The first table below looks at the demand for Bash shell skills in IT contracts advertised for the Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Bash shell over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Programming Languages category for the Middlesex 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
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Bash shell
Rank 21 - 39
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Bash shell 4 0 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 1.980% - 0.779%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.557% - 3.488%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £340 £338
% change year-on-year
-11.76% +0.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
Average hourly rate £37.50 - £29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 - £29.00
All Programming Languages
Middlesex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
61 52 86
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 30.20% 18.25% 22.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 18 36
Average daily rate £325 £350 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% -17.64%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £268 £240 £285
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £425 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 6
Average hourly rate £37.50 £39.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +34.48%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
Bash shell
South East

Bash shell
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Bash shell across the Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Middlesex Bash shell Jobs Demand Trend

Bash shell
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Bash shell across the Middlesex region.

Middlesex Bash shell Hourly Rate Trend

Bash shell
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Bash shell 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 Bash shell.

1 5 (100.00%) Linux
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Python
2 4 (80.00%) C++
2 4 (80.00%) Java
2 4 (80.00%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (60.00%) Ethernet
4 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
5 1 (20.00%) HTTPS
5 1 (20.00%) Oracle 10g
5 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (20.00%) Military
5 1 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
5 1 (20.00%) WebSphere
5 1 (20.00%) Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
5 1 (20.00%) Oracle 11g
5 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (20.00%) SaaS
5 1 (20.00%) HTTP
5 1 (20.00%) SMTP
5 1 (20.00%) UML
5 1 (20.00%) JBoss
5 1 (20.00%) Apache
5 1 (20.00%) Tomcat
5 1 (20.00%) SQL
5 1 (20.00%) J2EE
5 1 (20.00%) MySQL
5 1 (20.00%) Oracle

Bash shell
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Bash shell 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 Bash shell. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (20.00%) WebSphere
1 1 (20.00%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Apache
1 1 (20.00%) Tomcat
1 1 (20.00%) WebSphere Application Server
1 1 (20.00%) WebLogic
1 1 (20.00%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Ethernet
2 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (20.00%) HTTPS
3 1 (20.00%) HTTP
3 1 (20.00%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle 10g
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle 11g
1 1 (20.00%) MySQL
1 1 (20.00%) DB2
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (20.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (60.00%) Test Engineer
2 3 (60.00%) Software Test Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Management Consultant
3 1 (20.00%) Consultant
3 1 (20.00%) Applications Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (20.00%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (20.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) AIX
2 1 (20.00%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
1 1 (20.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) Python
1 4 (80.00%) C++
1 4 (80.00%) Java
2 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) JBoss
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle