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This section looks at the demand for Unix skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Unix over the last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnix
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank127
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads352431
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.193 %
As % of the category below33.72 %45.56 %
Salaries quoted305365
Average minimum salary£32,658£34,414
Average salary£35,583£36,901
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
Average maximum salary£38,509£39,388
UK excluding London average salary£38,998£38,098
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
Operating Systems CambridgeOperating Systems
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads1044946
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.509 %0.423 %
Salaries quoted920791
Average minimum salary£31,513£33,776
Average salary£34,566£36,366
% change on same period last year-4.95 %
Average maximum salary£37,618£38,957
UK excluding London average salary£34,732£34,919
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Unix CambridgeshireUnix
Cambridgeshire

Unix
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Unix across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Cambridge Unix Demand Trend

Unix
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Unix across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Unix Salary Trend

Unix
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Unix across the Cambridge region over the past 3 months.

Cambridge Unix Salary Histogram

Unix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Unix also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Unix.

1377 (56.86 %)Linux
2259 (39.06 %)Windows
3227 (34.24 %)C++
4208 (31.37 %)Java
5196 (29.56 %)Degree
6190 (28.66 %)C
7174 (26.24 %)Perl
8135 (20.36 %)Oracle
9103 (15.54 %)SQL
1099 (14.93 %)Solaris
1198 (14.78 %)Python
1198 (14.78 %)Telecoms
1296 (14.48 %)TCP/IP
1395 (14.33 %)Computer Science
1490 (13.57 %)OO
1581 (12.22 %)MySQL
1675 (11.31 %)C#
1771 (10.71 %)UML
1867 (10.11 %)JBoss
1867 (10.11 %)HTML
1964 (9.653 %)SQL Server
2062 (9.351 %)Internet
2161 (9.201 %)Apache
2254 (8.145 %)J2EE
2254 (8.145 %)JavaScript
2351 (7.692 %)Health
2450 (7.541 %)Finance
2450 (7.541 %)Microsoft
2547 (7.089 %)SMTP
2645 (6.787 %)Active Directory

