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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 135 | 82 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | +30 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 733 | 1,602 | 2,127 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.72% | 2.80% | 2.41% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 12.89% | 17.32% | 16.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 495 | 1,107 | 1,400 |
| 10th Percentile | £334 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £500 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.91% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £663 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £738 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £540 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +9.09% | +14.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 24 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.23 | £48.79 | £43.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.85 | £53.44 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £59.57 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.85% | -8.35% | +52.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.56 | £73.72 | £72.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.88 | £75.00 | £84.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £58.05 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.09% | -10.70% | +57.58% |
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 | 5,687 | 9,251 | 13,104 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.37% | 16.16% | 14.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,850 | 6,458 | 8,915 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £503 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.33% | +0.57% | +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 | 393 | 404 | 594 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.08 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.74 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.15 | £39.05 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.28% | +73.56% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.13 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +50.00% | +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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | -50 | 616 | £550 | -1.79% | 216 |
| London | -31 | 364 | £600 | +2.56% | 120 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 319 | £450 | -16.67% | 137 |
| Work from Home | -54 | 219 | £525 | -4.07% | 73 |
| South East | +8 | 111 | £425 | -22.73% | 49 |
| Scotland | -5 | 68 | £420 | -23.73% | 18 |
| North of England | -44 | 50 | £470 | -10.48% | 17 |
| Midlands | -47 | 42 | £536 | -0.74% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -22 | 41 | £536 | -0.74% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 25 | £425 | -27.66% | 8 |
| South West | +3 | 22 | £488 | -11.36% | 13 |
| North West | -24 | 22 | £523 | +6.09% | 9 |
| East of England | -20 | 16 | £463 | +8.82% | 26 |
| Wales | +15 | 8 | £685 | +30.48% | 4 |
| North East | -11 | 3 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | -23 | 1 | £500 | -23.08% | 6 |
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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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