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The table below looks at the demand for the Linux Engineer role in IT contracts within the Swindon region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4644
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.352 %0.686 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£413£372
% change on same period last year+10.98 %
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£40.19£36.59
% change on same period last year+9.85 %
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Swindon
Matching contract IT job ads568583
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.800 %0.589 %
Daily rates quoted201148
Average minimum daily rate£377£355
Average daily rate£397£382
% change on same period last year+4.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted6663
Average minimum hourly rate£24.84£28.17
Average hourly rate£26.93£29.54
% change on same period last year-8.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.02£30.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Linux Engineer WiltshireLinux Engineer
Wiltshire

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Linux Engineer across the Swindon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Swindon Linux Engineer Demand Trend

Linux Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Swindon Linux Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Linux Engineer
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon region that cited Linux Engineer in their job title 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 with Linux Engineer in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)Linux
15 (100.00 %)Red Hat
15 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
22 (40.00 %)Government
22 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (40.00 %)Security Cleared

Linux Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon region that cited Linux Engineer in their job title 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 with Linux Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Government
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Linux
15 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Red Hat