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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Stockport 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank46
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below33.33 %33.33 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£245-
Average daily rate£245-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£245-
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£334
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£34.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£39.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.91£32.41
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£245-
Average daily rate£245-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£245-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£7.00£32.50
Average hourly rate£9.50£36.00
% change on same period last year-73.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£39.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Linux ManchesterLinux
Manchester

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

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Linux
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (50.00 %)WebServices
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)RAD
11 (50.00 %)Ethernet
11 (50.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
11 (50.00 %)ILOG
11 (50.00 %)Hibernate
11 (50.00 %)JRules
11 (50.00 %)Spring
11 (50.00 %)Requirements Management
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere
11 (50.00 %)JIRA

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)WebServices
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)Hibernate
11 (50.00 %)JRules
11 (50.00 %)Spring
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Ethernet
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)JIRA
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)RAD
11 (50.00 %)Requirements Management
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %)Java
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)ILOG