Senior Unix Administrator Job Trends

Senior Unix Administrator
UK

As of 31 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Unix Administrator salary in the UK.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 727 - 890
Rank change year-on-year - - +45
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Unix Administrator 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.001% - 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.001% - 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 87,015 39,108 95,689
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.46% 89.39% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 58,017 22,034 69,856
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,625 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.90% +1.93% -6.54%

Senior Unix Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Senior Unix Administrator job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Unix Administrator
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Unix Administrator job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Unix Administrator job vacancies in the UK

Senior Unix Administrator
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Unix Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2026. 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 - 1 - - 1
England - 1 - - 1

Senior Unix Administrator Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 May 2026, Senior Unix Administrator 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 featuring Senior Unix Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) FLEXCUBE
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle RAC
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) WebLogic

Senior Unix Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) WebLogic
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) FLEXCUBE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle RAC
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle