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This section looks at the demand for the Linux Administrator role in IT contracts within the Hampshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Administrator
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank102-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.049 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£242
% change on same period last year+37.89 %
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£27.00£24.33
% change on same period last year+10.95 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads20212633
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.667 %2.622 %
Daily rates quoted519664
Average minimum daily rate£349£343
Average daily rate£371£365
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted413514
Average minimum hourly rate£25.55£28.09
Average hourly rate£27.28£29.63
% change on same period last year-7.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.02£31.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Linux Administrator South EastLinux Administrator
South East

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 Administrator
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Linux Administrator across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hampshire Linux Administrator Demand Trend

Linux Administrator
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Linux Administrator Daily Rate Trend

Linux Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Linux Administrator Hourly Rate Trend

Linux Administrator
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Administrator within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
PortsmouthNew entry-1£425-
Linux Administrator South EastLinux Administrator
South East

Linux Administrator
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region that cited Linux Administrator in their job title 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 with Linux Administrator in their job title.

16 (100.00 %)Linux
24 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
33 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
33 (50.00 %)HPUX
33 (50.00 %)Telecoms
33 (50.00 %)VMware
33 (50.00 %)Red Hat
42 (33.33 %)WebSphere MQ
42 (33.33 %)Tivoli
42 (33.33 %)Shell Script
42 (33.33 %)DB2
42 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
42 (33.33 %)UNIX
42 (33.33 %)SUSE
42 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (33.33 %)WebSphere
42 (33.33 %)WebSphere Message Broker
42 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
51 (16.67 %)Samba
51 (16.67 %)Government
51 (16.67 %)Windows
51 (16.67 %)Perl
51 (16.67 %)SQL
51 (16.67 %)MySQL
51 (16.67 %)Oracle
51 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (16.67 %)Windows XP
51 (16.67 %)Active Directory

Linux Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region that cited Linux Administrator in their job title 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 with Linux Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (33.33 %)WebSphere
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)WebSphere MQ
12 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
12 (33.33 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)DB2
21 (16.67 %)MySQL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (16.67 %)Government
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Linux
23 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
23 (50.00 %)HPUX
32 (33.33 %)UNIX
32 (33.33 %)SUSE
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)Windows XP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
22 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)Shell Script
21 (16.67 %)Perl
21 (16.67 %)SQL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (16.67 %)Samba
21 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (33.33 %)Tivoli
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)VMware
13 (50.00 %)Red Hat
21 (16.67 %)Oracle