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The table below looks at the demand for Shell Script skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Shell Script over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkShell Script
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3440
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.011 %
As % of the category below7.282 %4.245 %
Daily rates quoted36
Average minimum daily rate£257£325
Average daily rate£268£329
% change on same period last year-18.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£374
% change on same period last year-7.59 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.08£37.89
% change on same period last year+11.06 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads206212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.415 %0.260 %
Daily rates quoted5153
Average minimum daily rate£259£308
Average daily rate£280£329
% change on same period last year-14.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Hourly rates quoted2019
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£24.88
Average hourly rate£30.42£30.31
% change on same period last year+0.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.51£35.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.45
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
Shell Script South EastShell Script
South East

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.

Shell Script
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Shell Script across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Oxfordshire Shell Script Demand Trend

Shell Script
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Shell Script across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Shell Script Daily Rate Trend

Shell Script
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Shell Script across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Shell Script Hourly Rate Trend

Shell Script
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Shell Script 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 Shell Script.

129 (96.67 %)Linux
224 (80.00 %)Python
224 (80.00 %)Perl
320 (66.67 %)UNIX
416 (53.33 %)TCP/IP
513 (43.33 %)C++
611 (36.67 %)FTP
710 (33.33 %)NetApp
89 (30.00 %)Nagios
89 (30.00 %)SMTP
89 (30.00 %)Automated Testing
98 (26.67 %)FreeBSD
98 (26.67 %)SQL
107 (23.33 %)C
107 (23.33 %)Apache
107 (23.33 %)Load Balancing
116 (20.00 %)Subversion
116 (20.00 %)HTTP
125 (16.67 %)DNS
125 (16.67 %)Red Hat
125 (16.67 %)Red Hat Linux
131 (3.333 %)EDIFACT
131 (3.333 %)SAP SD
131 (3.333 %)BizTalk Server
131 (3.333 %)Internet
131 (3.333 %)B2B
131 (3.333 %)Middleware
131 (3.333 %)EDI
131 (3.333 %)C#
131 (3.333 %)Java

Shell Script
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Shell Script 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 Shell Script. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.333 %)XML
11 (3.333 %)EDI
11 (3.333 %)Middleware
11 (3.333 %)EDIFACT
11 (3.333 %)Castor
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (23.33 %)Apache
21 (3.333 %)BizTalk Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.333 %)SAP SD
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (53.33 %)TCP/IP
211 (36.67 %)FTP
39 (30.00 %)SMTP
46 (20.00 %)HTTP
55 (16.67 %)DNS
61 (3.333 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (20.00 %)Subversion
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (26.67 %)Analyst
18 (26.67 %)Tester
27 (23.33 %)Test Analyst
35 (16.67 %)Systems Administrator
35 (16.67 %)Administrator
44 (13.33 %)C++ Developer
44 (13.33 %)Test Engineer
44 (13.33 %)Developer
44 (13.33 %)C++ Software Developer
44 (13.33 %)Linux Systems Administrator
44 (13.33 %)Linux Administrator
44 (13.33 %)C Developer
44 (13.33 %)Software Developer
51 (3.333 %)EDI Analyst
51 (3.333 %)IT Administrator
51 (3.333 %)Support Analyst
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.333 %)Derivative
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (96.67 %)Linux
220 (66.67 %)UNIX
38 (26.67 %)FreeBSD
45 (16.67 %)Red Hat Linux
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (30.00 %)Automated Testing
27 (23.33 %)Load Balancing
31 (3.333 %)ITIL
31 (3.333 %)B2B
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (80.00 %)Perl
124 (80.00 %)Python
213 (43.33 %)C++
38 (26.67 %)SQL
47 (23.33 %)C
51 (3.333 %)C#
51 (3.333 %)Java
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.333 %)Degree
11 (3.333 %)Security Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (30.00 %)Nagios
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (33.33 %)NetApp
25 (16.67 %)Red Hat
31 (3.333 %)SAP