The first table below looks at the demand for Red Hat Enterprise Linux skills in IT contracts advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Red Hat Enterprise Linux over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Kent region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Rank 19 30 -
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -
Contract jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 19 6 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Kent 6.209% 2.264% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 19.00% 7.317% -
Number of daily rates quoted 14 0 0
Average daily rate £450 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £475 £350
% change year-on-year
-21.05% +35.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £67.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.50 £30.25 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+17.35% +10.00%
All Operating Systems
Kent
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
100 82 97
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Kent 32.68% 30.94% 30.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 39 55
Average daily rate £425 £263 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+61.59% -4.36%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £138 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £368 £300
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 20 5
Average hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £13.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-8.57% +34.61%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.75 £13.50 £7.19
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £51.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.20
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.93%
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
South East

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Kent Red Hat Enterprise Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux across the Kent region.

Kent Red Hat Enterprise Linux Daily Rate Trend

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux across the Kent region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Kent Red Hat Enterprise Linux Daily Rate Histogram

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux across the Kent region.

Kent Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Red Hat Enterprise Linux within the Kent region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tonbridge 0 3 £450 -
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
South East

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Red Hat Enterprise 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

1 31 (100.00%) Linux
2 30 (96.77%) Red Hat
3 27 (87.10%) Oracle
4 26 (83.87%) Oracle RAC
4 26 (83.87%) Oracle 11g
5 24 (77.42%) UNIX
6 22 (70.97%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 18 (58.06%) Finance
8 15 (48.39%) AIX
9 5 (16.13%) PL/SQL
9 5 (16.13%) SQL
9 5 (16.13%) Shell Script
9 5 (16.13%) Fund Management
10 3 (9.677%) Investment Management
10 3 (9.677%) SAN
10 3 (9.677%) Windows
11 2 (6.452%) SQL Server
11 2 (6.452%) Apache
11 2 (6.452%) Oracle 8/8i
11 2 (6.452%) HTTP
11 2 (6.452%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (6.452%) Internet
11 2 (6.452%) IPv6
11 2 (6.452%) CCNP
11 2 (6.452%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (6.452%) MPLS
11 2 (6.452%) OSPF
11 2 (6.452%) BGP
11 2 (6.452%) Financial Institution
11 2 (6.452%) JNCIP

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Red Hat Enterprise 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.452%) Apache
2 1 (3.226%) nginx
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.677%) SAN
2 2 (6.452%) Internet
2 2 (6.452%) MPLS
2 2 (6.452%) OSPF
2 2 (6.452%) BGP
2 2 (6.452%) HTTP
2 2 (6.452%) IPv6
3 1 (3.226%) VoIP
3 1 (3.226%) Firewall
3 1 (3.226%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (83.87%) Oracle 11g
2 2 (6.452%) SQL Server 2008
2 2 (6.452%) SQL Server
2 2 (6.452%) Oracle 8/8i
3 1 (3.226%) MySQL
3 1 (3.226%) DB2
General
1 18 (58.06%) Finance
2 2 (6.452%) Legal
2 2 (6.452%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 25 (80.65%) DBA
2 24 (77.42%) Oracle DBA
3 15 (48.39%) Senior Oracle DBA
3 15 (48.39%) Senior DBA
4 2 (6.452%) Network Analyst
4 2 (6.452%) Analyst
5 1 (3.226%) Network Engineer
5 1 (3.226%) UNIX Engineer
5 1 (3.226%) UNIX Systems Administrator
5 1 (3.226%) Linux Systems Administrator
5 1 (3.226%) MySQL DBA
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.226%) Replication
1 1 (3.226%) Clustering
1 1 (3.226%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 31 (100.00%) Linux
2 24 (77.42%) UNIX
3 15 (48.39%) AIX
4 3 (9.677%) Windows
5 2 (6.452%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (3.226%) OpenBSD
6 1 (3.226%) FreeBSD
6 1 (3.226%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (16.13%) Fund Management
2 3 (9.677%) Investment Management
3 2 (6.452%) Database Security
Programming Languages
1 5 (16.13%) PL/SQL
1 5 (16.13%) SQL
1 5 (16.13%) Shell Script
2 1 (3.226%) Bourne shell
2 1 (3.226%) C
2 1 (3.226%) PHP
Qualifications
1 2 (6.452%) CCNP
1 2 (6.452%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (6.452%) JNCIP
System Software
1 26 (83.87%) Oracle RAC
2 1 (3.226%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 22 (70.97%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 30 (96.77%) Red Hat
2 27 (87.10%) Oracle
3 1 (3.226%) Cisco
3 1 (3.226%) HP
3 1 (3.226%) Juniper
3 1 (3.226%) VMware
3 1 (3.226%) Aruba
Tonbridge, South East
This is a fantastic 3 month initial contract based in Tonbridge for 2 x Senior Oracle DBA's.
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 25 April 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The Successful Oracle DBAs must have experience with : ** Oracle Database 11gR2 (Standalone and RAC) ** Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11gR2 (including Clusterware, ASM and Oracle Restart) ** PL/SQL or SQL...
e-Recruiter
Rate: £2000 - £2400 per week
Posted: 16 May 2013
Tonbridge, South East
Excellent skills in the following areas must include: * Recent Oracle Database 11gR2 (Standalone and RAC) skills and a proven investment management and / or financial services... * Detailed Oracle Enterprise...
Rate: £400 - £500 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
Tonbridge, South East
Excellent skills in the following areas must include:* Recent Oracle Database 11gR2 (Standalone and RAC) skills and a proven investment management and / or financial services.* Proven Oracle Grid...
Rate: £400 - £500 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013
Kent, South East
Oracle DBA - DB2 ExperienceLocation: KentDuration: Initial 3 MonthsRate: NegotiableMy client, a leading Fund Management company, is looking for a Senior Oracle DBA with extensive Production Support experience, good...
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 11 May 2013
Kent, South East
Senior Oracle DBA Location: KentDuration: 3 monthsRate: TBAMy client, a leading fund management company, is looking for a Senior Oracle DBA with extensive Engineering and Automation experience from...
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 8 May 2013