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The table below looks at the demand for the Linux Systems Administrator 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 Systems Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux System Administrator
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank215279
Rank change on same period last yearUp+64
Matching permanent IT job ads257
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.329 %0.061 %
Salaries quoted217
Average minimum salary£33,810£37,429
Average salary£37,524£40,286
% change on same period last year-6.85 %
Average maximum salary£41,238£43,143
UK excluding London average salary£37,667£33,014
% change on same period last year+14.09 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Linux Systems Administrator South EastLinux Systems Administrator
South East

Linux Systems Administrator
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Linux Systems Administrator Demand Trend

Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Linux Systems Administrator Salary Trend

Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Linux Systems Administrator Salary Histogram

Linux Systems Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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+3212£37,417-21.22 %
SloughNew entry-4--
NewburyDown-101£24,000-33.33 %
Linux Systems Administrator South EastLinux Systems Administrator
South East

Linux Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Linux Systems Administrator 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 Systems Administrator in their job title.

133 (100.00 %)Linux
227 (81.82 %)UNIX
319 (57.58 %)Windows
413 (39.39 %)Perl
512 (36.36 %)DNS
611 (33.33 %)Apache
611 (33.33 %)Solaris
611 (33.33 %)MySQL
611 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
78 (24.24 %)LDAP
78 (24.24 %)NFS
87 (21.21 %)TCP/IP
87 (21.21 %)Java
96 (18.18 %)Oracle
96 (18.18 %)SSL
96 (18.18 %)Tomcat
96 (18.18 %)Shell Script
96 (18.18 %)Red Hat
96 (18.18 %)Red Hat Linux
105 (15.15 %)Degree
105 (15.15 %)Change Management
105 (15.15 %)Validation
114 (12.12 %)IRIX
114 (12.12 %)SGI
114 (12.12 %)Sun
114 (12.12 %)Active Directory
114 (12.12 %)HP
114 (12.12 %)Firewall
114 (12.12 %)Wireless
114 (12.12 %)Python

Linux Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Linux Systems Administrator 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 Systems Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (9.091 %)XML
21 (3.030 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (33.33 %)Apache
26 (18.18 %)Tomcat
31 (3.030 %)IIS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.030 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (36.36 %)DNS
28 (24.24 %)LDAP
37 (21.21 %)TCP/IP
46 (18.18 %)SSL
54 (12.12 %)VPN
54 (12.12 %)Firewall
54 (12.12 %)Wireless
63 (9.091 %)SSH
63 (9.091 %)Cisco IOS
71 (3.030 %)SMTP
71 (3.030 %)DHCP
71 (3.030 %)SAN
71 (3.030 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (33.33 %)MySQL
24 (12.12 %)RDBMS
32 (6.061 %)Informix
41 (3.030 %)PostgreSQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (6.061 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.030 %)Finance
11 (3.030 %)Games
11 (3.030 %)Pensions
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.030 %)Computer Science
11 (3.030 %)Social Network
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (100.00 %)Linux
227 (81.82 %)UNIX
319 (57.58 %)Windows
411 (33.33 %)Solaris
411 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (18.18 %)Red Hat Linux
64 (12.12 %)HPUX
64 (12.12 %)IRIX
73 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
73 (9.091 %)Windows XP
73 (9.091 %)VMS
81 (3.030 %)SUSE
81 (3.030 %)Debian
81 (3.030 %)Ubuntu
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.15 %)Change Management
15 (15.15 %)Validation
24 (12.12 %)Problem Management
31 (3.030 %)Performance Management
31 (3.030 %)Service Delivery
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (39.39 %)Perl
27 (21.21 %)Java
36 (18.18 %)Shell Script
44 (12.12 %)VBScript
44 (12.12 %)Python
53 (9.091 %)C
53 (9.091 %)C++
53 (9.091 %)Ruby
62 (6.061 %)SQL
71 (3.030 %)AWK
71 (3.030 %)JavaScript
71 (3.030 %)PHP
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (15.15 %)Degree
24 (12.12 %)HNC
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (24.24 %)NFS
24 (12.12 %)Active Directory
33 (9.091 %)Squid
41 (3.030 %)NetBackup
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.030 %)Nagios
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (18.18 %)Oracle
16 (18.18 %)Red Hat
24 (12.12 %)SGI
24 (12.12 %)Sun
24 (12.12 %)HP
33 (9.091 %)Cisco
41 (3.030 %)Microsoft
41 (3.030 %)VERITAS
41 (3.030 %)VMware