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This section looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Bedfordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4936
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads3334
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.014 %
As % of the category below14.54 %14.17 %
Salaries quoted3127
Average minimum salary£32,581£30,630
Average salary£36,161£34,981
% change on same period last year+3.37 %
Average maximum salary£39,742£39,333
UK excluding London average salary£36,371£36,383
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads227240
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.098 %
Salaries quoted200195
Average minimum salary£32,258£31,619
Average salary£34,839£34,354
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Average maximum salary£37,421£37,089
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Linux East of EnglandLinux
East of England

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Bedfordshire Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-1210£39,000+60.49 %
DunstableNew entry-2£37,500-
Linux East of EnglandLinux
East of England

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

140 (53.33 %)UNIX
231 (41.33 %)SQL
328 (37.33 %)Windows
424 (32.00 %)Solaris
522 (29.33 %)MySQL
621 (28.00 %)Oracle
720 (26.67 %)Internet
720 (26.67 %)Telecoms
819 (25.33 %)FreeBSD
819 (25.33 %)Sun
918 (24.00 %)Microsoft
918 (24.00 %)Apache
918 (24.00 %)C
1017 (22.67 %)Java
1114 (18.67 %)Clustering
1212 (16.00 %)Red Hat
1311 (14.67 %)Microsoft Certification
1311 (14.67 %)SQL Server
1311 (14.67 %)PHP
1311 (14.67 %)MCSE
1410 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
1410 (13.33 %)ITIL
1410 (13.33 %)Shell Script
159 (12.00 %)SAN
159 (12.00 %)XML
159 (12.00 %)Oracle 10g
159 (12.00 %)DNS
159 (12.00 %)Citrix
159 (12.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
159 (12.00 %)WebSphere

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (12.00 %)XML
19 (12.00 %)WebSphere
26 (8.000 %)HTML
35 (6.667 %)J2EE
44 (5.333 %)XHTML
44 (5.333 %)CSS
53 (4.000 %)AJAX
53 (4.000 %)LAMP
53 (4.000 %).NET
62 (2.667 %)ASP.NET
62 (2.667 %)CORBA
71 (1.333 %)Windows SharePoint Services
71 (1.333 %)EJB
71 (1.333 %)Hibernate
71 (1.333 %)Spring
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (24.00 %)Apache
210 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
39 (12.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
48 (10.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
56 (8.000 %)WebLogic
65 (6.667 %)Tomcat
72 (2.667 %)SharePoint
81 (1.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (8.000 %)MS Excel
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (26.67 %)Internet
29 (12.00 %)DNS
29 (12.00 %)SAN
37 (9.333 %)LDAP
46 (8.000 %)Firewall
54 (5.333 %)MPLS
54 (5.333 %)BGP
62 (2.667 %)Broadband
62 (2.667 %)DHCP
71 (1.333 %)HTTP
71 (1.333 %)TCP/IP
71 (1.333 %)VoIP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (29.33 %)MySQL
211 (14.67 %)SQL Server
39 (12.00 %)Oracle 10g
48 (10.67 %)Oracle 9i
55 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (6.667 %)SQL Server 7
64 (5.333 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (2.667 %)DB2
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (6.667 %)Ant
21 (1.333 %)JUnit
21 (1.333 %)Rational Rose
21 (1.333 %)Eclipse
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (26.67 %)Telecoms
23 (4.000 %)Advertising
32 (2.667 %)Retail
41 (1.333 %)Finance
41 (1.333 %)Construction
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (24.00 %)Developer
214 (18.67 %)Administrator
311 (14.67 %)Analyst
48 (10.67 %)DBA
48 (10.67 %)Server Support
48 (10.67 %)Support Engineer
48 (10.67 %)Senior DBA
56 (8.000 %)PHP Developer
56 (8.000 %)Support Analyst
56 (8.000 %)Java Developer
56 (8.000 %)Applications Developer
56 (8.000 %)Web Developer
65 (6.667 %)Applications Support
65 (6.667 %)Server Analyst
74 (5.333 %)NOC Manager
74 (5.333 %)Linux Administrator
74 (5.333 %)Server Engineer
74 (5.333 %)Server Support Engineer
74 (5.333 %)Systems Administrator
83 (4.000 %)3rd Line Support
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (18.67 %)Clustering
27 (9.333 %)IPTV
34 (5.333 %)Statistics
34 (5.333 %)Data Protection Act
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (53.33 %)UNIX
228 (37.33 %)Windows
324 (32.00 %)Solaris
419 (25.33 %)FreeBSD
55 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
55 (6.667 %)SUSE
64 (5.333 %)Debian
71 (1.333 %)Windows XP
71 (1.333 %)AIX
71 (1.333 %)HPUX
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (13.33 %)ITIL
24 (5.333 %)Data Protection
33 (4.000 %)Web Development
42 (2.667 %)Software Engineering
51 (1.333 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.333 %)DV Cleared
51 (1.333 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.333 %)UML
51 (1.333 %)OO
51 (1.333 %)RUP
51 (1.333 %)Risk Management
51 (1.333 %)Unified Process
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (41.33 %)SQL
218 (24.00 %)C
317 (22.67 %)Java
411 (14.67 %)PHP
510 (13.33 %)Shell Script
67 (9.333 %)C++
72 (2.667 %)C#
72 (2.667 %)VB.NET
81 (1.333 %)Korn
81 (1.333 %)Perl
81 (1.333 %)VB
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (14.67 %)MCSE
111 (14.67 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (5.333 %)Degree
24 (5.333 %)MCSA
31 (1.333 %)CCNA
31 (1.333 %)Cisco Certification
31 (1.333 %)MCP
31 (1.333 %)ITIL Certification
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (6.667 %)ISO27001
23 (4.000 %)ISO9001
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (10.67 %)Oracle RMAN
23 (4.000 %)VMware Server
32 (2.667 %)Active Directory
41 (1.333 %)NetBackup
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (6.667 %)SCOM
24 (5.333 %)MOM
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (28.00 %)Oracle
219 (25.33 %)Sun
318 (24.00 %)Microsoft
412 (16.00 %)Red Hat
59 (12.00 %)Citrix
67 (9.333 %)VERITAS
76 (8.000 %)Cisco
85 (6.667 %)VMware
94 (5.333 %)Huawei
94 (5.333 %)HP
94 (5.333 %)Dell
101 (1.333 %)Mapinfo
101 (1.333 %)Scalix
101 (1.333 %)Google
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