Unix Jobs in the West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Unix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Unix over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Unix England / West Midlands
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	100	71	47
Rank change year-on-year	-29	-24
Permanent jobs citing Unix	146	200	275
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands	2.83%	3.25%	4.84%
As % of the Operating Systems category	12.95%	17.12%	22.65%
Number of salaries quoted	109	120	258
Median salary	£45,000	£39,162	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+14.90%	-12.97%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£28,850	£26,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£55,000	£55,000	£65,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£44,000	£45,000
% change year-on-year	+2.27%	-2.22%

Unix is in the operating system skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for operating system skills.

Operating System Skills West Midlands
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills	1127	1168	1214
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands	21.85%	18.98%	21.38%
Number of salaries quoted	975	957	1077
Median salary	£36,000	£32,500	£35,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+10.76%	-7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than	£25,000	£22,000	£22,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£48,500	£55,000	£50,000
UK excluding London median salary	£37,500	£37,500	£37,500

Unix
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the West Midlands citing Unix as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Operating Systems category.

Job vacancy trend for Unix in the West Midlands

Unix
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Unix in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Unix in the West Midlands

Unix
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Unix in the West Midlands over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Unix in the West Midlands

Unix
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 27 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Birmingham	-10	57	£45,000	-10.00%	13
Shropshire	+5	36	£45,000	+20.00%	1
Coventry	-8	28	£50,000	+17.64%	3
Worcestershire	+6	10	£43,477	+13.66%
Warwickshire	-11	7	£35,000	-14.63%	1
Solihull	-3	2	£33,250	-
Staffordshire	+8	1	£25,000	-28.57%	3
Walsall	-	1	£45,000	-
Willenhall	-	1	£45,000	-
Wolverhampton	-	1	£45,000	-	1
Unix England

Unix
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing Unix also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the West Midlands region with a requirement for Unix.

1	171 (59.38%)	Linux
2	134 (46.53%)	Windows
3	90 (31.25%)	Java
4	84 (29.17%)	SQL
5	77 (26.74%)	Oracle
5	77 (26.74%)	ITIL
6	55 (19.10%)	Agile Software Development
7	50 (17.36%)	Finance
8	49 (17.01%)	Red Hat
9	45 (15.63%)	Data Centre
10	42 (14.58%)	Firewall
11	35 (12.15%)	Microsoft
11	35 (12.15%)	Analytical Skills
12	34 (11.81%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13	33 (11.46%)	WAN

14	32 (11.11%)	SAN
15	30 (10.42%)	VMware
16	28 (9.72%)	SLA
16	28 (9.72%)	TCP/IP
17	27 (9.38%)	SQL Server
18	26 (9.03%)	Middleware
18	26 (9.03%)	Windows Server
19	25 (8.68%)	NetApp
19	25 (8.68%)	MySQL
19	25 (8.68%)	SCOM
20	24 (8.33%)	Software Engineering
21	23 (7.99%)	Test Automation
21	23 (7.99%)	SIEM
21	23 (7.99%)	.NET
21	23 (7.99%)	Cisco

Unix
Co-occurring IT Skills in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	10 (3.47%)	WebLogic
2	9 (3.13%)	Tomcat
3	4 (1.39%)	Oracle SOA Suite
3	4 (1.39%)	SAS
4	3 (1.04%)	Elasticsearch
4	3 (1.04%)	JBoss
5	2 (0.69%)	Apache
5	2 (0.69%)	IBM Notes
5	2 (0.69%)	IIS
6	1 (0.35%)	Confluence
6	1 (0.35%)	Jetty
6	1 (0.35%)	Oracle Workflow
6	1 (0.35%)	SharePoint

Applications
1	14 (4.86%)	Microsoft Excel
2	9 (3.13%)	Microsoft Office
3	5 (1.74%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
3	5 (1.74%)	Microsoft Project
3	5 (1.74%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	13 (4.51%)	assyst
2	5 (1.74%)	Northgate Housing
3	1 (0.35%)	Oracle Applications

Cloud Services
1	8 (2.78%)	Amazon AWS
2	5 (1.74%)	Cloud Computing
3	2 (0.69%)	SaaS
4	1 (0.35%)	IaaS
4	1 (0.35%)	Microsoft Azure
4	1 (0.35%)	Office 365
4	1 (0.35%)	PaaS

Communications & Networking
1	42 (14.58%)	Firewall
2	33 (11.46%)	WAN
3	32 (11.11%)	SAN
4	28 (9.72%)	TCP/IP
5	20 (6.94%)	LAN
6	18 (6.25%)	Internet
7	15 (5.21%)	DNS
7	15 (5.21%)	Network Security
7	15 (5.21%)	VPN
8	11 (3.82%)	BGP
8	11 (3.82%)	Cisco ASA
8	11 (3.82%)	MPLS
8	11 (3.82%)	OSPF
8	11 (3.82%)	SNMP
9	10 (3.47%)	DHCP
9	10 (3.47%)	IP Telephony
9	10 (3.47%)	VLAN
9	10 (3.47%)	VPLS
10	7 (2.43%)	Cisco IOS
10	7 (2.43%)	Wireless

Database & Business Intelligence
1	27 (9.38%)	SQL Server
2	25 (8.68%)	MySQL
3	18 (6.25%)	MongoDB
4	17 (5.90%)	DB2
5	14 (4.86%)	Big Data
6	13 (4.51%)	Relational Database
7	11 (3.82%)	Oracle Database
8	6 (2.08%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
9	5 (1.74%)	Amazon DynamoDB
9	5 (1.74%)	PostgreSQL
9	5 (1.74%)	Power BI
10	4 (1.39%)	Hadoop
10	4 (1.39%)	RDBMS
11	3 (1.04%)	NoSQL
12	2 (0.69%)	Base SAS
12	2 (0.69%)	Looker
12	2 (0.69%)	SAS Data Integration Studio
12	2 (0.69%)	SAS EBI
12	2 (0.69%)	SAS Enterprise Guide
13	1 (0.35%)	Cognos Report Studio

Development Applications
1	13 (4.51%)	Selenium
2	9 (3.13%)	Git (software)
2	9 (3.13%)	SoapUI
2	9 (3.13%)	Subversion
3	8 (2.78%)	Cucumber
3	8 (2.78%)	JUnit
3	8 (2.78%)	Maven
4	6 (2.08%)	Mercurial
5	4 (1.39%)	DbUnit
5	4 (1.39%)	jMock
5	4 (1.39%)	Mockito
6	3 (1.04%)	Eclipse
6	3 (1.04%)	eggPlant
6	3 (1.04%)	JBehave
6	3 (1.04%)	JIRA
6	3 (1.04%)	JMeter
6	3 (1.04%)	Qt Creator
6	3 (1.04%)	Ranorex
6	3 (1.04%)	SpecFlow
6	3 (1.04%)	WATIR

General
1	50 (17.36%)	Finance
2	12 (4.17%)	Retail
3	6 (2.08%)	Pharmaceutical
4	4 (1.39%)	Marketing
5	3 (1.04%)	Banking
5	3 (1.04%)	Financial Institution
5	3 (1.04%)	Games
6	2 (0.69%)	Back Office
6	2 (0.69%)	Local Government
7	1 (0.35%)	Aerospace
7	1 (0.35%)	Electronics
7	1 (0.35%)	Investment Banking
7	1 (0.35%)	Legal

