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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Cumbria 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 %
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Cumbria
Matching contract IT job ads1013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£275
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£332
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Hourly rates quoted73
Average minimum hourly rate£16.85£14.05
Average hourly rate£19.28£15.71
% change on same period last year+22.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.71£17.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.94£22.31
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Linux North WestLinux
North 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
Demand Trend

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

Cumbria Linux Demand 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 Cumbria region.

Cumbria Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Top 12 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)Oracle
13 (100.00 %)UNIX
13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)LAN
13 (100.00 %)WAN
13 (100.00 %)VPN
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
13 (100.00 %)SAN
13 (100.00 %)VLAN
21 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Government
21 (33.33 %)EMC

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)LAN
13 (100.00 %)WAN
13 (100.00 %)VPN
13 (100.00 %)SAN
13 (100.00 %)VLAN
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Government
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Network Engineer
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)UNIX
13 (100.00 %)Windows
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Oracle
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (33.33 %)EMC