Unix
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Unix skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Unix over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 345 | 289 | 193 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -56 | -96 | +24 |
| Permanent jobs citing Unix | 260 | 690 | 1,023 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.65% | 0.85% | 1.87% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 5.15% | 6.23% | 11.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 157 | 313 | 402 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £32,500 | £34,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £40,808 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -13.04% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £63,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,751 | £74,750 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £58,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.07% | -14.07% | +3.85% |
All Operating Systems
UK excluding London
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 the UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,044 | 11,067 | 9,276 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 12.67% | 13.66% | 16.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,066 | 8,241 | 5,884 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £25,500 | £25,688 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -5.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,951 | £57,500 | £61,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £72,850 |
| UK median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | - |
Unix
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Unix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Unix
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Unix in the UK excluding London.
Unix
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Unix in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 June 2025.
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Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 June 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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| South East | +45 | 87 | £41,500 | -20.95% | 364 |
| North of England | -24 | 40 | £66,313 | +33.60% | 268 |
| East of England | +50 | 37 | £27,500 | -46.60% | 177 |
| Midlands | +45 | 30 | £63,750 | +27.50% | 185 |
| West Midlands | +59 | 27 | £62,500 | +8.26% | 110 |
| Scotland | -24 | 27 | £57,500 | +36.90% | 108 |
| Wales | +21 | 25 | £77,500 | +72.22% | 50 |
| North West | -28 | 24 | £69,384 | +32.16% | 124 |
| South West | +48 | 13 | £69,405 | +32.20% | 139 |
| North East | +36 | 8 | £60,000 | +27.29% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 8 | £62,500 | +78.57% | 121 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 3 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 75 |
| Northern Ireland | +29 | 2 | - | - | 47 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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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