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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Norfolk 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
Rank3939
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below5.376 %6.593 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£363
Average daily rate-£381
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.78 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£22.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.18£32.14
% change on same period last year+0.13 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads9391
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.126 %0.090 %
Daily rates quoted2120
Average minimum daily rate£309£344
Average daily rate£338£368
% change on same period last year-8.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted1210
Average minimum hourly rate£13.42£18.55
Average hourly rate£14.56£19.95
% change on same period last year-26.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.71£21.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.70£22.66
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Linux East of EnglandLinux
East of England

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

Norfolk 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 Norfolk region.

Norfolk Linux Daily Rate 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 Norfolk region.

Norfolk Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

14 (80.00 %)SQL
14 (80.00 %)Oracle
14 (80.00 %)Python
22 (40.00 %)Django
22 (40.00 %)Zope
22 (40.00 %)Plone
31 (20.00 %)Automotive
31 (20.00 %)CAE
31 (20.00 %)UNIX

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)Django
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)Zope
12 (40.00 %)Plone
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Automotive
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Developer
14 (80.00 %)Python Developer
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)CAE
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)SQL
14 (80.00 %)Python
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Oracle