Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1519
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads314393
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.213 %0.179 %
As % of the category below30.16 %30.44 %
Salaries quoted273328
Average minimum salary£32,914£33,873
Average salary£36,484£37,255
% change on same period last year-2.07 %
Average maximum salary£40,054£40,637
UK excluding London average salary£38,147£38,351
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10411291
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.705 %0.587 %
Salaries quoted9401113
Average minimum salary£34,025£32,253
Average salary£36,733£35,490
% change on same period last year+3.50 %
Average maximum salary£39,441£38,726
UK excluding London average salary£34,403£34,132
% change on same period last year+0.79 %
UNIX East of EnglandUNIX
East of England

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire UNIX Demand Trend

UNIX
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UNIX across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Cambridgeshire UNIX Salary Histogram

UNIX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
CambridgeDown-1247£37,231-1.21 %
PeterboroughUp+2035£27,882-10.71 %
MarchNew entry-1£60,000-
UNIX East of EnglandUNIX
East of England

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing UNIX 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 UNIX.

1398 (54.60 %)Linux
2345 (47.33 %)Windows
3266 (36.49 %)Java
4204 (27.98 %)Perl
5197 (27.02 %)Solaris
6182 (24.97 %)C
7161 (22.09 %)Degree
8160 (21.95 %)Python
9157 (21.54 %)C++
10154 (21.12 %)Apache
11145 (19.89 %)SQL
12129 (17.70 %)Oracle
13119 (16.32 %)HTML
14108 (14.81 %)Computer Science
1589 (12.21 %)Windows Server 2003
1687 (11.93 %)Internet
1786 (11.80 %)JavaScript
1885 (11.66 %)TCP/IP
1983 (11.39 %)SQL Server
2074 (10.15 %)AIX
2172 (9.877 %)Tomcat
2269 (9.465 %)MySQL
2368 (9.328 %)PHP
2467 (9.191 %)Red Hat
2467 (9.191 %)Red Hat Linux
2566 (9.053 %)Health
2660 (8.230 %)CSS
2759 (8.093 %)OO
2759 (8.093 %)Pensions
2856 (7.682 %)Software Engineering

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing UNIX 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 UNIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1119 (16.32 %)HTML
260 (8.230 %)CSS
355 (7.545 %)J2EE
429 (3.978 %)XML
525 (3.429 %)CGI
623 (3.155 %)AJAX
718 (2.469 %)WebServices
817 (2.332 %).NET
915 (2.058 %)JSP
915 (2.058 %)STL
1014 (1.920 %)Spring
1111 (1.509 %)SOAP
1210 (1.372 %)Hibernate
139 (1.235 %)Struts
148 (1.097 %)ODBC
157 (0.960 %)J2SE
157 (0.960 %)ASP
165 (0.686 %)MFC
165 (0.686 %)Servlets
165 (0.686 %)XHTML
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1154 (21.12 %)Apache
272 (9.877 %)Tomcat
348 (6.584 %)JBoss
424 (3.292 %)MS Exchange
518 (2.469 %)Zope
614 (1.920 %)IIS
79 (1.235 %)WebLogic
88 (1.097 %)Exchange Server 2003
88 (1.097 %)Smallworld
95 (0.686 %)Exchange Server 2007
95 (0.686 %)SharePoint
95 (0.686 %)SAS
104 (0.549 %)Oracle Workflow
113 (0.412 %)Oracle Spatial
122 (0.274 %)Oracle Application Server
122 (0.274 %)CICS
122 (0.274 %)Lotus Notes
131 (0.137 %)Lotus Domino
131 (0.137 %)NetWeaver
131 (0.137 %)Oracle 10gAS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (0.823 %)MS Excel
16 (0.823 %)Acrobat
16 (0.823 %)MATLAB
23 (0.412 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (0.412 %)MS Office
31 (0.137 %)MS Visio
31 (0.137 %)Photoshop
31 (0.137 %)MS Project
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (0.960 %)Oracle Applications
25 (0.686 %)ResourceLink
34 (0.549 %)Oracle EBS R12
34 (0.549 %)Oracle Financials
34 (0.549 %)Oracle 11i
34 (0.549 %)Oracle HRMS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
187 (11.93 %)Internet
285 (11.66 %)TCP/IP
347 (6.447 %)FTP
445 (6.173 %)SSL
535 (4.801 %)VPN
634 (4.664 %)HTTP
731 (4.252 %)LAN
830 (4.115 %)DNS
928 (3.841 %)Wireless
1026 (3.567 %)Intrusion Detection
1125 (3.429 %)Firewall
1125 (3.429 %)Network Security
1224 (3.292 %)WAN
1318 (2.469 %)2G
1318 (2.469 %)BIG-IP
1414 (1.920 %)GSM
1414 (1.920 %)3G
1513 (1.783 %)Bluetooth
1611 (1.509 %)Intranet
178 (1.097 %)GPRS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
183 (11.39 %)SQL Server
269 (9.465 %)MySQL
325 (3.429 %)SQL Server 2000
325 (3.429 %)SQL Server 2005
418 (2.469 %)RDBMS
418 (2.469 %)Oracle 10g
418 (2.469 %)GIS
517 (2.332 %)Oracle 9i
612 (1.646 %)Oracle OWB
710 (1.372 %)PostgreSQL
88 (1.097 %)Oracle Reports
96 (0.823 %)Oracle 8/8i
104 (0.549 %)DB2
104 (0.549 %)MS Access
104 (0.549 %)Oracle Discoverer
104 (0.549 %)SQLPlus
113 (0.412 %)Text Mining
113 (0.412 %)Cognos Impromptu
122 (0.274 %)TOAD
122 (0.274 %)Crystal Reports
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (1.783 %)Ant
113 (1.783 %)JUnit
212 (1.646 %)ClearCase
212 (1.646 %)Eclipse
212 (1.646 %)Subversion
39 (1.235 %)PVCS
44 (0.549 %)Oracle Forms
44 (0.549 %)ProC
44 (0.549 %)MSI
53 (0.412 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (0.412 %)Visual Studio
62 (0.274 %)Bugzilla
62 (0.274 %)StarTeam
62 (0.274 %)Selenium
62 (0.274 %)TestComplete
71 (0.137 %)TestPartner
71 (0.137 %)Flash
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
166 (9.053 %)Health
259 (8.093 %)Pensions
350 (6.859 %)Finance
437 (5.075 %)Games
531 (4.252 %)Telecoms
626 (3.567 %)Pharmaceutical
725 (3.429 %)Education
823 (3.155 %)Insurance
910 (1.372 %)Marketing
109 (1.235 %)Electronics
115 (0.686 %)Government
124 (0.549 %)Aerospace
133 (0.412 %)Local Government
142 (0.274 %)Online Games
142 (0.274 %)Automotive
142 (0.274 %)Construction
142 (0.274 %)Military
142 (0.274 %)Manufacturing
142 (0.274 %)Publishing
151 (0.137 %)Criminal Justice
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1187 (25.65 %)Developer
2146 (20.03 %)Software Engineer
390 (12.35 %)Administrator
484 (11.52 %)Java Developer
582 (11.25 %)Software Developer
670 (9.602 %)Senior Developer
761 (8.368 %)Analyst
857 (7.819 %)Systems Administrator
952 (7.133 %)Support Analyst
952 (7.133 %)Support Engineer
1043 (5.898 %)Consultant
1141 (5.624 %)Senior Java Developer
