The first table below looks at the demand for Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Buckinghamshire region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Linux
Rank 23 24 25
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Linux 161 142 171
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 7.978% 7.354% 8.237%
As % of the Operating Systems category 27.66% 26.79% 30.37%
Number of salaries quoted 138 129 156
Average salary £34,000 £34,000 £39,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -13.92%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,500 £48,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,683 £36,000
% change year-on-year
-0.47% +7.45%
All Operating Systems
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
582 530 563
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 28.84% 27.45% 27.12%
Number of salaries quoted 518 458 503
Average salary £38,500 £35,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.00% -4.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £52,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Linux
South East

Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Buckinghamshire Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton Keynes +23 105 £34,000 +1.49%
High Wycombe +7 18 £30,000 +1.69%
Aylesbury 0 4 £44,500 +34.84%
Amersham +13 3 £37,500 +7.14%
Marlow +2 2 £28,500 -18.57%
Gerrards Cross -8 2 £47,500 +18.75%
Linux
South East

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

1 121 (34.77%) Windows
2 103 (29.60%) UNIX
3 96 (27.59%) Java
4 82 (23.56%) SQL
5 77 (22.13%) MySQL
6 76 (21.84%) VMware
7 74 (21.26%) SQL Server
8 68 (19.54%) Apache
9 67 (19.25%) PHP
9 67 (19.25%) C++
10 60 (17.24%) CSS
11 59 (16.95%) DNS
12 58 (16.67%) JavaScript
13 56 (16.09%) IIS
14 55 (15.80%) HTML
14 55 (15.80%) TCP/IP
15 53 (15.23%) Oracle
15 53 (15.23%) SAN
15 53 (15.23%) VMware Infrastructure
16 52 (14.94%) C#
16 52 (14.94%) Python
17 51 (14.66%) Microsoft
18 49 (14.08%) Perl
19 48 (13.79%) Degree
20 46 (13.22%) Cisco
21 44 (12.64%) Firewall
21 44 (12.64%) Finance
22 43 (12.36%) Active Directory
22 43 (12.36%) Solaris
23 41 (11.78%) IBM

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Application Development
1 60 (17.24%) CSS
2 55 (15.80%) HTML
3 38 (10.92%) .NET
4 30 (8.621%) LAMP
5 29 (8.333%) jQuery
6 25 (7.184%) Web Services
7 24 (6.897%) Ajax
8 23 (6.609%) XML
8 23 (6.609%) ASP.NET
9 16 (4.598%) Smarty
10 14 (4.023%) WebSphere
11 13 (3.736%) Symfony
12 12 (3.448%) Middleware
13 11 (3.161%) CakePHP
13 11 (3.161%) MooTools
14 10 (2.874%) Spring
14 10 (2.874%) SOAP
15 9 (2.586%) HTML5
16 8 (2.299%) JSP
17 7 (2.011%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 68 (19.54%) Apache
2 56 (16.09%) IIS
3 26 (7.471%) Tomcat
4 23 (6.609%) MS Exchange
5 22 (6.322%) Exchange Server 2010
6 16 (4.598%) SharePoint
7 13 (3.736%) SharePoint 2010
8 9 (2.586%) WebSphere Application Server
9 8 (2.299%) Amazon AWS
10 6 (1.724%) IBM HTTP Server
10 6 (1.724%) TYPO3
11 5 (1.437%) Exchange Server 2003
11 5 (1.437%) SAS
12 3 (0.862%) WebLogic
12 3 (0.862%) WordPress
13 2 (0.575%) Exchange Server 2007
13 2 (0.575%) Gentran
14 1 (0.287%) Magento
14 1 (0.287%) MQSeries
14 1 (0.287%) CMS
Applications
1 21 (6.034%) MS Excel
2 6 (1.724%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.862%) MS Office
3 3 (0.862%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 3 (0.862%) Oracle 11i
2 1 (0.287%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 59 (16.95%) DNS
2 55 (15.80%) TCP/IP
3 53 (15.23%) SAN
4 44 (12.64%) Firewall
5 27 (7.759%) VoIP
6 26 (7.471%) HTTP
7 20 (5.747%) VPN
