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This section looks at the demand for Ubuntu Linux skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ubuntu over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUbuntu Linux
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
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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£320-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
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% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate--
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Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads270393
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.356 %0.391 %
Daily rates quoted117109
Average minimum daily rate£317£336
Average daily rate£336£349
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Hourly rates quoted2566
Average minimum hourly rate£19.85£21.27
Average hourly rate£21.04£22.35
% change on same period last year-5.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.24£23.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.12£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Ubuntu East of EnglandUbuntu
East of England

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.

Ubuntu
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Ubuntu Demand Trend

Ubuntu
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Ubuntu Daily Rate Trend

Ubuntu
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Ubuntu Hourly Rate Trend

Ubuntu
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu.

13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)Linux
13 (100.00 %)WCF
13 (100.00 %)WPF
22 (66.67 %)Web Development
22 (66.67 %)SQL Server
22 (66.67 %)Microsoft
31 (33.33 %)MySQL
31 (33.33 %)C++
31 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %)WebServices
31 (33.33 %)Data Management
31 (33.33 %)XAML
31 (33.33 %)Workflow
31 (33.33 %).NET Remoting

Ubuntu
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)WCF
13 (100.00 %)WPF
21 (33.33 %)WebServices
21 (33.33 %).NET Remoting
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
21 (33.33 %)MySQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
13 (100.00 %)C# Developer
22 (66.67 %)CSharp Software Developer
22 (66.67 %)Software Developer
31 (33.33 %).NET Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Web Development
21 (33.33 %)Data Management
21 (33.33 %)Workflow
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C#
21 (33.33 %)C++
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %)XAML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft