The first table below looks at the demand for the UNIX Systems Administrator role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited UNIX Systems Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised for the Cambridgeshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
UNIX System Administrator (UNIX SA)
Rank 132 146 132
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a UNIX Systems Administrator 7 5 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 0.273% 0.174% 0.434%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.286% 0.181% 0.455%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 13
Average salary £40,500 £32,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+24.61% -10.95%
90% offered a salary of more than £38,900 £32,500 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,100 £34,250 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £39,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year
+2.56% -6.02%
All Job Titles
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2446 2767 2856
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 95.25% 96.21% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2185 2346 2538
Average salary £38,500 £39,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.28% +11.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
UNIX Systems Administrator
East of England

UNIX Systems Administrator
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing UNIX Systems Administrator across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridgeshire UNIX Systems Administrator Jobs Demand Trend

UNIX Systems Administrator
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing UNIX Systems Administrator across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire UNIX Systems Administrator Salary Trend

UNIX Systems Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX Systems Administrator within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Cambridge +5 6 £42,500 -
UNIX Systems Administrator
East of England

UNIX Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited UNIX 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 UNIX Systems Administrator in their job title.

1 7 (100.00%) UNIX
2 6 (85.71%) Linux
3 3 (42.86%) Windows
3 3 (42.86%) Perl
3 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
3 3 (42.86%) Information Security
4 2 (28.57%) Fibre Channel
4 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Storage
4 2 (28.57%) iSCSI
4 2 (28.57%) Bourne shell
4 2 (28.57%) Shell Script
4 2 (28.57%) Cisco
4 2 (28.57%) HP
4 2 (28.57%) Juniper
4 2 (28.57%) SAN
4 2 (28.57%) Apache
4 2 (28.57%) Python
4 2 (28.57%) Games
4 2 (28.57%) Debian
4 2 (28.57%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (28.57%) Online Games
4 2 (28.57%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (14.29%) Ubuntu
5 1 (14.29%) Electronic Design Automation
5 1 (14.29%) Degree
5 1 (14.29%) Network Security
5 1 (14.29%) VMware
5 1 (14.29%) Perforce
5 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
5 1 (14.29%) NFS

UNIX Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited UNIX 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 UNIX Systems Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (14.29%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 2 (28.57%) Apache
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
2 2 (28.57%) Fibre Channel
2 2 (28.57%) iSCSI
2 2 (28.57%) SAN
2 2 (28.57%) Cisco IOS
2 2 (28.57%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (14.29%) Network Security
3 1 (14.29%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) MySQL
General
1 2 (28.57%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Storage
1 2 (28.57%) Online Games
2 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) UNIX
2 6 (85.71%) Linux
3 3 (42.86%) Windows
4 2 (28.57%) Debian
5 1 (14.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Information Security
2 1 (14.29%) Electronic Design Automation
2 1 (14.29%) Capacity Planning
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) Perl
2 2 (28.57%) Bourne shell
2 2 (28.57%) Shell Script
2 2 (28.57%) Python
3 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) NFS
1 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (14.29%) Cygwin
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco
1 2 (28.57%) HP
1 2 (28.57%) Juniper
2 1 (14.29%) VMware
2 1 (14.29%) Perforce
2 1 (14.29%) NetApp
2 1 (14.29%) Red Hat
2 1 (14.29%) Isilon
Cambridge, East Anglia
In this position as a Unix System Administrator you will be responsible for managing and providing support for all aspects of the client's website and infrastructure... Required...
montreal
Salary: Attractive Salary Package
Posted: 2 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Experience with administration of Linux systems on modern HP server hardware and SAN disk systems... The main technical skills needed are Red Hat Linux and Net App Storage.
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
A leading software company based in Cambridge require a Systems Administrator with Linux experience and solid networking knowledge... Experience required The ideal candidate will have a broad experience...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: Excellent salary and Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Great new role for an experienced Linux Systems Administration Engineer to join a flourishing Cambridge enterprise... You'll be ideally degree educated and be comfortable installing, configuring and...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Great Base+Prospects
Posted: 22 May 2013