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This section looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Leeds region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4959
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads309
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.010 %
As % of the category below13.39 %5.114 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£295£175
Average daily rate£316£193
% change on same period last year+64.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£210
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£332
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£20.05-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.10-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.64£32.45
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Operating Systems LeedsOperating Systems
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads224176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.295 %0.187 %
Daily rates quoted4329
Average minimum daily rate£280£250
Average daily rate£295£260
% change on same period last year+13.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£270
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted2425
Average minimum hourly rate£17.01£15.58
Average hourly rate£18.10£16.62
% change on same period last year+8.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.18£17.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.83£23.75
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Linux West YorkshireLinux
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

139 (68.42 %)Unix
229 (50.88 %)Windows
319 (33.33 %)Firewall
416 (28.07 %)Oracle
515 (26.32 %)DNS
614 (24.56 %)Smartcard
712 (21.05 %)Citrix
712 (21.05 %)NHS
712 (21.05 %)PKI
811 (19.30 %)ITIL
910 (17.54 %)Windows 2000
910 (17.54 %)WebLogic
910 (17.54 %)SQL
109 (15.79 %)PHP
109 (15.79 %)Apache
109 (15.79 %)PRINCE2
109 (15.79 %)LAN
118 (14.04 %)Solaris
118 (14.04 %)WAN
118 (14.04 %)Shell Script
118 (14.04 %)MetaFrame
118 (14.04 %)Health
127 (12.28 %)HP
127 (12.28 %)VPN
127 (12.28 %)Microsoft
127 (12.28 %)WebServices
127 (12.28 %)XML
127 (12.28 %)Java
127 (12.28 %)Degree
136 (10.53 %)CSS

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Application Development
17 (12.28 %)WebServices
17 (12.28 %)XML
26 (10.53 %)CSS
35 (8.772 %)Middleware
44 (7.018 %)XHTML
44 (7.018 %)RSS
44 (7.018 %)AJAX
44 (7.018 %)WebSphere
53 (5.263 %)WCF
53 (5.263 %)WPF
53 (5.263 %).NET
62 (3.509 %)XSL
71 (1.754 %)XSLT
71 (1.754 %)J2EE
71 (1.754 %)JSP
71 (1.754 %)Servlets
71 (1.754 %)Drupal
71 (1.754 %)LAMP
Application Platforms
110 (17.54 %)WebLogic
29 (15.79 %)Apache
35 (8.772 %)Tomcat
44 (7.018 %)CMS
52 (3.509 %)WebSphere MQ
52 (3.509 %)JBoss
61 (1.754 %)Lotus Notes
61 (1.754 %)JRun
61 (1.754 %)ATG Dynamo
61 (1.754 %)TIBCO EMS
Applications
11 (1.754 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
12 (3.509 %)BusinessWorks
12 (3.509 %)TIBCO iProcess
21 (1.754 %)Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
119 (33.33 %)Firewall
215 (26.32 %)DNS
39 (15.79 %)LAN
48 (14.04 %)WAN
57 (12.28 %)VPN
65 (8.772 %)SAN
65 (8.772 %)Internet
74 (7.018 %)FTP
82 (3.509 %)RIP
82 (3.509 %)TCP/IP
82 (3.509 %)LDAP
82 (3.509 %)ATM
82 (3.509 %)OSPF
82 (3.509 %)SSL
82 (3.509 %)Frame Relay
82 (3.509 %)iSCSI
91 (1.754 %)Wireless
91 (1.754 %)WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
16 (10.53 %)SQL Server
24 (7.018 %)MySQL
33 (5.263 %)Oracle 10g
33 (5.263 %)Oracle 9i
42 (3.509 %)RDBMS
Development Applications
11 (1.754 %)Flash
General
18 (14.04 %)Health
26 (10.53 %)Government
35 (8.772 %)Telecoms
43 (5.263 %)Finance
Job Titles
113 (22.81 %)Developer
29 (15.79 %)UNIX Engineer
38 (14.04 %)Linux Engineer
38 (14.04 %)Analyst
45 (8.772 %)PHP Developer
45 (8.772 %)Deployment Analyst
54 (7.018 %)3rd Line Support
54 (7.018 %)Consultant
63 (5.263 %)Systems Engineer
63 (5.263 %)DBA
63 (5.263 %)Architect
63 (5.263 %)Web Developer
63 (5.263 %)Oracle DBA
63 (5.263 %)C# Developer
72 (3.509 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
72 (3.509 %)Technical Analyst
72 (3.509 %)Technical Consultant
72 (3.509 %)Administrator
72 (3.509 %)Technical Manager
72 (3.509 %)UNIX Administrator
Miscellaneous
114 (24.56 %)Smartcard
212 (21.05 %)NHS
212 (21.05 %)PKI
34 (7.018 %)Clustering
34 (7.018 %)Client/Server
43 (5.263 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
139 (68.42 %)Unix
229 (50.88 %)Windows
310 (17.54 %)Windows 2000
48 (14.04 %)Solaris
56 (10.53 %)SUSE
65 (8.772 %)HPUX
74 (7.018 %)Windows NT
83 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (5.263 %)Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
111 (19.30 %)ITIL
29 (15.79 %)PRINCE2
35 (8.772 %)E-Commerce
43 (5.263 %)SOA
43 (5.263 %)Project Management
43 (5.263 %)Enterprise Architecture
43 (5.263 %)Security Management
52 (3.509 %)Network Design
61 (1.754 %)Workflow
61 (1.754 %)Migration
61 (1.754 %)Web Development
61 (1.754 %)Load Balancing
61 (1.754 %)Problem Management
61 (1.754 %)Release Management
61 (1.754 %)Continuous Integration
61 (1.754 %)Data Migration
61 (1.754 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.754 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (1.754 %)Configuration Management
61 (1.754 %)Data Modelling
Programming Languages
110 (17.54 %)SQL
29 (15.79 %)PHP
38 (14.04 %)Shell Script
47 (12.28 %)Java
56 (10.53 %)Perl
65 (8.772 %)JavaScript
73 (5.263 %)C#
73 (5.263 %)C++
82 (3.509 %)PL/SQL
91 (1.754 %)AWK
Qualifications
17 (12.28 %)Degree
23 (5.263 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
32 (3.509 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (1.754 %)ITIL Certification
41 (1.754 %)MCSE
41 (1.754 %)CCNP
41 (1.754 %)CCNA
41 (1.754 %)Cisco Certification
41 (1.754 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (1.754 %)Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.509 %)PCI DSS
21 (1.754 %)SLA
System Software
18 (14.04 %)MetaFrame
25 (8.772 %)Active Directory
32 (3.509 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.754 %)Oracle RAC
Systems Management
15 (8.772 %)NNM
15 (8.772 %)OVOW
15 (8.772 %)OVIS
15 (8.772 %)OpenView
23 (5.263 %)OVPA
32 (3.509 %)HP Data Protector
41 (1.754 %)TIBCO Hawk
41 (1.754 %)OVPM
Vendors
116 (28.07 %)Oracle
212 (21.05 %)Citrix
37 (12.28 %)Microsoft
37 (12.28 %)HP
44 (7.018 %)Red Hat
44 (7.018 %)Cisco
53 (5.263 %)TIBCO
53 (5.263 %)VMware
62 (3.509 %)IBM
62 (3.509 %)Sun
71 (1.754 %)Lotus
71 (1.754 %)Siebel
71 (1.754 %)webMethods
71 (1.754 %)ATG
71 (1.754 %)Hummingbird
71 (1.754 %)Open Text
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