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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Bedford region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1313
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads3123
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.010 %
As % of the category below33.70 %26.44 %
Salaries quoted3023
Average minimum salary£30,900£22,087
Average salary£34,250£25,696
% change on same period last year+33.29 %
Average maximum salary£37,600£29,304
UK excluding London average salary£36,426£35,480
% change on same period last year+2.66 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads9287
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.039 %
Salaries quoted8784
Average minimum salary£28,919£24,844
Average salary£31,392£27,133
% change on same period last year+15.69 %
Average maximum salary£33,866£29,423
UK excluding London average salary£34,408£34,140
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Linux BedfordshireLinux
Bedfordshire

Linux
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Bedford Linux Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the Bedford region.

Bedford Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Bedford Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Linux.

122 (50.00 %)UNIX
216 (36.36 %)MySQL
314 (31.82 %)Firewall
413 (29.55 %)Debian
413 (29.55 %)Ubuntu
413 (29.55 %)C++
413 (29.55 %)Apache
512 (27.27 %)Perl
512 (27.27 %)SQL
610 (22.73 %)Windows
610 (22.73 %)SAN
79 (20.45 %)Java
88 (18.18 %)OO
88 (18.18 %)Microsoft
97 (15.91 %)MS Exchange
97 (15.91 %)Microsoft Certification
97 (15.91 %)MCSE
97 (15.91 %)C
97 (15.91 %)SQL Server
97 (15.91 %)Exchange Server 2003
97 (15.91 %)Degree
106 (13.64 %)Mathematics
106 (13.64 %)Computer Science
106 (13.64 %)VMware
106 (13.64 %)Oracle
106 (13.64 %)Citrix
115 (11.36 %)Windows Server 2003
115 (11.36 %)Oracle 10g
115 (11.36 %)Swing
115 (11.36 %)XML

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (11.36 %)XML
15 (11.36 %)Swing
24 (9.091 %)WebServices
33 (6.818 %)STL
33 (6.818 %)Middleware
42 (4.545 %)NetBeans
42 (4.545 %)J2SE
42 (4.545 %)CORBA
42 (4.545 %)CSS
51 (2.273 %)JSP
51 (2.273 %)HTML
51 (2.273 %).NET
51 (2.273 %)XHTML
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (29.55 %)Apache
27 (15.91 %)MS Exchange
27 (15.91 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.273 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (2.273 %)SharePoint
31 (2.273 %)IIS
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.091 %)MS Excel
21 (2.273 %)MS Office
Bedford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (6.818 %)SAP Retail
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (31.82 %)Firewall
210 (22.73 %)SAN
33 (6.818 %)Internet
42 (4.545 %)Broadband
42 (4.545 %)TCP/IP
42 (4.545 %)DNS
51 (2.273 %)SSL
51 (2.273 %)SMTP
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (36.36 %)MySQL
27 (15.91 %)SQL Server
35 (11.36 %)Oracle 10g
42 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (4.545 %)Oracle 9i
51 (2.273 %)MS Access
51 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2005
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.818 %)Electronics
13 (6.818 %)Retail
22 (4.545 %)Telecoms
31 (2.273 %)Construction
31 (2.273 %)Marketing
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (36.36 %)Administrator
213 (29.55 %)Systems Administrator
38 (18.18 %)Software Engineer
46 (13.64 %)Analyst
46 (13.64 %)Support Engineer
46 (13.64 %)C++ Software Engineer
55 (11.36 %)Server Support
64 (9.091 %)Technical Architect
64 (9.091 %)Architect
64 (9.091 %)Server Analyst
73 (6.818 %)Java Software Engineer
73 (6.818 %)Enterprise Architect
82 (4.545 %)Senior DBA
82 (4.545 %)Server Support Engineer
82 (4.545 %)UNIX Engineer
82 (4.545 %)Helpdesk Engineer
82 (4.545 %)Server Engineer
82 (4.545 %)Developer
82 (4.545 %)DBA
82 (4.545 %)Support Analyst
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (13.64 %)Mathematics
16 (13.64 %)Computer Science
23 (6.818 %)Physics
23 (6.818 %)Data Protection Act
32 (4.545 %)Clustering
41 (2.273 %)French Language
41 (2.273 %)Spanish Language
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (50.00 %)UNIX
213 (29.55 %)Debian
213 (29.55 %)Ubuntu
310 (22.73 %)Windows
45 (11.36 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (11.36 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (6.818 %)Solaris
62 (4.545 %)FreeBSD
71 (2.273 %)Windows XP
71 (2.273 %)IRIX
71 (2.273 %)AIX
71 (2.273 %)HPUX
71 (2.273 %)Windows Vista
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (18.18 %)OO
25 (11.36 %)Logistics
33 (6.818 %)Data Management
33 (6.818 %)Technical Architecture
33 (6.818 %)Data Protection
33 (6.818 %)ITIL
42 (4.545 %)Software Engineering
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (29.55 %)C++
212 (27.27 %)Perl
212 (27.27 %)SQL
39 (20.45 %)Java
47 (15.91 %)C
54 (9.091 %)Shell Script
62 (4.545 %)PHP
71 (2.273 %)VB
71 (2.273 %)C#
71 (2.273 %)JavaScript
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (15.91 %)MCSE
17 (15.91 %)Microsoft Certification
17 (15.91 %)Degree
23 (6.818 %)PhD
32 (4.545 %)MCSA
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (9.091 %)ISO27001
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.545 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (2.273 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (2.273 %)Active Directory
21 (2.273 %)VMware ESX
Bedford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (9.091 %)SCOM
22 (4.545 %)MOM
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (18.18 %)Microsoft
26 (13.64 %)Oracle
26 (13.64 %)Citrix
26 (13.64 %)VMware
33 (6.818 %)EMC
33 (6.818 %)HP
33 (6.818 %)SAP
33 (6.818 %)IBM
42 (4.545 %)Sun
42 (4.545 %)Dell
51 (2.273 %)CheckPoint