Unix/Linux Engineer
UK
The median Unix/Linux Engineer daily rate in the UK is £544, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 569 | 650 | 820 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +81 | +170 | -85 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Unix Linux Engineer | 17 | 32 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.039% | 0.058% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.042% | 0.061% | 0.029% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 26 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £494 | £465 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £514 | £473 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £544 | £525 | £385 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.57% | +36.36% | +18.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £587 | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | £568 | £700 | £572 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £385 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +36.36% | +18.46% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,300 | 52,517 | 83,751 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.93% | 94.49% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,892 | 36,509 | 58,992 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £313 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.33% | +1.42% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,866 | 1,510 | 1,946 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.50 | £19.06 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £43.81 | £25.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.39% | +71.78% | +18.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £65.00 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £76.03 | £65.77 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £40.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +100.00% | +8.11% |
Unix Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Unix Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Unix Linux Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Unix Linux Engineer.
Unix Linux Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Unix Linux Engineer.
Unix Linux Engineer
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unix Linux Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +48 | 16 | £550 | +4.76% | 2 |
| England | +81 | 10 | £544 | +3.57% | 2 |
| Scotland | +38 | 7 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | +106 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 5 | £550 | - | 1 |
| South East | - | 2 | - | - | |
| London | +82 | 1 | £538 | -23.21% | |
| North of England | +26 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 1 | £488 | - |
Unix Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 June 2024, Unix Linux Engineer contract 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 contract job ads featuring Unix Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Unix Linux Engineer 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: