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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 134 | 83 | 111 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -51 | +28 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing Unix | 735 | 1,619 | 2,127 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.73% | 2.84% | 2.43% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 12.99% | 17.49% | 16.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 495 | 1,118 | 1,395 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £500 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £669 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £738 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £540 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.96% | +9.09% | +16.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 25 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.23 | £46.84 | £40.44 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.85 | £52.50 | £50.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £58.59 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.73% | -9.86% | +47.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.56 | £73.71 | £71.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.88 | £75.00 | £84.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £57.50 | £56.19 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.43% | +2.34% | +32.21% |
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 | 5,658 | 9,258 | 13,082 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.30% | 16.21% | 14.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,818 | 6,479 | 8,883 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £331 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £501 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.09% | +0.10% | +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 | 390 | 404 | 604 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.73 | £14.25 | £13.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.97 | £16.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £38.50 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.86% | +67.39% | +29.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.56 | £64.50 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 | -51 | 614 | £550 | -0.90% | 174 |
| London | -26 | 364 | £600 | +2.56% | 84 |
| UK excluding London | -49 | 317 | £470 | -12.96% | 100 |
| Work from Home | -53 | 221 | £525 | -4.55% | 66 |
| South East | +8 | 110 | £425 | -22.73% | 26 |
| Scotland | -1 | 68 | £475 | -13.64% | 14 |
| North of England | -49 | 50 | £470 | -10.48% | 18 |
| Midlands | -41 | 42 | £536 | -0.74% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -23 | 41 | £536 | -0.74% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 25 | £425 | -27.66% | 7 |
| North West | -23 | 22 | £523 | +5.56% | 10 |
| South West | +11 | 21 | £488 | -11.36% | 12 |
| East of England | -18 | 16 | £463 | +8.82% | 17 |
| Wales | +19 | 8 | £685 | +30.48% | 2 |
| North East | -13 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 1 | £500 | -23.08% | 8 |
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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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