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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Derbyshire 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-10
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads040
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.044 %
As % of the category below0.000 %29.85 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£340
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Hourly rates quoted01
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£31.31£32.07
% change on same period last year-2.37 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads51134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.083 %0.146 %
Daily rates quoted719
Average minimum daily rate£232£279
Average daily rate£247£288
% change on same period last year-14.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£263£297
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£319
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted1717
Average minimum hourly rate£16.21£19.25
Average hourly rate£17.18£20.23
% change on same period last year-15.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.16£21.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.97£21.93
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
Linux East MidlandsLinux
East Midlands

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

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
22 (50.00 %)LAN
22 (50.00 %)WAN
22 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (50.00 %)IBM
22 (50.00 %)Sun
22 (50.00 %)Active Directory
22 (50.00 %)HP
22 (50.00 %)SAN
22 (50.00 %)NetApp
22 (50.00 %)Red Hat
22 (50.00 %)Windows CE
22 (50.00 %)VMware
22 (50.00 %)VMware ESX
22 (50.00 %)Auditing
22 (50.00 %)Degree
22 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)LAN
12 (50.00 %)WAN
12 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (50.00 %)SAN
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Auditing
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)IT Consultant
12 (50.00 %)Consultant
12 (50.00 %)Support Consultant
12 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Engineer
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
22 (50.00 %)Windows CE
22 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)Degree
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)VMware ESX
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)IBM
12 (50.00 %)Sun
12 (50.00 %)HP
12 (50.00 %)NetApp
12 (50.00 %)Red Hat
12 (50.00 %)VMware