Job Titles
1	52 (18.06%)	Developer
2	47 (16.32%)	Analyst
3	27 (9.38%)	Administrator
4	23 (7.99%)	Java Developer
5	18 (6.25%)	Senior Developer
6	17 (5.90%)	Linux Administrator
7	16 (5.56%)	Network Engineer
7	16 (5.56%)	Unix Administrator
8	14 (4.86%)	PHP Developer
9	13 (4.51%)	Applications Support
9	13 (4.51%)	Data Centre Engineer
9	13 (4.51%)	Monitoring Engineer
9	13 (4.51%)	PHP Web Developer
9	13 (4.51%)	Senior PHP Developer
9	13 (4.51%)	Senior PHP Web Developer
9	13 (4.51%)	Senior Web Developer
9	13 (4.51%)	Team Leader
9	13 (4.51%)	Web Developer
10	12 (4.17%)	Systems Administrator
11	11 (3.82%)	Software Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	26 (9.03%)	Middleware
2	23 (7.99%)	.NET
3	15 (5.21%)	HTML
4	14 (4.86%)	CSS
5	11 (3.82%)	Spring
6	10 (3.47%)	XML
7	9 (3.13%)	SOAP
8	7 (2.43%)	Apache CXF
9	5 (1.74%)	Flash
9	5 (1.74%)	JMS
10	4 (1.39%)	COM
10	4 (1.39%)	PowerMock
10	4 (1.39%)	RESTful
10	4 (1.39%)	Web Services
11	3 (1.04%)	J2EE
11	3 (1.04%)	Java EE
11	3 (1.04%)	JSON
11	3 (1.04%)	Qt
11	3 (1.04%)	XSD
11	3 (1.04%)	XSLT

Miscellaneous
1	45 (15.63%)	Data Centre
2	35 (12.15%)	Analytical Skills
3	18 (6.25%)	Fintech
4	11 (3.82%)	Replication
5	7 (2.43%)	Security Operations Centre
6	6 (2.08%)	Cyberthreat
6	6 (2.08%)	Enterprise Software
6	6 (2.08%)	iPad
7	5 (1.74%)	Computer Science
7	5 (1.74%)	Driving Licence
8	4 (1.39%)	IBM XIV
8	4 (1.39%)	Management Information System
9	3 (1.04%)	Data Structures
9	3 (1.04%)	Derivative
9	3 (1.04%)	Equity Derivative
10	2 (0.69%)	Clustering
10	2 (0.69%)	Credit Risk
10	2 (0.69%)	Mainframe
10	2 (0.69%)	Mobile Banking
10	2 (0.69%)	PKI

Operating Systems
1	171 (59.38%)	Linux
2	134 (46.53%)	Windows
3	34 (11.81%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4	26 (9.03%)	Windows Server
5	17 (5.90%)	Solaris
6	15 (5.21%)	HPUX
7	10 (3.47%)	AIX
8	7 (2.43%)	VyOS
9	4 (1.39%)	Mac OS X
10	3 (1.04%)	Data ONTAP
10	3 (1.04%)	Mac OS
10	3 (1.04%)	Windows Server 2003
10	3 (1.04%)	Windows Server 2008
10	3 (1.04%)	Windows Server 2012
11	2 (0.69%)	CentOS
11	2 (0.69%)	MVS
11	2 (0.69%)	SUSE
12	1 (0.35%)	Apple iOS
12	1 (0.35%)	Kali Linux
12	1 (0.35%)	Windows XP

Processes & Methodologies
1	77 (26.74%)	ITIL
2	55 (19.10%)	Agile Software Development
3	24 (8.33%)	Software Engineering
4	23 (7.99%)	SIEM
4	23 (7.99%)	Test Automation
5	22 (7.64%)	Change Management
6	21 (7.29%)	Capacity Planning
6	21 (7.29%)	DevOps
6	21 (7.29%)	Project Management
6	21 (7.29%)	SDLC
7	20 (6.94%)	Service Delivery
8	19 (6.60%)	Continuous Integration
8	19 (6.60%)	Service Management
9	18 (6.25%)	Analytics
9	18 (6.25%)	SOA
10	17 (5.90%)	Continuous Improvement
11	16 (5.56%)	Network Monitoring
11	16 (5.56%)	Scrum
12	15 (5.21%)	MVC
12	15 (5.21%)	Process Improvement

Programming Languages
1	90 (31.25%)	Java
2	84 (29.17%)	SQL
3	21 (7.29%)	JavaScript
4	18 (6.25%)	C
4	18 (6.25%)	Shell Script
5	16 (5.56%)	PHP
6	15 (5.21%)	Perl
7	14 (4.86%)	Korn
8	13 (4.51%)	C++
9	10 (3.47%)	COBOL
10	7 (2.43%)	C#
10	7 (2.43%)	PL/SQL
11	6 (2.08%)	PowerShell
11	6 (2.08%)	Python
12	2 (0.69%)	JCL
13	1 (0.35%)	Assembly Language
13	1 (0.35%)	MATLAB
13	1 (0.35%)	Scala
13	1 (0.35%)	VB.NET
13	1 (0.35%)	VBA

Qualifications
1	20 (6.94%)	Degree
2	19 (6.60%)	ITIL Certification
3	10 (3.47%)	Security Cleared
4	9 (3.13%)	GCIA
4	9 (3.13%)	GCIH
4	9 (3.13%)	GIAC
4	9 (3.13%)	ISTQB
5	8 (2.78%)	Cisco Certification
5	8 (2.78%)	CREST Certified
5	8 (2.78%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
5	8 (2.78%)	SANS
6	7 (2.43%)	CCNA
6	7 (2.43%)	ISEB
6	7 (2.43%)	PMI Certification
6	7 (2.43%)	PMP
7	6 (2.08%)	DV Cleared
7	6 (2.08%)	GREM
7	6 (2.08%)	Master's Degree
7	6 (2.08%)	SC Cleared
8	5 (1.74%)	CISSP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	28 (9.72%)	SLA
2	19 (6.60%)	QA
3	13 (4.51%)	ISO/IEC 20000
4	5 (1.74%)	ISO/IEC 27001
4	5 (1.74%)	PMO
5	1 (0.35%)	NIST 800
5	1 (0.35%)	PCI DSS

System Software
1	11 (3.82%)	Active Directory
1	11 (3.82%)	Hyper-V
1	11 (3.82%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	10 (3.47%)	NFS
2	10 (3.47%)	Snort
3	5 (1.74%)	Docker
4	4 (1.39%)	Veritas Volume Manager
5	3 (1.04%)	Firmware
5	3 (1.04%)	GPFS
5	3 (1.04%)	pfSense
6	2 (0.69%)	Job Entry Subsystem
6	2 (0.69%)	Time Sharing Option
7	1 (0.35%)	Apache ZooKeeper
7	1 (0.35%)	Virtual Desktop
7	1 (0.35%)	VMware ESXi
7	1 (0.35%)	XenApp

Systems Management
1	25 (8.68%)	SCOM
2	20 (6.94%)	SCCM
2	20 (6.94%)	Tivoli
3	18 (6.25%)	Nagios
4	6 (2.08%)	Ansible
5	5 (1.74%)	Netcool
5	5 (1.74%)	Netcool/OMNIbus
6	4 (1.39%)	Nessus
6	4 (1.39%)	Oracle ZFS
6	4 (1.39%)	Puppet
6	4 (1.39%)	SCOrch
7	3 (1.04%)	NetApp OnCommand
7	3 (1.04%)	SnapMirror
8	2 (0.69%)	HP Fortify
9	1 (0.35%)	Computer Emergency Response Teams
9	1 (0.35%)	ITRS Geneos
9	1 (0.35%)	Kibana
9	1 (0.35%)	QRadar
9	1 (0.35%)	SELinux
9	1 (0.35%)	Simpana

Vendors
1	77 (26.74%)	Oracle
2	49 (17.01%)	Red Hat
3	35 (12.15%)	Microsoft
4	30 (10.42%)	VMware
5	25 (8.68%)	NetApp
6	23 (7.99%)	Cisco
7	19 (6.60%)	SolarWinds
8	18 (6.25%)	HP
9	15 (5.21%)	Sybase
10	12 (4.17%)	Brocade
11	11 (3.82%)	CheckPoint
11	11 (3.82%)	LogRhythm
12	10 (3.47%)	ProCurve
13	9 (3.13%)	ArcSight
13	9 (3.13%)	CommVault
13	9 (3.13%)	IBM
14	8 (2.78%)	Citrix
15	7 (2.43%)	Aruba
15	7 (2.43%)	SonicWALL
15	7 (2.43%)	Ubiquiti