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This section looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited UNIX over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1929
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads4025
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.025 %
As % of the category below20.51 %13.09 %
Daily rates quoted136
Average minimum daily rate£261£225
Average daily rate£287£229
% change on same period last year+25.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£363
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£36.75£32.92
% change on same period last year+11.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.50£35.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.35£31.77
% change on same period last year+1.82 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads195191
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.260 %0.193 %
Daily rates quoted3025
Average minimum daily rate£293£276
Average daily rate£329£294
% change on same period last year+12.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£337
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted5064
Average minimum hourly rate£19.27£18.39
Average hourly rate£20.72£19.55
% change on same period last year+6.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.17£20.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£23.44
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
UNIX South EastUNIX
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.

UNIX
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing UNIX across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Oxfordshire UNIX Demand Trend

UNIX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire UNIX Daily Rate Trend

UNIX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UNIX across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxfordshire UNIX Daily Rate Histogram

UNIX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire UNIX Hourly Rate Trend

UNIX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UNIX across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxfordshire UNIX Hourly Rate Histogram

UNIX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
OxfordUp+1118£288-
AbingdonNew entry-6--
BicesterDown-33--
UNIX South EastUNIX
South East

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing UNIX 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 UNIX.

132 (37.21 %)Shell Script
231 (36.05 %)Security Cleared
326 (30.23 %)SQL
424 (27.91 %)Oracle
424 (27.91 %)Linux
523 (26.74 %)Perl
621 (24.42 %)SC Cleared
718 (20.93 %)Ingres
817 (19.77 %)TCP/IP
817 (19.77 %)HP
916 (18.60 %)Python
1014 (16.28 %)Unit Testing
1112 (13.95 %)Windows
1112 (13.95 %)NetApp
1211 (12.79 %)Oracle RAC
1310 (11.63 %)MySQL
1310 (11.63 %)SMTP
1310 (11.63 %)HTTP
149 (10.47 %)HPUX
149 (10.47 %)Sybase
158 (9.302 %)Solaris
158 (9.302 %)FTP
158 (9.302 %)Automated Testing
158 (9.302 %)BC Cleared
167 (8.140 %)DNS
167 (8.140 %)FreeBSD
176 (6.977 %)Oracle Forms
176 (6.977 %)Oracle Reports
176 (6.977 %)Oracle Discoverer
176 (6.977 %)Apache

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing UNIX 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 UNIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.488 %)XML
13 (3.488 %)Middleware
13 (3.488 %)LAMP
22 (2.326 %)J2EE
22 (2.326 %)EJB
22 (2.326 %)JDBC
22 (2.326 %)WebServices
31 (1.163 %)EDIFACT
31 (1.163 %)EDI
31 (1.163 %)Adobe Flex
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (6.977 %)Apache
22 (2.326 %)MS Exchange
22 (2.326 %)CMS
22 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 2007
22 (2.326 %)JBoss
31 (1.163 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.163 %)SAS
31 (1.163 %)BizTalk Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.326 %)MS Office
21 (1.163 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.163 %)Oracle 11i
11 (1.163 %)SAP SD
11 (1.163 %)Oracle Applications
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (19.77 %)TCP/IP
210 (11.63 %)SMTP
210 (11.63 %)HTTP
38 (9.302 %)FTP
47 (8.140 %)DNS
54 (4.651 %)Internet
63 (3.488 %)LDAP
63 (3.488 %)HTTPS
63 (3.488 %)SNMP
71 (1.163 %)SAN
71 (1.163 %)Intranet
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (20.93 %)Ingres
210 (11.63 %)MySQL
36 (6.977 %)Oracle Reports
36 (6.977 %)Oracle Discoverer
43 (3.488 %)RDBMS
43 (3.488 %)Oracle 10g
43 (3.488 %)Oracle 8/8i
43 (3.488 %)Data Mining
52 (2.326 %)Oracle 9i
52 (2.326 %)SQL Server
52 (2.326 %)DB2
52 (2.326 %)Informix
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (6.977 %)Oracle Forms
16 (6.977 %)Subversion
21 (1.163 %)ClearCase
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (5.814 %)Marketing
24 (4.651 %)Government
31 (1.163 %)Back Office
31 (1.163 %)Telecoms
31 (1.163 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (27.91 %)Developer
214 (16.28 %)DBA
313 (15.12 %)Administrator
412 (13.95 %)Oracle DBA
510 (11.63 %)Systems Administrator
68 (9.302 %)Analyst
76 (6.977 %)Test Analyst
76 (6.977 %)UNIX Administrator
85 (5.814 %)PHP Developer
85 (5.814 %)2nd Line Support
85 (5.814 %)Tester
85 (5.814 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
94 (4.651 %)Test Engineer
94 (4.651 %)Applications Support
103 (3.488 %)Support Engineer
103 (3.488 %)Oracle Developer
103 (3.488 %)Software Engineer
103 (3.488 %)Consultant
112 (2.326 %)Programmer
112 (2.326 %)Desktop Support
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.326 %)Clustering
21 (1.163 %)Multithreading
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (27.91 %)Linux
212 (13.95 %)Windows
39 (10.47 %)HPUX
48 (9.302 %)Solaris
57 (8.140 %)FreeBSD
65 (5.814 %)AIX
74 (4.651 %)Windows NT
83 (3.488 %)Windows 2000
91 (1.163 %)Windows XP
91 (1.163 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (36.05 %)Security Cleared
221 (24.42 %)SC Cleared
314 (16.28 %)Unit Testing
48 (9.302 %)BC Cleared
48 (9.302 %)Automated Testing
55 (5.814 %)Programme Management
63 (3.488 %)Content Management
63 (3.488 %)Project Management
63 (3.488 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (2.326 %)Load Balancing
72 (2.326 %)SOA
81 (1.163 %)B2B
81 (1.163 %)Configuration Management
81 (1.163 %)ITIL
81 (1.163 %)Data Modelling
81 (1.163 %)E-business
81 (1.163 %)Business Continuity
81 (1.163 %)Logistics
81 (1.163 %)Release Management
81 (1.163 %)Software Testing
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (37.21 %)Shell Script
226 (30.23 %)SQL
323 (26.74 %)Perl
416 (18.60 %)Python
55 (5.814 %)PHP
64 (4.651 %)C++
64 (4.651 %)Java
73 (3.488 %)PL/SQL
82 (2.326 %)C
82 (2.326 %)C#
91 (1.163 %)Korn
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.488 %)Degree
21 (1.163 %)MCSE
21 (1.163 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.163 %)MCTS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (12.79 %)Oracle RAC
24 (4.651 %)Active Directory
33 (3.488 %)NFS
41 (1.163 %)NetBackup
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.163 %)Tivoli
11 (1.163 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (27.91 %)Oracle
217 (19.77 %)HP
312 (13.95 %)NetApp
49 (10.47 %)Sybase
54 (4.651 %)Sun
61 (1.163 %)SAP
61 (1.163 %)IBM
61 (1.163 %)Microsoft
61 (1.163 %)VERITAS
61 (1.163 %)Citrix
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