The first table below looks at the demand for Linux skills in IT contracts advertised for the Preston region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 22 May 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 Operating Systems category for the Preston 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Linux
Rank - 13 -
Contract jobs citing Linux 0 16 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston - 9.302% -
As % of the Operating Systems category - 51.61% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 11 0
Average daily rate - £423 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £335 £350 £338
% change year-on-year
-4.28% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.50 £37.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-1.35% +5.71%
All Operating Systems
Preston
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
14 31 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston 28.57% 18.02% 18.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 20 2
Average daily rate £175 £419 £90
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-58.25% +365.73%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 0
Average hourly rate £19.00 £30.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-36.66% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Linux
Lancashire

Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Linux across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Preston Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Linux
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Linux across the Preston region.

Preston Linux Daily Rate Trend

Linux
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Preston Linux Hourly Rate Trend
Preston, Lancashire
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Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £35 - £40 per hour + £NEG
Posted: 17 May 2013