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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Crewe 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
7 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£352£338
% change on same period last year+4.22 %
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£32.54£32.61
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
Crewe IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Crewe
Matching contract IT job ads111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£153
Average daily rate-£162
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£170
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£332
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.94£22.31
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Linux CheshireLinux
Cheshire

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 Crewe region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Crewe 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 Crewe region.

Crewe Linux Daily Rate Trend

Linux
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Crewe 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.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Ant
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)Eclipse
11 (100.00 %)Use Case

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Crewe 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.

Crewe IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XML
Crewe IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Ant
11 (100.00 %)Eclipse
Crewe IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java Developer
Crewe IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Crewe IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)Use Case
Crewe IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
Crewe IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle