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The table below looks at the demand for Sun Microsystems Solaris skills within the Dorset region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Solaris over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun Microsystems Solaris
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6058
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads2531
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.013 %
As % of the category below12.14 %9.657 %
Salaries quoted620
Average minimum salary£36,333£46,757
Average salary£40,917£48,919
% change on same period last year-16.35 %
Average maximum salary£45,500£51,081
UK excluding London average salary£40,231£40,738
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads206321
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.135 %
Salaries quoted158250
Average minimum salary£31,413£37,161
Average salary£34,960£39,623
% change on same period last year-11.76 %
Average maximum salary£38,507£42,085
UK excluding London average salary£34,069£34,572
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Solaris South WestSolaris
South West

Solaris
Demand Trend

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

Dorset Solaris Demand Trend

Solaris
Salary Trend

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

Dorset Solaris Salary Trend

Solaris
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solaris across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Dorset Solaris Salary Histogram

Solaris
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solaris within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BournemouthUp+1022£48,333-1.97 %
PooleUp+23£33,500-32.40 %
Solaris South WestSolaris
South West

Solaris
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region citing Solaris 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 Solaris.

170 (83.33 %)UNIX
246 (54.76 %)Oracle
342 (50.00 %)Finance
433 (39.29 %)AIX
530 (35.71 %)Banking
627 (32.14 %)Sun
724 (28.57 %)BusinessObjects
724 (28.57 %)Business Objects
823 (27.38 %)SAN
918 (21.43 %)Clustering
918 (21.43 %)Apache
1017 (20.24 %)HTTP
1017 (20.24 %)WebSphere
1116 (19.05 %)Oracle Application Server
1116 (19.05 %)VERITAS
1116 (19.05 %)WebSphere Application Server
1116 (19.05 %)WebLogic
1116 (19.05 %)Oracle EBS
1215 (17.86 %)SQL Server
1215 (17.86 %)SQL
1215 (17.86 %)BEA
1215 (17.86 %)IBM
1314 (16.67 %)Windows
1314 (16.67 %)General Ledger
1314 (16.67 %)Reference Data
1411 (13.10 %)Perl
1510 (11.90 %)TCP/IP
1510 (11.90 %)Cisco
1510 (11.90 %)Internet
169 (10.71 %)Nokia

