Unix
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Unix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Unix over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 137 | 80 | 109 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -57 | +29 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 736 | 1,651 | 2,121 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.71% | 2.86% | 2.43% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 12.84% | 17.55% | 16.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 491 | 1,141 | 1,390 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £500 | £451 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.91% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £653 | £672 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £738 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £540 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.96% | +9.09% | +15.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 27 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.08 | £43.75 | £40.44 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.80 | £51.88 | £50.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £58.59 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.73% | -9.86% | +42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.19 | £71.23 | £71.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.63 | £75.00 | £84.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £57.50 | £56.19 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.43% | +2.34% | +27.70% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Unix is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,733 | 9,408 | 13,095 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.33% | 16.27% | 14.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,878 | 6,587 | 8,883 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £505 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.43% | +1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 419 | 606 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.99 | £13.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.74 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +67.39% | +29.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.50 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.54 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.30 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +46.50% | +21.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Unix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unix.
Unix
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Unix over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
Unix
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unix.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Unix over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
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Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -49 | 614 | £550 | -1.79% | 190 |
| London | -31 | 360 | £600 | +2.56% | 81 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 320 | £470 | -12.96% | 113 |
| Work from Home | -63 | 222 | £525 | -4.55% | 66 |
| South East | +11 | 112 | £425 | -22.73% | 27 |
| Scotland | -10 | 68 | £500 | -9.09% | 12 |
| North of England | -42 | 50 | £470 | -10.48% | 20 |
| Midlands | -47 | 42 | £536 | -0.74% | 17 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 41 | £536 | -0.74% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -13 | 24 | £425 | -27.66% | 9 |
| North West | -23 | 23 | £525 | +6.11% | 10 |
| South West | +1 | 21 | £488 | -11.36% | 12 |
| East of England | -17 | 17 | £463 | +8.82% | 24 |
| Wales | +17 | 8 | £685 | +30.48% | 1 |
| North East | -10 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 1 | £500 | -23.08% | 10 |
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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:
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