

The median Unix Consultant daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Unix Consultant 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.055% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 - £265
% change year-on-year - - -53.91%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,773 9,069 13,704
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.29% 93.98% 93.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,493 6,129 9,230
10th Percentile £350 £330 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.33%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 596 229 567
10th Percentile £18.06 £14.00 £14.26
25th Percentile £31.98 £16.00 £22.54
Median hourly rate £57.50 £33.99 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.19% -20.97% -17.81%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.25 £63.38
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.61 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +55.73% -25.33% -16.67%

Unix Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Unix Consultant' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Unix Consultant job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Unix Consultant
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Unix Consultant job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Unix Consultant job vacancies

Unix Consultant Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Unix Consultant 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Unix Consultant in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Unix

Unix Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

General
1 7 (100.00%) Banking
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Unix