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The table below looks at the demand for the Linux Support 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 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Support
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank51-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.336 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£330-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£360-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.81£23.18
% change on same period last year+15.66 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads595805
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.193 %1.007 %
Daily rates quoted169282
Average minimum daily rate£299£350
Average daily rate£322£365
% change on same period last year-11.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted133145
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.07
Average hourly rate£24.14£25.07
% change on same period last year-3.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£27.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Linux Support South WestLinux Support
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 Support
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Linux Support Demand Trend

Linux Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Linux Support Daily Rate Trend

Linux Support
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Linux Support across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol Linux Support Daily Rate Histogram

Linux Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Linux Support Hourly Rate Trend

Linux Support
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Linux Support 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 Support in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)Perl
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)ITIL
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)HPUX
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)CGI
12 (100.00 %)HP
12 (100.00 %)SAN
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat
12 (100.00 %)Shell Script
12 (100.00 %)Management Information System
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux

Linux Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Linux Support 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 Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)CGI
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)SAN
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)Management Information System
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)HPUX
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)ITIL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)Perl
12 (100.00 %)Shell Script
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)HP
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat