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This section looks at the demand for the Linux Support role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Support
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank246260
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads1238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.128 %0.301 %
Salaries quoted1217
Average minimum salary£33,500£32,444
Average salary£38,375£35,083
% change on same period last year+9.38 %
Average maximum salary£43,250£37,722
UK excluding London average salary£33,910£29,712
% change on same period last year+14.12 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads940712639
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.062 %5.269 %
Salaries quoted797110299
Average minimum salary£38,106£39,740
Average salary£41,640£43,142
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum salary£45,174£46,543
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Linux Support South EastLinux Support
South East

Linux Support
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Linux Support Demand Trend

Linux Support
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Linux Support Salary Trend

Linux Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux Support across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Berkshire Linux Support Salary Histogram

Linux Support
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Support within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
ReadingUp+2010£38,700+12.71 %
Linux Support South EastLinux Support
South East

Linux Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Linux Support 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 IT job ads sampled with Linux Support in their job title.

118 (100.00 %)Linux
212 (66.67 %)UNIX
37 (38.89 %)Apache
37 (38.89 %)Tomcat
37 (38.89 %)Perl
46 (33.33 %)SQL
46 (33.33 %)Red Hat
46 (33.33 %)Red Hat Linux
55 (27.78 %)Requirements Analysis
55 (27.78 %)C
55 (27.78 %)Windows
55 (27.78 %)JBoss
64 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
73 (16.67 %)Active Directory
73 (16.67 %)Client/Server
73 (16.67 %)Python
73 (16.67 %)LDAP
73 (16.67 %)Ant
73 (16.67 %)SMTP
73 (16.67 %)Firewall
73 (16.67 %)Telecoms
82 (11.11 %)Thin Client
82 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (11.11 %)MySQL
82 (11.11 %)C++
82 (11.11 %)Java
82 (11.11 %)JavaScript
82 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
82 (11.11 %)XML
82 (11.11 %)Eclipse

Linux Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Linux Support 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 IT job ads sampled with Linux Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.11 %)XML
12 (11.11 %)WebSphere
21 (5.556 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (38.89 %)Apache
17 (38.89 %)Tomcat
25 (27.78 %)JBoss
31 (5.556 %)IIS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.556 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
23 (16.67 %)LDAP
23 (16.67 %)Firewall
23 (16.67 %)SMTP
32 (11.11 %)Intrusion Detection
32 (11.11 %)DNS
32 (11.11 %)SSL
41 (5.556 %)SAN
41 (5.556 %)LAN
41 (5.556 %)WAN
41 (5.556 %)VPN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (11.11 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (16.67 %)Ant
22 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
22 (11.11 %)Eclipse
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (16.67 %)Telecoms
21 (5.556 %)Health
21 (5.556 %)Pensions
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (16.67 %)Client/Server
22 (11.11 %)Thin Client
22 (11.11 %)Fat Client
31 (5.556 %)Italian Language
31 (5.556 %)Russian Language
31 (5.556 %)Spanish Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (100.00 %)Linux
212 (66.67 %)UNIX
36 (33.33 %)Red Hat Linux
45 (27.78 %)Windows
52 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
52 (11.11 %)VMS
52 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (5.556 %)Debian
61 (5.556 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (27.78 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (38.89 %)Perl
26 (33.33 %)SQL
35 (27.78 %)C
43 (16.67 %)Python
52 (11.11 %)C++
52 (11.11 %)Java
52 (11.11 %)JavaScript
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (16.67 %)Active Directory
21 (5.556 %)NetBackup
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (33.33 %)Red Hat
22 (11.11 %)IBM
31 (5.556 %)Microsoft
31 (5.556 %)VERITAS
31 (5.556 %)VMware