Unix Job Trends in Berkshire

Unix
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Unix skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 91 84
Rank change year-on-year -48 -7 +36
Permanent jobs citing Unix 11 49 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.54% 2.04% 3.05%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.48% 17.44% 13.75%
Number of salaries quoted 11 22 41
10th Percentile £40,015 £34,750 £37,328
25th Percentile £40,240 £39,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,520 £48,000 £53,760
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% -10.71% +7.52%
75th Percentile £60,283 £61,000 £59,380
90th Percentile £60,715 £64,206 £80,000
South East median annual salary £41,500 £48,000 £53,760
% change year-on-year -13.54% -10.71% -2.25%

All Operating Systems
Berkshire

Unix falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 147 281 451
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 7.21% 11.68% 22.21%
Number of salaries quoted 125 184 358
10th Percentile £22,750 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £40,000 £38,285
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,010 £55,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.62% +0.92% -0.91%
75th Percentile £51,000 £70,000 £74,250
90th Percentile £57,500 £82,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +7.53% +3.33%

Unix
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Unix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Unix in Berkshire

Unix
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Unix.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Unix

Unix
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Unix in Berkshire over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Unix in Berkshire

Unix
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading -10 3 £55,565 +15.76% 5
Unix
South East

Unix
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) Metadata
1 2 (18.18%) RDBMS
1 2 (18.18%) Relational Database
2 1 (9.09%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Jenkins
1 1 (9.09%) JIRA
1 1 (9.09%) SoapUI
General
1 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Mathematical Modeller
2 3 (27.27%) Senior
2 3 (27.27%) Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Statistical Modeller
3 2 (18.18%) Developer
3 2 (18.18%) Scientific Software Developer
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Developer
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Software Developer
3 2 (18.18%) Software Developer
4 1 (9.09%) QA Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (27.27%) Algorithms
3 2 (18.18%) Acoustics
3 2 (18.18%) Data Centre
4 1 (9.09%) Mobile App
4 1 (9.09%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 11 (100.00%) Linux
2 2 (18.18%) Mac OS
3 1 (9.09%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Computer Science
2 8 (72.73%) Mathematics
3 6 (54.55%) Physics
4 5 (45.45%) Software Engineering
4 5 (45.45%) Software Testing
5 3 (27.27%) Experimental Design
5 3 (27.27%) Mathematical Modelling
5 3 (27.27%) Open Source
5 3 (27.27%) Parallel Programming
5 3 (27.27%) Performance Analysis
5 3 (27.27%) SDLC
5 3 (27.27%) Statistical Modelling
5 3 (27.27%) Statistics
6 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (18.18%) Project Delivery
6 2 (18.18%) Project Management
6 2 (18.18%) Web Application Development
7 1 (9.09%) API Testing
7 1 (9.09%) Manual Testing
7 1 (9.09%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 10 (90.91%) Python
2 8 (72.73%) C++
3 5 (45.45%) Bash
3 5 (45.45%) C
3 5 (45.45%) Fortran
3 5 (45.45%) MATLAB
4 2 (18.18%) SQL
5 1 (9.09%) Java
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) Degree
2 5 (45.45%) Master's Degree
2 5 (45.45%) Numerate Degree
2 5 (45.45%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA