Unix Engineer Job Trends in Bristol

Unix Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Unix Engineer salary in Bristol is £50,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 99 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Unix Engineer 2 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.11% 0.32% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.34% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 0
10th Percentile £50,100 - -
25th Percentile £50,250 £70,097 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £71,991 -
Median % change year-on-year -29.85% - -
75th Percentile £50,750 £73,886 -
90th Percentile £50,900 - -
South West median annual salary £50,500 £71,991 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.85% +43.98% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 1,751 1,478 1,513
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.30% 94.99% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,269 894 1,269
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,400
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -3.40% +8.23%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £48,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.90% -2.86% +5.00%

Unix Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Unix Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Unix Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Unix Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Unix Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Unix Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Unix Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Unix Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Unix Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Unix
2 1 (50.00%) Bash
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) Solaris
2 1 (50.00%) VMware
2 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Unix Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Unix
2 1 (50.00%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Bash
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) VMware