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This section looks at the demand for Linux skills within the South Yorkshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank197
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads2254
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.055 %
As % of the category below15.83 %28.42 %
Daily rates quoted215
Average minimum daily rate£375£341
Average daily rate£375£373
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£341
% change on same period last year+2.42 %
Hourly rates quoted70
Average minimum hourly rate£27.24-
Average hourly rate£27.96-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.07£32.01
% change on same period last year-2.92 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads139190
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted1729
Average minimum daily rate£283£303
Average daily rate£288£335
% change on same period last year-14.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£337
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted5752
Average minimum hourly rate£25.42£28.21
Average hourly rate£26.10£28.68
% change on same period last year-8.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.79£29.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£23.44
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Linux YorkshireLinux
Yorkshire

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

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

South Yorkshire Linux Hourly Rate Histogram

Linux
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the South Yorkshire 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
SheffieldDown-821£375+6.39 %
Linux YorkshireLinux
Yorkshire

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

122 (44.90 %)UNIX
122 (44.90 %)Windows
218 (36.73 %)SAN
317 (34.69 %)Oracle
416 (32.65 %)Solaris
416 (32.65 %)Cisco
514 (28.57 %)EMC
611 (22.45 %)AIX
611 (22.45 %)VMware
710 (20.41 %)HPUX
710 (20.41 %)Brocade
89 (18.37 %)Sun
98 (16.33 %)Firewall
98 (16.33 %)Internet
107 (14.29 %)HP
107 (14.29 %)Red Hat
107 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
107 (14.29 %)LAN
107 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
116 (12.24 %)Apache
116 (12.24 %)VPN
116 (12.24 %)MySQL
116 (12.24 %)Java
116 (12.24 %)VERITAS
116 (12.24 %)OpenView
116 (12.24 %)ITSM
116 (12.24 %)VMware ESX
116 (12.24 %)NetBackup
125 (10.20 %)NetApp
125 (10.20 %)PHP

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.122 %)J2EE
13 (6.122 %)XML
13 (6.122 %)LAMP
13 (6.122 %)HTML
22 (4.082 %).NET
22 (4.082 %)WSRP
22 (4.082 %)JSR 168
22 (4.082 %)ASP
22 (4.082 %)CSS
22 (4.082 %)JSP
22 (4.082 %)WebServices
31 (2.041 %)SOAP
31 (2.041 %)DOM
31 (2.041 %)XHTML
31 (2.041 %)MVC
31 (2.041 %)Hibernate
31 (2.041 %)AJAX
31 (2.041 %)WebSphere
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (12.24 %)Apache
25 (10.20 %)Tomcat
25 (10.20 %)JBoss
25 (10.20 %)Oracle Application Server
32 (4.082 %)MS Exchange
32 (4.082 %)GroupWise
41 (2.041 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
41 (2.041 %)CMS
41 (2.041 %)Lotus Notes
41 (2.041 %)Lotus Domino
41 (2.041 %)WebLogic
41 (2.041 %)IIS
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.122 %)MS Excel
22 (4.082 %)MS Office
31 (2.041 %)Photoshop
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (36.73 %)SAN
28 (16.33 %)Internet
28 (16.33 %)Firewall
37 (14.29 %)LAN
37 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
46 (12.24 %)VPN
54 (8.163 %)DNS
63 (6.122 %)SSH
72 (4.082 %)LDAP
72 (4.082 %)WAN
72 (4.082 %)DHCP
72 (4.082 %)Ethernet
81 (2.041 %)FTP
81 (2.041 %)HTTP
81 (2.041 %)PBX
81 (2.041 %)Intranet
81 (2.041 %)Network Security
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.24 %)MySQL
24 (8.163 %)Oracle 10g
33 (6.122 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (4.082 %)SQL Server
51 (2.041 %)Informix
51 (2.041 %)Oracle 9i
51 (2.041 %)InterSystems Cache
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.082 %)Flash
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (8.163 %)Health
23 (6.122 %)Legal
23 (6.122 %)Finance
31 (2.041 %)Government
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (16.33 %)Developer
18 (16.33 %)Support Engineer
26 (12.24 %)DBA
26 (12.24 %)Oracle DBA
35 (10.20 %)PHP Developer
44 (8.163 %)Support Technician
44 (8.163 %)3rd Line Support
53 (6.122 %)Administrator
53 (6.122 %)Support Analyst
53 (6.122 %)Junior
53 (6.122 %)Analyst
53 (6.122 %)UNIX Specialist
53 (6.122 %)Junior DBA
53 (6.122 %)Junior Oracle DBA
53 (6.122 %)Storage Analyst
53 (6.122 %)Oracle Developer
53 (6.122 %)Systems Administrator
62 (4.082 %)Technical Services Manager
62 (4.082 %)Storage Engineer
62 (4.082 %)Network Support Technician
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.082 %)RIA
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (44.90 %)UNIX
122 (44.90 %)Windows
216 (32.65 %)Solaris
311 (22.45 %)AIX
410 (20.41 %)HPUX
52 (4.082 %)Windows XP
52 (4.082 %)NetWare
52 (4.082 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (2.041 %)Windows 2000
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (12.24 %)ITSM
25 (10.20 %)Disaster Recovery
25 (10.20 %)Network Design
25 (10.20 %)Load Balancing
25 (10.20 %)SC Cleared
25 (10.20 %)Security Cleared
33 (6.122 %)ITIL
42 (4.082 %)Service Delivery
42 (4.082 %)Content Management
51 (2.041 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (2.041 %)Web Development
51 (2.041 %)Migration
51 (2.041 %)OO
51 (2.041 %)ERP
51 (2.041 %)Project Management
51 (2.041 %)Service Management
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (12.24 %)Java
25 (10.20 %)PHP
33 (6.122 %)JavaScript
33 (6.122 %)Korn
41 (2.041 %)PHP5
41 (2.041 %)Perl
41 (2.041 %)PL/SQL
41 (2.041 %)SQL
41 (2.041 %)ActionScript
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.122 %)CCNP
13 (6.122 %)CCNA
13 (6.122 %)CCDP
13 (6.122 %)Cisco Certification
21 (2.041 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.041 %)CNE
21 (2.041 %)Novell Certification
21 (2.041 %)SNIA Certification
21 (2.041 %)Degree
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
26 (12.24 %)VMware ESX
26 (12.24 %)NetBackup
34 (8.163 %)Oracle RMAN
43 (6.122 %)Oracle RAC
43 (6.122 %)NFS
52 (4.082 %)Active Directory
61 (2.041 %)MSMQ
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (12.24 %)OpenView
22 (4.082 %)ZENworks
31 (2.041 %)OVPA
31 (2.041 %)HP Data Protector
31 (2.041 %)Legato
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (34.69 %)Oracle
216 (32.65 %)Cisco
314 (28.57 %)EMC
411 (22.45 %)VMware
510 (20.41 %)Brocade
69 (18.37 %)Sun
77 (14.29 %)HP
77 (14.29 %)Red Hat
86 (12.24 %)VERITAS
95 (10.20 %)NetApp
102 (4.082 %)Novell
102 (4.082 %)Microsoft
111 (2.041 %)Lotus
111 (2.041 %)IBM
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