7 20 (5.747%) Network Security
8 19 (5.460%) NAS
9 16 (4.598%) SNMP
10 15 (4.310%) FTP
10 15 (4.310%) DHCP
11 14 (4.023%) WAN
12 13 (3.736%) IP Telephony
13 12 (3.448%) SMTP
13 12 (3.448%) LAN
13 12 (3.448%) Internet
14 10 (2.874%) Ethernet
15 9 (2.586%) MPLS
15 9 (2.586%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (22.13%) MySQL
2 74 (21.26%) SQL Server
3 17 (4.885%) SQL Server 2008
4 11 (3.161%) SQL Server 2000
5 8 (2.299%) Oracle 10g
6 7 (2.011%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (2.011%) Big Data
7 6 (1.724%) SQL Server 2005
8 5 (1.437%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 5 (1.437%) OLAP
8 5 (1.437%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (1.437%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (1.149%) Oracle 11g
9 4 (1.149%) SQLite
9 4 (1.149%) GIS
10 3 (0.862%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.575%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.287%) Informix
12 1 (0.287%) DB2
12 1 (0.287%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 16 (4.598%) Subversion
2 9 (2.586%) Git (software)
3 8 (2.299%) Ant
4 7 (2.011%) Introscope
5 6 (1.724%) Eclipse
6 5 (1.437%) GoogleTest
6 5 (1.437%) Visual Studio
7 4 (1.149%) Maven
8 3 (0.862%) Hudson
8 3 (0.862%) GNU Toolchain
8 3 (0.862%) JUnit
9 2 (0.575%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.287%) JIRA
10 1 (0.287%) Jenkins
10 1 (0.287%) ProC
10 1 (0.287%) JMeter
10 1 (0.287%) NUnit
10 1 (0.287%) CruiseControl
General
1 44 (12.64%) Finance
2 20 (5.747%) Marketing
3 11 (3.161%) Retail
4 7 (2.011%) Spanish Language
4 7 (2.011%) Telecoms
5 5 (1.437%) Legal
6 3 (0.862%) Banking
7 2 (0.575%) French Language
7 2 (0.575%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.287%) Law
8 1 (0.287%) German Language
Job Titles
1 93 (26.72%) Developer
2 47 (13.51%) Administrator
3 46 (13.22%) Analyst
4 41 (11.78%) Software Engineer
5 38 (10.92%) Systems Administrator
6 36 (10.34%) PHP Developer
7 31 (8.908%) Support Engineer
8 27 (7.759%) 3rd Line Support
9 25 (7.184%) Software Developer
10 24 (6.897%) Linux Engineer
11 21 (6.034%) Support Analyst
11 21 (6.034%) UNIX Administrator
12 19 (5.460%) UNIX Systems Administrator
13 17 (4.885%) Linux Administrator
14 16 (4.598%) C Software Engineer
14 16 (4.598%) Web Developer
15 15 (4.310%) Network Engineer
15 15 (4.310%) Systems Engineer
15 15 (4.310%) C# Developer
15 15 (4.310%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 33 (9.483%) Computer Science
2 22 (6.322%) Clustering
3 15 (4.310%) Management Information System
4 10 (2.874%) HACMP
5 9 (2.586%) Replication
6 8 (2.299%) Blog
6 8 (2.299%) Statistics
6 8 (2.299%) SaaS
6 8 (2.299%) Social Media
6 8 (2.299%) Mobile App
7 7 (2.011%) Handset
8 6 (1.724%) Device Driver
8 6 (1.724%) Mainframe
8 6 (1.724%) Cryptography
9 5 (1.437%) EFT
9 5 (1.437%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (1.437%) Open Source
10 4 (1.149%) Data Integration
11 3 (0.862%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.862%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 121 (34.77%) Windows
2 103 (29.60%) UNIX
3 43 (12.36%) Solaris
4 32 (9.195%) Debian
5 29 (8.333%) AIX
6 28 (8.046%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 26 (7.471%) Windows Server 2008
8 12 (3.448%) Ubuntu
8 12 (3.448%) HPUX
9 11 (3.161%) Windows XP
10 9 (2.586%) Windows Server 2003
11 7 (2.011%) Windows 7
12 6 (1.724%) Embedded Linux
12 6 (1.724%) VMS
13 5 (1.437%) VxWorks
14 4 (1.149%) Android
14 4 (1.149%) Apple iOS
15 3 (0.862%) SUSE
15 3 (0.862%) OS/400
16 2 (0.575%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (11.21%) ITIL
2 34 (9.770%) OO
