Unix Linux Engineer Contracts with Work from Home Options

Unix/Linux Engineer
UK > Work from Home

As of 29 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Unix/Linux Engineer daily rate in Work from Home.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 338 452 610
Rank change year-on-year +114 +158 -117
Contract jobs requiring a Unix Linux Engineer 7 13 16
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.048% 0.054% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.056% 0.038%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 12 14
10th Percentile - £508 £354
25th Percentile - £512 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £554 £385
Median % change year-on-year - +43.90% +28.33%
75th Percentile - £587 £494
90th Percentile - - £553
UK median daily rate £550 £587 £385
% change year-on-year -6.30% +52.47% +10.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,688 23,105 42,192
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 95.27% 95.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,248 16,369 30,559
10th Percentile £325 £363 £356
25th Percentile £425 £448 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 565 533 576
10th Percentile £14.26 £16.98 £13.50
25th Percentile £22.75 £25.71 £19.39
Median hourly rate £44.74 £52.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.78% +50.00% +45.83%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.15 £77.90 £68.20
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +87.50% +6.90%

Unix Linux Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Unix Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Unix Linux Engineer trend for jobs with a WFH option

Unix Linux Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Unix Linux Engineer.

Unix Linux Engineer daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Unix Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 29 May 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Unix Linux Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Perl
1 7 (100.00%) Unix
1 7 (100.00%) Linux
1 7 (100.00%) OO
1 7 (100.00%) Python
1 7 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
2 3 (42.86%) Dell DRAC
2 3 (42.86%) BMC

Unix Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Linux
1 7 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) OO
1 7 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) Perl
1 7 (100.00%) Python
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) BMC