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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Leicestershire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2429
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.010 %
As % of the category below8.108 %13.16 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£190-
Average daily rate£190-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£190-
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.78 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.83
Average hourly rate-£28.08
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£29.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.18£32.14
% change on same period last year+0.13 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads7476
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.075 %
Daily rates quoted184
Average minimum daily rate£190£230
Average daily rate£195£236
% change on same period last year-17.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£241
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted2333
Average minimum hourly rate£15.39£17.22
Average hourly rate£16.82£18.05
% change on same period last year-6.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.26£18.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.70£22.66
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Linux East MidlandsLinux
East Midlands

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
HinckleyNew entry-5£190-
Linux East MidlandsLinux
East Midlands

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

112 (85.71 %)UNIX
112 (85.71 %)Windows
211 (78.57 %)Solaris
310 (71.43 %)SAN
310 (71.43 %)Red Hat
310 (71.43 %)Red Hat Linux
46 (42.86 %)Clustering
46 (42.86 %)Windows 2000
55 (35.71 %)Apache
55 (35.71 %)AIX
55 (35.71 %)Perl
55 (35.71 %)HP
55 (35.71 %)IBM
55 (35.71 %)Sun
55 (35.71 %)Asset Management
55 (35.71 %)Shell Script
55 (35.71 %)IRIX
55 (35.71 %)Service Delivery
64 (28.57 %)WebLogic
64 (28.57 %)Beowulf
64 (28.57 %)Oracle
72 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (14.29 %)Active Directory
81 (7.143 %)Microsoft
81 (7.143 %)Citrix
81 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (7.143 %)BMC
81 (7.143 %)BMC PATROL
81 (7.143 %)CONTROL-M
81 (7.143 %)Photoshop

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)LAMP
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (35.71 %)Apache
24 (28.57 %)WebLogic
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)Photoshop
11 (7.143 %)Adobe Illustrator
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (71.43 %)SAN
21 (7.143 %)Wireless
21 (7.143 %)DHCP
21 (7.143 %)TCP/IP
21 (7.143 %)DNS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)MySQL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)UNIX Specialist
24 (28.57 %)Services Delivery Analyst
24 (28.57 %)Analyst
24 (28.57 %)Service Analyst
31 (7.143 %)PHP Developer
31 (7.143 %)Web Applications Developer
31 (7.143 %)Developer
31 (7.143 %)Web Developer
31 (7.143 %)Systems Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Applications Developer
31 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Support Specialist
31 (7.143 %)PHP Web Developer
31 (7.143 %)UNIX Support
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (42.86 %)Clustering
24 (28.57 %)Beowulf
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (85.71 %)UNIX
112 (85.71 %)Windows
211 (78.57 %)Solaris
310 (71.43 %)Red Hat Linux
46 (42.86 %)Windows 2000
55 (35.71 %)IRIX
55 (35.71 %)AIX
62 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (7.143 %)HPUX
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (35.71 %)Service Delivery
15 (35.71 %)Asset Management
21 (7.143 %)UML
21 (7.143 %)Migration
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (35.71 %)Perl
15 (35.71 %)Shell Script
21 (7.143 %)PHP5
21 (7.143 %)PHP
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)MCSE
11 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (14.29 %)Active Directory
21 (7.143 %)NFS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.143 %)BMC PATROL
11 (7.143 %)CONTROL-M
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (71.43 %)Red Hat
25 (35.71 %)IBM
25 (35.71 %)Sun
25 (35.71 %)HP
34 (28.57 %)Oracle
41 (7.143 %)Microsoft
41 (7.143 %)Citrix
41 (7.143 %)BMC