Unix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Unix also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Unix. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
167 (10.11 %)HTML
254 (8.145 %)J2EE
344 (6.637 %).NET
344 (6.637 %)XML
436 (5.430 %)EJB
528 (4.223 %)CSS
528 (4.223 %)CORBA
620 (3.017 %)STL
716 (2.413 %)JSP
812 (1.810 %)J2ME
911 (1.659 %)AJAX
1010 (1.508 %)DOM
119 (1.357 %)WebServices
128 (1.207 %)Swing
136 (0.905 %)MFC
145 (0.754 %)CGI
145 (0.754 %)OpenGL
154 (0.603 %)DirectX
154 (0.603 %)ODBC
154 (0.603 %)SOAP
Application Platforms
167 (10.11 %)JBoss
261 (9.201 %)Apache
343 (6.486 %)Tomcat
423 (3.469 %)Exchange Server 2003
522 (3.318 %)MS Exchange
616 (2.413 %)IIS
714 (2.112 %)Smallworld
87 (1.056 %)WebLogic
94 (0.603 %)Lotus Notes
103 (0.452 %)BizTalk Server
103 (0.452 %)Exchange Server 2000
111 (0.151 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
111 (0.151 %)Oracle 10gAS
111 (0.151 %)Oracle Workflow
111 (0.151 %)eRoom
111 (0.151 %)Oracle Application Server
111 (0.151 %)Documentum
111 (0.151 %)SharePoint
Applications
141 (6.184 %)MS Excel
211 (1.659 %)MS Office
38 (1.207 %)MS Visio
38 (1.207 %)MATLAB
45 (0.754 %)FrameMaker
45 (0.754 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.302 %)MS Project
Business Applications
11 (0.151 %)Oracle EBS
11 (0.151 %)Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
196 (14.48 %)TCP/IP
262 (9.351 %)Internet
347 (7.089 %)SMTP
441 (6.184 %)GSM
535 (5.279 %)DNS
634 (5.128 %)2G
729 (4.374 %)WCDMA
828 (4.223 %)Wireless
927 (4.072 %)SSL
1025 (3.771 %)3G
1025 (3.771 %)VoIP
1122 (3.318 %)SAN
1219 (2.866 %)HTTP
1318 (2.715 %)SNMP
1417 (2.564 %)Intranet
1417 (2.564 %)VPN
1516 (2.413 %)Firewall
1614 (2.112 %)FTP
1614 (2.112 %)LAN
1712 (1.810 %)WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
181 (12.22 %)MySQL
264 (9.653 %)SQL Server
336 (5.430 %)RDBMS
431 (4.676 %)Oracle 8/8i
527 (4.072 %)DB2
614 (2.112 %)MS Access
614 (2.112 %)GIS
711 (1.659 %)Oracle Reports
711 (1.659 %)Oracle 10g
87 (1.056 %)SQLPlus
95 (0.754 %)Text Mining
104 (0.603 %)Crystal Reports
112 (0.302 %)Oracle OWB
112 (0.302 %)PostgreSQL
121 (0.151 %)dBASE
121 (0.151 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
135 (5.279 %)JUnit
210 (1.508 %)InstallShield
37 (1.056 %)TestDirector
45 (0.754 %)LoadRunner
54 (0.603 %)QARun
63 (0.452 %)Oracle Forms
72 (0.302 %)Flash
72 (0.302 %)Eclipse
72 (0.302 %)ProC
72 (0.302 %)TeamTrack
81 (0.151 %)Synon
81 (0.151 %)LabVIEW
81 (0.151 %)WinRunner
81 (0.151 %)QuickTest Pro
81 (0.151 %)PVCS
General
198 (14.78 %)Telecoms
251 (7.692 %)Health
350 (7.541 %)Finance
440 (6.033 %)Pensions
527 (4.072 %)Insurance
622 (3.318 %)Electronics
721 (3.167 %)Back Office
819 (2.866 %)Education
912 (1.810 %)Games
1010 (1.508 %)Pharmaceutical
119 (1.357 %)Publishing
128 (1.207 %)Government
135 (0.754 %)Banking
144 (0.603 %)Retail
152 (0.302 %)Billing
152 (0.302 %)Construction
152 (0.302 %)Auditing
161 (0.151 %)Marketing
161 (0.151 %)Electric
161 (0.151 %)Aerospace
Job Titles
1172 (25.94 %)Developer
2139 (20.97 %)Software Engineer
375 (11.31 %)Administrator
470 (10.56 %)Systems Administrator
559 (8.899 %)Java Developer
658 (8.748 %)Software Developer
756 (8.446 %)C++ Developer
847 (7.089 %)Graduate
946 (6.938 %)Support Engineer
1037 (5.581 %)Team Leader
1135 (5.279 %)Test Engineer
1230 (4.525 %)Technical Support
1329 (4.374 %)Analyst
1426 (3.922 %)Technical Engineer
1525 (3.771 %)Technical Support Engineer
