Senior Unix Technical Specialist Jobs

Senior Unix Technical Specialist
UK

The median Senior Unix Technical Specialist salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 758 973 1218
Rank change year-on-year +215 +245 -312
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Unix Technical Specialist 152 6 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.006% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.006% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 15 5 16
10th Percentile - - £48,075
25th Percentile £31,250 £45,077 £48,649
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £46,581 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.23% -25.47% +31.58%
75th Percentile £88,750 £52,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £54,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £46,581 £62,500
% change year-on-year -30.23% -25.47% +31.58%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,479 94,643 151,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,031 59,595 85,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Senior Unix Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Unix Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Unix Technical Specialist in the UK

Senior Unix Technical Specialist
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Unix Technical Specialist.

Salary trend for Senior Unix Technical Specialist in the UK

Senior Unix Technical Specialist
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Unix Technical Specialist over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Unix Technical Specialist in the UK

Senior Unix Technical Specialist
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Unix Technical Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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
England +249 152 £32,500 -30.23%
Work from Home +206 131 £115,000 +146.88%
London +221 97 £115,000 +119.05%
UK excluding London +41 55 £32,500 -30.23%
South East +53 38 - -
North of England +62 8 £32,500 -
North West +25 8 £32,500 -
East Midlands - 7 - -
Midlands - 7 - -
South West - 2 £40,975 -

Senior Unix Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Senior Unix Technical Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Unix Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 137 (90.13%) Active Directory
2 129 (84.87%) Linux
2 129 (84.87%) Microsoft
3 128 (84.21%) Azure
3 128 (84.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 128 (84.21%) Cybersecurity
3 128 (84.21%) CyberArk
3 128 (84.21%) Entra ID
3 128 (84.21%) Tanium
4 127 (83.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 127 (83.55%) Technology Strategy
4 127 (83.55%) IT Strategy
4 127 (83.55%) 5G
4 127 (83.55%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (83.55%) Jamf Pro
4 127 (83.55%) Bash
4 127 (83.55%) Social Media
4 127 (83.55%) Ubuntu
4 127 (83.55%) Artificial Intelligence
4 127 (83.55%) CRM
4 127 (83.55%) Broadband
5 10 (6.58%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (5.92%) Driving Licence
7 8 (5.26%) Pharmaceutical
7 8 (5.26%) Data Centre
7 8 (5.26%) Customer Service
7 8 (5.26%) Onboarding
8 6 (3.95%) Degree
9 5 (3.29%) Computer Science
9 5 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001

Senior Unix Technical Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.66%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 128 (84.21%) Azure
1 128 (84.21%) Entra ID
2 10 (6.58%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 127 (83.55%) 5G
1 127 (83.55%) Broadband
2 5 (3.29%) DNS
2 5 (3.29%) IPsec
2 5 (3.29%) SSL
2 5 (3.29%) VPN
3 3 (1.97%) Wireless
4 1 (0.66%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (0.66%) Skype
4 1 (0.66%) Telepresence
General
1 127 (83.55%) Analytical Skills
1 127 (83.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 8 (5.26%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (0.66%) Automotive
3 1 (0.66%) Finance
3 1 (0.66%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 127 (83.55%) Social Media
2 9 (5.92%) Driving Licence
3 8 (5.26%) Data Centre
3 8 (5.26%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.63%) Reinsurance
5 3 (1.97%) CCTV
6 1 (0.66%) Mainframe
6 1 (0.66%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.66%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 129 (84.87%) Linux
2 127 (83.55%) Ubuntu
3 3 (1.97%) Windows
4 2 (1.32%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.66%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (84.21%) Cybersecurity
2 127 (83.55%) Artificial Intelligence
2 127 (83.55%) CRM
2 127 (83.55%) IT Strategy
2 127 (83.55%) Technology Strategy
3 8 (5.26%) Customer Service
4 5 (3.29%) Computer Science
5 4 (2.63%) Analytics
5 4 (2.63%) Capital Modelling
5 4 (2.63%) Mathematics
6 2 (1.32%) Mentoring
6 2 (1.32%) Security Operations
7 1 (0.66%) Coaching
7 1 (0.66%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 1 (0.66%) Identity Access Management
7 1 (0.66%) Privileged Access Management
7 1 (0.66%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (0.66%) Security Monitoring
7 1 (0.66%) Technical Leadership
7 1 (0.66%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 127 (83.55%) Bash
Qualifications
1 6 (3.95%) Degree
2 1 (0.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (0.66%) Master's Degree
2 1 (0.66%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 137 (90.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 128 (84.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 127 (83.55%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.66%) SCCM
Vendors
1 129 (84.87%) Microsoft
2 128 (84.21%) CyberArk
2 128 (84.21%) Tanium
3 1 (0.66%) Apple
3 1 (0.66%) Cisco
3 1 (0.66%) Polycom