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The table below looks at the demand for the Linux Engineer role in IT contracts within the Bristol region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5862
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.136 %0.203 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£600£330
% change on same period last year+81.81 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£37.00
Average hourly rate-£39.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.23£38.56
% change on same period last year+1.74 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads733987
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.155 %1.058 %
Daily rates quoted214319
Average minimum daily rate£311£330
Average daily rate£336£345
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted140160
Average minimum hourly rate£25.19£23.62
Average hourly rate£26.08£26.05
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.96£28.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Linux Engineer South WestLinux Engineer
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Linux Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Linux Engineer across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol Linux Engineer Demand Trend

Linux Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Linux Engineer across the Bristol region.

Bristol Linux Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Linux Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Linux Engineer across the Bristol region.

Bristol Linux Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Linux Engineer
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Linux Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Linux Engineer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)Apache
21 (50.00 %)Sun
21 (50.00 %)VERITAS
21 (50.00 %)Remedy
21 (50.00 %)RTP
21 (50.00 %)Wireless
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)Device Driver
21 (50.00 %)NetBackup
21 (50.00 %)RTSP
21 (50.00 %)Embedded Linux
21 (50.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)WebLogic
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Solaris

Linux Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Linux Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Linux Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebLogic
11 (50.00 %)Apache
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)RTP
11 (50.00 %)Wireless
11 (50.00 %)RTSP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Device Driver
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)Embedded Linux
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Solaris
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)C++
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)NetBackup
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Sun
11 (50.00 %)VERITAS
11 (50.00 %)Remedy