The first table below looks at the demand for Linux skills in IT contracts advertised for the Torfaen 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 Torfaen 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 - - -
Contract jobs citing Linux 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Torfaen - - -
As % of the Operating Systems category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
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
Torfaen
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
5 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Torfaen 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Average hourly rate £15.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
Linux
South Wales

Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Torfaen 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 Torfaen region.

Torfaen Linux Daily Rate Trend