The first table below looks at the demand for Ubuntu skills in IT jobs advertised for the Colchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Ubuntu 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 of the Operating Systems category for the Colchester region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Ubuntu Linux
Rank 29 - 40
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Ubuntu 1 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Colchester 0.568% - 0.420%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.563% - 1.852%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Average salary £24,000 - £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
All Operating Systems
Colchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
64 46 54
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Colchester 36.36% 25.27% 22.69%
Number of salaries quoted 49 42 54
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £24,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £42,500 £45,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Ubuntu
Essex

Ubuntu
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Colchester Ubuntu Jobs Demand Trend

Ubuntu
Salary Trend

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

Colchester Ubuntu Salary Trend

Ubuntu
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Colchester region citing Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu.

1 3 (100.00%) PHP
1 3 (100.00%) ASP
1 3 (100.00%) SOAP
1 3 (100.00%) XML
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) CRM
1 3 (100.00%) ERP
1 3 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (100.00%) XML-RPC
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Django
1 3 (100.00%) Android
1 3 (100.00%) Open Source
1 3 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 3 (100.00%) Web Application Development
1 3 (100.00%) Mobile App

Ubuntu
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Colchester region citing Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (100.00%) ASP
1 3 (100.00%) SOAP
1 3 (100.00%) XML
1 3 (100.00%) XML-RPC
1 3 (100.00%) Django
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Software Developer
1 3 (100.00%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Open Source
1 3 (100.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Android
1 3 (100.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) CRM
1 3 (100.00%) ERP
1 3 (100.00%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) PHP
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Colchester
preferably Django, but also ASP, PHP)Good General IT knowledge or willingness to learn (system administration, hardware, maintenance, system building)
i4 Recruitment
Salary: £20k - 28k per year
Posted: 8 May 2013