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The table below looks at the demand for the Linux Administrator role in IT contracts within the Buckinghamshire 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 Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Administrator
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7588
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.479 %0.517 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£178
Average daily rate-£187
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£196
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£277
% change on same period last year+25.16 %
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£39.75£34.10
% change on same period last year+16.56 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads10441548
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.484 %1.563 %
Daily rates quoted322393
Average minimum daily rate£300£303
Average daily rate£321£319
% change on same period last year+0.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted137236
Average minimum hourly rate£19.63£25.07
Average hourly rate£20.77£25.99
% change on same period last year-20.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.91£26.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Linux Administrator South EastLinux Administrator
South East

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 Administrator
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Linux Administrator Demand Trend

Linux Administrator
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Linux Administrator Daily Rate Trend

Linux Administrator
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Administrator within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
AylesburyNew entry-5--
Linux Administrator South EastLinux Administrator
South East

Linux Administrator
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Linux Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)Linux
17 (100.00 %)Red Hat
17 (100.00 %)VMware
17 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
25 (71.43 %)VMware Infrastructure
25 (71.43 %)VMware ESX
25 (71.43 %)Migration
25 (71.43 %)Debian
25 (71.43 %)Perl
25 (71.43 %)SMTP
25 (71.43 %)DHCP
25 (71.43 %)HTTP
25 (71.43 %)SNMP
25 (71.43 %)TCP/IP
25 (71.43 %)DNS
32 (28.57 %)Intel
32 (28.57 %)PHP
32 (28.57 %)MySQL
32 (28.57 %)Apache
32 (28.57 %)Tomcat
32 (28.57 %)Java
32 (28.57 %)Games
32 (28.57 %)Finance
32 (28.57 %)Degree
32 (28.57 %)Computer Science
32 (28.57 %)Time Management

Linux Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Linux Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)Apache
12 (28.57 %)Tomcat
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (71.43 %)SMTP
15 (71.43 %)DHCP
15 (71.43 %)HTTP
15 (71.43 %)SNMP
15 (71.43 %)TCP/IP
15 (71.43 %)DNS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)MySQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Finance
12 (28.57 %)Games
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)Computer Science
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (100.00 %)Linux
17 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
25 (71.43 %)Debian
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)Migration
22 (28.57 %)Time Management
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)Perl
22 (28.57 %)PHP
22 (28.57 %)Java
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)Degree
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (71.43 %)VMware ESX
15 (71.43 %)VMware Infrastructure
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Red Hat
17 (100.00 %)VMware
22 (28.57 %)Intel