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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX 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 UNIX over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2316
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads2919
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.008 %
As % of the category below28.71 %32.20 %
Salaries quoted2416
Average minimum salary£34,917£24,063
Average salary£37,540£27,375
% change on same period last year+37.13 %
Average maximum salary£40,163£30,688
UK excluding London average salary£38,661£38,342
% change on same period last year+0.83 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads10159
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.025 %
Salaries quoted9652
Average minimum salary£32,425£24,816
Average salary£34,126£27,461
% change on same period last year+24.26 %
Average maximum salary£35,826£30,107
UK excluding London average salary£34,285£34,402
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
UNIX BedfordshireUNIX
Bedfordshire

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Bedford UNIX Demand Trend

UNIX
Salary Trend

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

Bedford UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UNIX across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedford UNIX Salary Histogram

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing UNIX 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 UNIX.

125 (59.52 %)Oracle
218 (42.86 %)Linux
316 (38.10 %)VMware
415 (35.71 %)Windows
514 (33.33 %)SQL Server
612 (28.57 %)Internet
711 (26.19 %)SQL
810 (23.81 %)Java
99 (21.43 %)C++
99 (21.43 %)Microsoft
99 (21.43 %)QA
108 (19.05 %)MS Excel
117 (16.67 %)Shell Script
117 (16.67 %)Degree
126 (14.29 %)Oracle RMAN
126 (14.29 %)Solaris
126 (14.29 %)Oracle 10g
126 (14.29 %)MySQL
126 (14.29 %)Oracle 9i
126 (14.29 %)OO
135 (11.90 %)FreeBSD
135 (11.90 %)C
135 (11.90 %)Sun
135 (11.90 %)Project Management
135 (11.90 %)Clustering
135 (11.90 %)Telecoms
135 (11.90 %)Insurance
135 (11.90 %)VMware Infrastructure
144 (9.524 %)Computer Science
144 (9.524 %)Mathematics

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing UNIX 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 UNIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (9.524 %)XML
23 (7.143 %)WebServices
23 (7.143 %)Swing
32 (4.762 %).NET
32 (4.762 %)STL
41 (2.381 %)HTML
41 (2.381 %)CSS
41 (2.381 %)SOAP
41 (2.381 %)XHTML
41 (2.381 %)J2SE
41 (2.381 %)NetBeans
41 (2.381 %)CORBA
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.762 %)SharePoint
12 (4.762 %)BizTalk Server
21 (2.381 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (2.381 %)MS Exchange
21 (2.381 %)Apache
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (19.05 %)MS Excel
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (28.57 %)Internet
22 (4.762 %)Broadband
22 (4.762 %)SAN
31 (2.381 %)Firewall
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (33.33 %)SQL Server
26 (14.29 %)Oracle 9i
26 (14.29 %)Oracle 10g
26 (14.29 %)MySQL
32 (4.762 %)TOAD
41 (2.381 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.381 %)SQLPlus
41 (2.381 %)Oracle 11g
Bedford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.381 %)TestDirector
11 (2.381 %)Rational Robot
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.90 %)Telecoms
15 (11.90 %)Insurance
22 (4.762 %)Electronics
22 (4.762 %)Finance
31 (2.381 %)Construction
31 (2.381 %)Education
31 (2.381 %)Government
31 (2.381 %)Pensions
31 (2.381 %)Marketing
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (23.81 %)Administrator
26 (14.29 %)DBA
35 (11.90 %)Analyst
35 (11.90 %)Software Engineer
35 (11.90 %)Systems Administrator
35 (11.90 %)Technical Manager
35 (11.90 %)Senior DBA
44 (9.524 %)QA Manager
44 (9.524 %)Release Manager
44 (9.524 %)C++ Software Engineer
44 (9.524 %)Computer Operator
44 (9.524 %)Configuration Manager
53 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
53 (7.143 %)IT Manager
53 (7.143 %)Infrastructure Manager
53 (7.143 %)Senior Systems Administrator
53 (7.143 %)Software Manager
62 (4.762 %)Helpdesk Support
62 (4.762 %)Helpdesk Engineer
62 (4.762 %)QA Analyst
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (11.90 %)Clustering
24 (9.524 %)Mathematics
24 (9.524 %)Computer Science
32 (4.762 %)Physics
41 (2.381 %)French Language
41 (2.381 %)Spanish Language
41 (2.381 %)Replication
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (42.86 %)Linux
215 (35.71 %)Windows
36 (14.29 %)Solaris
45 (11.90 %)FreeBSD
52 (4.762 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (2.381 %)IRIX
61 (2.381 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (2.381 %)AIX
61 (2.381 %)HPUX
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (14.29 %)OO
25 (11.90 %)Project Management
34 (9.524 %)Configuration Management
34 (9.524 %)Incident Management
43 (7.143 %)Logistics
43 (7.143 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (7.143 %)Business Continuity
43 (7.143 %)BCP
52 (4.762 %)Data Management
52 (4.762 %)Software Engineering
61 (2.381 %)Automated Testing
61 (2.381 %)ITIL
61 (2.381 %)CRM
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (26.19 %)SQL
210 (23.81 %)Java
39 (21.43 %)C++
47 (16.67 %)Shell Script
55 (11.90 %)C
62 (4.762 %)PL/SQL
62 (4.762 %)VB.NET
71 (2.381 %)C#
71 (2.381 %)PHP
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (16.67 %)Degree
22 (4.762 %)PhD
31 (2.381 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (2.381 %)HNC
31 (2.381 %)HND
31 (2.381 %)MCSE
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (21.43 %)QA
21 (2.381 %)ISO27001
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (14.29 %)Oracle RMAN
25 (11.90 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.381 %)Active Directory
31 (2.381 %)Oracle RAC
Bedford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.381 %)SCOM
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (59.52 %)Oracle
216 (38.10 %)VMware
39 (21.43 %)Microsoft
45 (11.90 %)Sun
54 (9.524 %)Citrix
61 (2.381 %)Empirix
61 (2.381 %)HP