Solaris
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region citing Solaris 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 Solaris. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (20.24 %)WebSphere
23 (3.571 %).NET
32 (2.381 %)OLE DB
41 (1.190 %)Ruby on Rails
41 (1.190 %)WMI
41 (1.190 %)CGI
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (21.43 %)Apache
216 (19.05 %)WebSphere Application Server
216 (19.05 %)WebLogic
216 (19.05 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (1.190 %)Tomcat
31 (1.190 %)SAS
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.381 %)MS Project
12 (2.381 %)MS Excel
21 (1.190 %)MS Visio
Dorset IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
116 (19.05 %)Oracle EBS
22 (2.381 %)Global One
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (27.38 %)SAN
217 (20.24 %)HTTP
310 (11.90 %)TCP/IP
310 (11.90 %)Internet
49 (10.71 %)Firewall
49 (10.71 %)Cisco PIX
49 (10.71 %)LDAP
52 (2.381 %)LAN
52 (2.381 %)WAN
61 (1.190 %)SMTP
61 (1.190 %)DNS
61 (1.190 %)SNMP
61 (1.190 %)Wireless
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (28.57 %)BusinessObjects
215 (17.86 %)SQL Server
314 (16.67 %)Reference Data
48 (9.524 %)Oracle 10g
57 (8.333 %)Oracle 9i
66 (7.143 %)RDBMS
74 (4.762 %)Oracle Reports
74 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (3.571 %)Oracle 8/8i
83 (3.571 %)Datawarehouse
91 (1.190 %)TOAD
91 (1.190 %)Oracle Discoverer
91 (1.190 %)MySQL
91 (1.190 %)SQL Server 2000
91 (1.190 %)GIS
91 (1.190 %)Oracle OWB
91 (1.190 %)Data Mart
91 (1.190 %)Sybase ASE
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (4.762 %)ClearCase
14 (4.762 %)ERwin
22 (2.381 %)PVCS
31 (1.190 %)QuickTest Pro
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (50.00 %)Finance
230 (35.71 %)Banking
314 (16.67 %)General Ledger
44 (4.762 %)Wholesale Banking
52 (2.381 %)Telecoms
52 (2.381 %)Pensions
52 (2.381 %)Health
61 (1.190 %)Retail
61 (1.190 %)Investment Banking
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (25.00 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
218 (21.43 %)Administrator
218 (21.43 %)Systems Administrator
317 (20.24 %)UNIX Administrator
416 (19.05 %)Architect
514 (16.67 %)Technical Architect
610 (11.90 %)Analyst
77 (8.333 %)Project Manager
86 (7.143 %)Developer
86 (7.143 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
86 (7.143 %)Infrastructure Manager
95 (5.952 %)UNIX Engineer
95 (5.952 %)Business Analyst
104 (4.762 %)DBA
104 (4.762 %)Support Engineer
113 (3.571 %)Test Engineer
113 (3.571 %)Applications Developer
113 (3.571 %)Database Analyst
113 (3.571 %)Senior UNIX Administrator
113 (3.571 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (21.43 %)Clustering
25 (5.952 %)Replication
32 (2.381 %)Credit Risk
32 (2.381 %)Client/Server
32 (2.381 %)N-Tier
41 (1.190 %)Equities
41 (1.190 %)Derivative
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
170 (83.33 %)UNIX
233 (39.29 %)AIX
314 (16.67 %)Windows
49 (10.71 %)Linux
56 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (5.952 %)Windows 2000 Server
74 (4.762 %)Windows XP
74 (4.762 %)Windows Vista
83 (3.571 %)Red Hat Linux
92 (2.381 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
92 (2.381 %)CentOS
92 (2.381 %)SUSE
92 (2.381 %)Debian
92 (2.381 %)Fedora
92 (2.381 %)Ubuntu
92 (2.381 %)Windows 2000
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (10.71 %)Technical Architecture
19 (10.71 %)Load Balancing
25 (5.952 %)Project Management
33 (3.571 %)Business Intelligence
33 (3.571 %)Requirements Analysis
33 (3.571 %)Project Planning
42 (2.381 %)BCP
42 (2.381 %)Service Delivery
42 (2.381 %)Change Management
42 (2.381 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (2.381 %)Resource Management
42 (2.381 %)Data Modelling
51 (1.190 %)Performance Testing
51 (1.190 %)Performance Management
51 (1.190 %)Business Continuity
51 (1.190 %)Automated Testing
51 (1.190 %)Software Testing
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (17.86 %)SQL
211 (13.10 %)Perl
36 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
44 (4.762 %)VB
53 (3.571 %)C#
62 (2.381 %)Korn
71 (1.190 %)C
71 (1.190 %)C++
71 (1.190 %)Java
71 (1.190 %)PHP
71 (1.190 %)VB.NET
71 (1.190 %)Python
71 (1.190 %)Smalltalk
71 (1.190 %)Shell Script
71 (1.190 %)VB6
71 (1.190 %)Ruby
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.381 %)CCIE
12 (2.381 %)CCNP
12 (2.381 %)Cisco Certification
12 (2.381 %)RHCE
12 (2.381 %)Sun Certification
12 (2.381 %)Check Point Certification
12 (2.381 %)SCSA
12 (2.381 %)Degree
21 (1.190 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.190 %)MCP
Dorset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.190 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (1.190 %)QA
Dorset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (10.71 %)Oracle RAC
26 (7.143 %)Active Directory
34 (4.762 %)Oracle RMAN
43 (3.571 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (2.381 %)NFS
61 (1.190 %)NetBackup
Dorset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (10.71 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
26 (7.143 %)Tivoli
35 (5.952 %)Tivoli Monitoring
44 (4.762 %)AutoSys
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
146 (54.76 %)Oracle
227 (32.14 %)Sun
324 (28.57 %)Business Objects
416 (19.05 %)VERITAS
515 (17.86 %)BEA
515 (17.86 %)IBM
610 (11.90 %)Cisco
79 (10.71 %)CheckPoint
79 (10.71 %)Nokia
79 (10.71 %)Blue Coat
88 (9.524 %)Fujitsu
88 (9.524 %)Sybase
88 (9.524 %)Informatica
95 (5.952 %)Symantec
104 (4.762 %)Microsoft
113 (3.571 %)Red Hat
113 (3.571 %)VMware
121 (1.190 %)Infovista