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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Devon 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank149
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads837
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.039 %
As % of the category below15.38 %35.92 %
Daily rates quoted433
Average minimum daily rate£288£352
Average daily rate£319£353
% change on same period last year-9.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£339
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
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£31.31£31.76
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads52103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.110 %
Daily rates quoted1438
Average minimum daily rate£332£312
Average daily rate£353£315
% change on same period last year+11.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£320
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Hourly rates quoted1533
Average minimum hourly rate£16.08£16.18
Average hourly rate£18.46£17.39
% change on same period last year+6.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.84£18.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.95£21.94
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Linux South WestLinux
South 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 Devon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon Linux Daily Rate Trend

Linux
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Linux across the Devon region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Devon Linux Daily Rate Histogram

Linux
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Devon region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
ExeterUp+85£300-20.00 %
Linux South WestLinux
South West

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

17 (70.00 %)Java
17 (70.00 %)Oracle
26 (60.00 %)HPUX
35 (50.00 %)UNIX
44 (40.00 %)HP
53 (30.00 %)Red Hat
53 (30.00 %)C
53 (30.00 %)Perl
53 (30.00 %)NPfIT
53 (30.00 %)Health
53 (30.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (30.00 %)CGI
53 (30.00 %)Red Hat Linux
62 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
62 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
62 (20.00 %)Plone
62 (20.00 %)NetBeans
62 (20.00 %)TickIT
62 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
62 (20.00 %)PHP
62 (20.00 %)MySQL
62 (20.00 %)ITIL
62 (20.00 %)NHS
62 (20.00 %)SAN
62 (20.00 %)Tomcat
62 (20.00 %)Eclipse
71 (10.00 %)LAN
71 (10.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (10.00 %)Software Testing
71 (10.00 %)Integration Testing

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (30.00 %)CGI
22 (20.00 %)NetBeans
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)Tomcat
12 (20.00 %)Plone
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)SAN
21 (10.00 %)LAN
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)MySQL
21 (10.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)Eclipse
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Health
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Developer
16 (60.00 %)Java Developer
22 (20.00 %)UNIX Support
22 (20.00 %)Linux Support
22 (20.00 %)Support Technician
31 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (30.00 %)NPfIT
22 (20.00 %)NHS
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (60.00 %)HPUX
25 (50.00 %)UNIX
33 (30.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (20.00 %)ITIL
22 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Software Testing
31 (10.00 %)Integration Testing
31 (10.00 %)Test Management
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (70.00 %)Java
23 (30.00 %)Perl
23 (30.00 %)C
32 (20.00 %)PHP
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)TickIT
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (70.00 %)Oracle
24 (40.00 %)HP
33 (30.00 %)Red Hat