Unix
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Unix skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 131 | 111 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | -27 | +26 |
| Permanent jobs citing Unix | 18 | 86 | 84 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.71% | 2.01% | 3.15% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 12.16% | 18.38% | 17.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 14 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24,300 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £27,500 | £42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £50,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | -23.08% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,751 | £72,500 | £84,056 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -7.69% | +4.00% |
All Operating Systems
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 148 | 468 | 469 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 5.82% | 10.97% | 17.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 97 | 268 | 353 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,300 | £28,000 | £27,265 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £38,750 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £47,103 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +6.15% | -14.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £60,000 | £67,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £72,453 | £77,715 |
| UK median annual salary | £42,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.00% | -4.76% | - |
Unix
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Unix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Unix
Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Unix.
Unix
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Unix in Scotland over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
Unix
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 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 |
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| Glasgow | +26 | 9 | £48,750 | +37.32% | 6 |
| Perth and Kinross | - | 5 | £33,000 | - | |
| Edinburgh | -13 | 3 | £78,810 | +34.14% | 4 |
| Renfrewshire | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | 1 |
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Unix
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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