1239 (5.350 %)Java Software Developer
1336 (4.938 %)Senior Support Analyst
1336 (4.938 %)Senior Analyst
1435 (4.801 %)Senior Software Engineer
1533 (4.527 %)C++ Developer
1533 (4.527 %)Team Leader
1631 (4.252 %)QA Engineer
1729 (3.978 %)UNIX Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1108 (14.81 %)Computer Science
238 (5.213 %)Mathematics
324 (3.292 %)Device Driver
419 (2.606 %)Life Science
57 (0.960 %)Client/Server
57 (0.960 %)STB
66 (0.823 %)IVR
66 (0.823 %)IPTV
75 (0.686 %)Thin Client
75 (0.686 %)Fat Client
84 (0.549 %)Replication
93 (0.412 %)Management Information System
93 (0.412 %)Cryptography
102 (0.274 %)VHDL
102 (0.274 %)Verilog
102 (0.274 %)DTV
102 (0.274 %)Mainframe
102 (0.274 %)MPEG
102 (0.274 %)Firmware
102 (0.274 %)Biology
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1398 (54.60 %)Linux
2345 (47.33 %)Windows
3197 (27.02 %)Solaris
489 (12.21 %)Windows Server 2003
574 (10.15 %)AIX
667 (9.191 %)Red Hat Linux
742 (5.761 %)Windows XP
833 (4.527 %)Debian
931 (4.252 %)OpenBSD
1030 (4.115 %)HPUX
1030 (4.115 %)Ubuntu
1126 (3.567 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1210 (1.372 %)Windows 2000
137 (0.960 %)Windows Vista
143 (0.412 %)Fedora
152 (0.274 %)CentOS
152 (0.274 %)Mac OS
161 (0.137 %)Windows 2000 Server
161 (0.137 %)Embedded Linux
161 (0.137 %)OpenVMS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
159 (8.093 %)OO
256 (7.682 %)Software Engineering
321 (2.881 %)Validation
420 (2.743 %)Project Management
519 (2.606 %)Performance Management
616 (2.195 %)ITIL
616 (2.195 %)Data Security
715 (2.058 %)Bioinformatics
715 (2.058 %)B2B
715 (2.058 %)Unit Testing
814 (1.920 %)Supply Chain Management
913 (1.783 %)Web Development
913 (1.783 %)OOD
1012 (1.646 %)Operations Management
1012 (1.646 %)Software Testing
1111 (1.509 %)Test Scripting
1111 (1.509 %)E-Commerce
1111 (1.509 %)MOF
1210 (1.372 %)UML
139 (1.235 %)Data Modelling
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1266 (36.49 %)Java
2204 (27.98 %)Perl
3182 (24.97 %)C
4160 (21.95 %)Python
5157 (21.54 %)C++
6145 (19.89 %)SQL
786 (11.80 %)JavaScript
868 (9.328 %)PHP
951 (6.996 %)Shell Script
1030 (4.115 %)C#
1125 (3.429 %)Korn
1223 (3.155 %)Assembly Language
1312 (1.646 %)VC++
148 (1.097 %)PL/SQL
148 (1.097 %)Magik
148 (1.097 %)Ruby
156 (0.823 %)Embedded C
165 (0.686 %)RPG
165 (0.686 %)VB
174 (0.549 %)VB.NET
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1161 (22.09 %)Degree
231 (4.252 %)PhD
323 (3.155 %)Microsoft Certification
422 (3.018 %)Cisco Certification
521 (2.881 %)MCSE
620 (2.743 %)RHCE
711 (1.509 %)ITIL Certification
88 (1.097 %)SCSA
97 (0.960 %)ISEB
106 (0.823 %)CCNA
115 (0.686 %)MCP
124 (0.549 %)A+ Certification
133 (0.412 %)MCSA
142 (0.274 %)Sun Certification
142 (0.274 %)MCDST
151 (0.137 %)GIAC
151 (0.137 %)CNE
151 (0.137 %)Novell Certification
151 (0.137 %)CCNP
151 (0.137 %)CISSP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
143 (5.898 %)QA
219 (2.606 %)ISO27001
318 (2.469 %)BS7799
42 (0.274 %)ISO9000
51 (0.137 %)ISO9001
51 (0.137 %)SLA
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
139 (5.350 %)Active Directory
226 (3.567 %)VMware ESX
36 (0.823 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (0.686 %)Xen
53 (0.412 %)Oracle RMAN
62 (0.274 %)MetaFrame
62 (0.274 %)NFS
71 (0.137 %)Samba
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
124 (3.292 %)Nessus
211 (1.509 %)SCOM
211 (1.509 %)MOM
33 (0.412 %)Tivoli
42 (0.274 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (0.274 %)Data Guard
51 (0.137 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1129 (17.70 %)Oracle
267 (9.191 %)Red Hat
348 (6.584 %)Sun
440 (5.487 %)HP
531 (4.252 %)Cisco
630 (4.115 %)Microsoft
724 (3.292 %)Symantec
724 (3.292 %)Sophos
724 (3.292 %)Tripwire
818 (2.469 %)Websense
913 (1.783 %)VMware
1010 (1.372 %)Perforce
119 (1.235 %)MKS
119 (1.235 %)Citrix
127 (0.960 %)CheckPoint
136 (0.823 %)Adobe
145 (0.686 %)IBM
154 (0.549 %)Intel
154 (0.549 %)Novell
163 (0.412 %)Cognos