Unix Support Specialist Job Trends in England

Unix Support Specialist
UK > England

The median Unix Support Specialist salary in England is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 611 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Unix Support Specialist 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.008% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £86,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 - -
75th Percentile £88,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £87,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 46,551 48,165 41,083
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.38% 93.58% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,124 26,193 32,109
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Unix Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Unix Support Specialist job vacancy trend in England

Unix Support Specialist
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Unix Support Specialist job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Unix Support Specialist job vacancies in England

Unix Support Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix Support Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 17 December 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
London - 4 £87,500 -
Unix Support Specialist
UK

Unix Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Unix Support Specialist 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 England region featuring Unix Support Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Ansible
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Change Management
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 4 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 4 (100.00%) SLA
1 4 (100.00%) Symantec
1 4 (100.00%) Unix
1 4 (100.00%) Veritas Cluster Server
1 4 (100.00%) Virtual Infrastructure
1 4 (100.00%) VMware
1 4 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Unix Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Clustering
1 4 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Change Management
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Virtual Infrastructure
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Veritas Cluster Server
1 4 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 4 (100.00%) Symantec
1 4 (100.00%) VMware