3 27 (7.759%) Disaster Recovery
3 27 (7.759%) Software Engineering
4 21 (6.034%) Web Development
4 21 (6.034%) Unit Testing
5 18 (5.172%) SEO
6 17 (4.885%) MVC
6 17 (4.885%) TDD
6 17 (4.885%) Capacity Management
7 16 (4.598%) Agile Software Development
8 14 (4.023%) OOP
9 12 (3.448%) Computer Forensics
10 11 (3.161%) Load Balancing
10 11 (3.161%) Creative Marketing
10 11 (3.161%) Change Management
11 10 (2.874%) Information Security
12 9 (2.586%) Service Delivery
13 8 (2.299%) OOD
13 8 (2.299%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (27.59%) Java
2 82 (23.56%) SQL
3 67 (19.25%) PHP
3 67 (19.25%) C++
4 58 (16.67%) JavaScript
5 52 (14.94%) C#
5 52 (14.94%) Python
6 49 (14.08%) Perl
7 40 (11.49%) C
8 26 (7.471%) Shell Script
9 20 (5.747%) Bash shell
10 12 (3.448%) T-SQL
11 10 (2.874%) PL/SQL
12 9 (2.586%) AWK
12 9 (2.586%) Ruby
13 8 (2.299%) sed
13 8 (2.299%) PHP5
14 6 (1.724%) VB
15 5 (1.437%) C-shell
16 4 (1.149%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 48 (13.79%) Degree
2 33 (9.483%) Cisco Certification
3 31 (8.908%) Microsoft Certification
4 28 (8.046%) MCSE
5 27 (7.759%) CCNA
6 19 (5.460%) MCITP
7 14 (4.023%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 12 (3.448%) CCNP
9 7 (2.011%) Security Cleared
9 7 (2.011%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.724%) PhD
10 6 (1.724%) Postgraduate
11 4 (1.149%) CCIE
11 4 (1.149%) CISSP
11 4 (1.149%) RHCE
11 4 (1.149%) SAS Certification
11 4 (1.149%) SC Cleared
12 2 (0.575%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.575%) IBM Certification
12 2 (0.575%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.736%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (3.448%) SLA
3 10 (2.874%) PCI DSS
4 8 (2.299%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (1.437%) QA
6 2 (0.575%) RosettaNet
7 1 (0.287%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 53 (15.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 43 (12.36%) Active Directory
3 22 (6.322%) VMware ESXi
4 15 (4.310%) Hyper-V
5 11 (3.161%) NFS
6 10 (2.874%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 7 (2.011%) VMware ESX
8 6 (1.724%) Postfix
9 5 (1.437%) Oracle RMAN
10 4 (1.149%) Veritas Volume Manager
10 4 (1.149%) Samba
11 3 (0.862%) Veritas File System
11 3 (0.862%) PowerHA
11 3 (0.862%) XenServer
11 3 (0.862%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
12 2 (0.575%) Oracle RAC
13 1 (0.287%) XenDesktop
13 1 (0.287%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 1 (0.287%) vSphere
13 1 (0.287%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 29 (8.333%) Nagios
2 11 (3.161%) Cobbler
3 9 (2.586%) Backup Exec
4 8 (2.299%) NetBackup
5 7 (2.011%) CA Wily
5 7 (2.011%) YUM
6 6 (1.724%) WMI
6 6 (1.724%) Veritas Storage Foundation
6 6 (1.724%) Tivoli
7 4 (1.149%) SCOM
8 3 (0.862%) HP Data Protector
8 3 (0.862%) Cisco IPCC
8 3 (0.862%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 3 (0.862%) OpenView
8 3 (0.862%) HP SIM
8 3 (0.862%) Cisco CUCM
8 3 (0.862%) Cisco UCCX
9 2 (0.575%) Puppet
9 2 (0.575%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.287%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 76 (21.84%) VMware
2 53 (15.23%) Oracle
3 51 (14.66%) Microsoft
4 46 (13.22%) Cisco
5 41 (11.78%) IBM
6 36 (10.34%) Red Hat
7 27 (7.759%) HP
8 20 (5.747%) Symantec
9 16 (4.598%) Veritas
9 16 (4.598%) Zend
10 15 (4.310%) Juniper
11 13 (3.736%) NetApp
12 11 (3.161%) Dell
13 9 (2.586%) Sun
14 8 (2.299%) JBoss
15 7 (2.011%) EMC
15 7 (2.011%) Citrix
15 7 (2.011%) Polycom
15 7 (2.011%) Acme Packet
16 6 (1.724%) CommVault
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