1624 (3.620 %)Java Team Leader
1624 (3.620 %)Java/J2EE Developer
1723 (3.469 %)C++ Software Developer
1723 (3.469 %)Software Test Engineer
1723 (3.469 %)J2EE Developer
Miscellaneous
195 (14.33 %)Computer Science
239 (5.882 %)Client/Server
320 (3.017 %)VHDL
320 (3.017 %)Verilog
419 (2.866 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
517 (2.564 %)Mathematics
612 (1.810 %)DTV
711 (1.659 %)Device Driver
88 (1.207 %)IPTV
97 (1.056 %)Cryptography
106 (0.905 %)STB
106 (0.905 %)Physics
106 (0.905 %)German Language
115 (0.754 %)Biotechnology
124 (0.603 %)Chemistry
133 (0.452 %)Italian Language
133 (0.452 %)Spanish Language
133 (0.452 %)French Language
133 (0.452 %)Multithreading
133 (0.452 %)Interactive TV
Operating Systems
1377 (56.86 %)Linux
2259 (39.06 %)Windows
399 (14.93 %)Solaris
440 (6.033 %)AIX
520 (3.017 %)SUSE
619 (2.866 %)Windows XP
619 (2.866 %)Windows Server 2003
715 (2.262 %)HPUX
85 (0.754 %)VxWorks
94 (0.603 %)Windows 2000
94 (0.603 %)Embedded Linux
103 (0.452 %)Fedora
103 (0.452 %)Windows NT
103 (0.452 %)Symbian OS
103 (0.452 %)Windows CE
112 (0.302 %)Ubuntu
112 (0.302 %)Debian
121 (0.151 %)OpenBSD
121 (0.151 %)Windows Mobile
121 (0.151 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
190 (13.57 %)OO
271 (10.71 %)UML
338 (5.732 %)E-Commerce
423 (3.469 %)OOD
423 (3.469 %)Software Engineering
520 (3.017 %)EDA
618 (2.715 %)ITIL
716 (2.413 %)Agile Software Development
815 (2.262 %)Extreme Programming
815 (2.262 %)Disaster Recovery
914 (2.112 %)Software Testing
1013 (1.961 %)Data Security
1112 (1.810 %)Network Planning
1112 (1.810 %)Validation
1112 (1.810 %)Test Scripting
1112 (1.810 %)Data Protection
129 (1.357 %)CAD
138 (1.207 %)Content Management
147 (1.056 %)Automated Testing
147 (1.056 %)Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1227 (34.24 %)C++
2208 (31.37 %)Java
3190 (28.66 %)C
4174 (26.24 %)Perl
5103 (15.54 %)SQL
698 (14.78 %)Python
775 (11.31 %)C#
854 (8.145 %)JavaScript
930 (4.525 %)PHP
1022 (3.318 %)Assembly Language
1117 (2.564 %)Shell Script
1215 (2.262 %)Embedded C
1314 (2.112 %)Magik
1412 (1.810 %)VC++
159 (1.357 %)PL/SQL
164 (0.603 %)VB
172 (0.302 %)Embedded C++
172 (0.302 %)Delphi
181 (0.151 %)DHTML
181 (0.151 %)XQuery
Qualifications
1196 (29.56 %)Degree
214 (2.112 %)Microsoft Certification
312 (1.810 %)MCSE
411 (1.659 %)MCP
58 (1.207 %)CCNA
58 (1.207 %)ISEB
58 (1.207 %)Cisco Certification
66 (0.905 %)CCNP
66 (0.905 %)MCSA
75 (0.754 %)PhD
84 (0.603 %)HND
93 (0.452 %)Postgraduate
93 (0.452 %)A+ Certification
101 (0.151 %)GIAC
101 (0.151 %)CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
128 (4.223 %)QA
211 (1.659 %)ISO9000
34 (0.603 %)TickIT
34 (0.603 %)ISO27001
42 (0.302 %)SLA
System Software
145 (6.787 %)Active Directory
213 (1.961 %)NFS
31 (0.151 %)Samba
31 (0.151 %)VMware ESX
31 (0.151 %)VMware Server
Systems Management
112 (1.810 %)Tivoli
112 (1.810 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
29 (1.357 %)SCOM
31 (0.151 %)Oracle Statspack
31 (0.151 %)Nagios
31 (0.151 %)Legato
Vendors
1135 (20.36 %)Oracle
250 (7.541 %)Microsoft
335 (5.279 %)Sun
433 (4.977 %)Red Hat
528 (4.223 %)Cisco
623 (3.469 %)IBM
719 (2.866 %)Sybase
813 (1.961 %)HP
912 (1.810 %)Brocade
107 (1.056 %)CheckPoint
116 (0.905 %)VMware
125 (0.754 %)Citrix
134 (0.603 %)Symbian
134 (0.603 %)Lotus
134 (0.603 %)Perforce
143 (0.452 %)NetApp
143 (0.452 %)Remedy
143 (0.452 %)MKS
152 (0.302 %)SAP
161 (0.151 %)Hyperion
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