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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Hove 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 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£338£334
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
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£31.91£32.41
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
Hove IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Hove
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
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£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£8.57
Average hourly rate£17.50£9.43
% change on same period last year+85.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£10.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Linux East SussexLinux
East Sussex

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

Hove 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 Hove region.

Hove Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hove 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.

11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)DHCP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Juniper
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)ISA Server
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Windows Vista

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hove 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.

Hove IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Hove IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)DHCP
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
Hove IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Systems Administrator
11 (100.00 %)Administrator
Hove IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
Hove IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)ISA Server
Hove IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Juniper