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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Chelmsford region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£350£337
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
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£32.49£32.58
% change on same period last year-0.27 %
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Chelmsford
Matching contract IT job ads1421
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£257£242
Average daily rate£277£255
% change on same period last year+8.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£296£269
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£331
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Hourly rates quoted76
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00£14.33
Average hourly rate£13.94£15.62
% change on same period last year-10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.89£16.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.92£22.28
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Linux EssexLinux
Essex

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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Linux across the Chelmsford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Chelmsford Linux Demand Trend

Linux
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chelmsford Linux Daily Rate Trend

Linux
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chelmsford Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford region citing Linux also 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 that cited Linux.

12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)VB
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)ASP
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)JSP
21 (50.00 %)Servlets
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)MCP
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (50.00 %)MCSA
21 (50.00 %)Client/Server
21 (50.00 %)DHCP
21 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)CCA
21 (50.00 %)Citrix Certification
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)Firewall
21 (50.00 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford region citing Linux also 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 that cited Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)ASP
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)JSP
21 (50.00 %)Servlets
21 (50.00 %)XML
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Oracle Application Server
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)DHCP
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)Firewall
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Server Support
11 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Oracle Developer
11 (50.00 %)Server Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Server Support Engineer
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Client/Server
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)JavaScript
11 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VB
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)MCP
11 (50.00 %)MCSE
11 (50.00 %)MCSA
11 (50.00 %)CCA
11 (50.00 %)Citrix Certification
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix