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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 132 | 84 | 109 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | +25 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 737 | 1,560 | 2,151 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.71% | 2.78% | 2.46% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 12.74% | 17.19% | 16.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 501 | 1,071 | 1,405 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £500 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.73% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £639 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £725 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £540 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +9.09% | +13.34% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 24 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.30 | £48.79 | £46.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.80 | £53.44 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £59.57 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.85% | -9.74% | +23.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.72 | £82.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £75.00 | £84.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £58.59 | £72.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.73% | -19.19% | +59.34% |
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 | 5,784 | 9,075 | 12,888 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.43% | 16.19% | 14.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,888 | 6,324 | 8,810 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £340 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £718 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.12% | +9.29% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 404 | 391 | 567 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.06 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £42.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.06% | +93.18% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.79 | £38.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.81% | +92.50% | +21.21% |
Unix
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | -48 | 623 | £538 | -4.23% | 199 |
| London | -31 | 364 | £585 | +1.30% | 101 |
| UK excluding London | -48 | 325 | £450 | -16.67% | 113 |
| Work from Home | -61 | 212 | £525 | -3.67% | 94 |
| South East | +6 | 116 | £425 | -22.02% | 32 |
| Scotland | -5 | 68 | £383 | -30.42% | 16 |
| North of England | -52 | 51 | £460 | -12.38% | 25 |
| Midlands | -35 | 43 | £543 | -1.27% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 42 | £550 | +1.85% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 24 | £425 | -29.17% | 11 |
| North West | -24 | 23 | £525 | +5.58% | 14 |
| South West | +3 | 21 | £519 | -5.68% | 13 |
| East of England | -29 | 16 | £463 | +8.82% | 15 |
| Wales | +13 | 8 | £685 | +30.48% | 4 |
| North East | -9 | 4 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | -28 | 1 | £500 | -23.08% | 4 |
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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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