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This section looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Bolton 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1919
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads132
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below46.43 %9.524 %
Salaries quoted122
Average minimum salary£26,500£27,500
Average salary£30,083£29,500
% change on same period last year+1.97 %
Average maximum salary£33,667£31,500
UK excluding London average salary£36,382£36,366
% change on same period last year+0.04 %
Bolton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Bolton
Matching permanent IT job ads2821
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.009 %
Salaries quoted2621
Average minimum salary£26,956£24,125
Average salary£30,868£25,000
% change on same period last year+23.47 %
Average maximum salary£34,779£25,875
UK excluding London average salary£34,479£34,989
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Linux ManchesterLinux
Manchester

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Bolton 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 Bolton region.

Bolton Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Bolton region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Bolton Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bolton 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.

126 (76.47 %)Perl
225 (73.53 %)Pensions
319 (55.88 %)Shell Script
418 (52.94 %)C++
516 (47.06 %)Solaris
613 (38.24 %)C
711 (32.35 %)JavaScript
711 (32.35 %)Web Development
89 (26.47 %)Ruby
97 (20.59 %)LAN
97 (20.59 %)WAN
97 (20.59 %)TCP/IP
97 (20.59 %)DNS
106 (17.65 %)PHP
115 (14.71 %)MySQL
115 (14.71 %)UNIX
115 (14.71 %)LAMP
124 (11.76 %)Microsoft
124 (11.76 %)SQL
124 (11.76 %)Apache
133 (8.824 %)Flash
133 (8.824 %)OO
133 (8.824 %)SLA
133 (8.824 %)CSS
133 (8.824 %)E-Commerce
133 (8.824 %)SEO
133 (8.824 %)PHP5
133 (8.824 %)PHP4
133 (8.824 %)Performance Management
142 (5.882 %)Health

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bolton 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.

Bolton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (14.71 %)LAMP
23 (8.824 %)CSS
31 (2.941 %)XML
Bolton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (11.76 %)Apache
Bolton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (20.59 %)LAN
17 (20.59 %)WAN
17 (20.59 %)TCP/IP
17 (20.59 %)DNS
Bolton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (14.71 %)MySQL
Bolton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (8.824 %)Flash
Bolton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (73.53 %)Pensions
22 (5.882 %)Health
31 (2.941 %)Advertising
31 (2.941 %)Multimedia
Bolton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (61.76 %)Linux Engineer
211 (32.35 %)Software Engineer
37 (20.59 %)Administrator
37 (20.59 %)Linux Administrator
46 (17.65 %)Developer
55 (14.71 %)PHP Developer
64 (11.76 %)Test Engineer
73 (8.824 %)Support Manager
82 (5.882 %)Linux Support
82 (5.882 %)Release Engineer
82 (5.882 %)Software Test Engineer
91 (2.941 %)Applications Manager
91 (2.941 %)PHP Web Developer
91 (2.941 %)Customer Support Manager
91 (2.941 %)Applications Support Manager
91 (2.941 %)C++ Software Engineer
91 (2.941 %)Systems Manager
91 (2.941 %)Web Developer
91 (2.941 %)Applications Support
Bolton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.941 %)Management Information System
11 (2.941 %)Photography
Bolton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (47.06 %)Solaris
25 (14.71 %)UNIX
31 (2.941 %)Windows
Bolton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (32.35 %)Web Development
23 (8.824 %)Performance Management
23 (8.824 %)SEO
23 (8.824 %)OO
23 (8.824 %)E-Commerce
31 (2.941 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (2.941 %)CRM
31 (2.941 %)Software Engineering
Bolton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (76.47 %)Perl
219 (55.88 %)Shell Script
318 (52.94 %)C++
413 (38.24 %)C
511 (32.35 %)JavaScript
69 (26.47 %)Ruby
76 (17.65 %)PHP
84 (11.76 %)SQL
93 (8.824 %)PHP5
93 (8.824 %)PHP4
Bolton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (8.824 %)SLA
Bolton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (11.76 %)Microsoft
22 (5.882 %)Progress
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