Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Linux Specialist role in IT jobs within the East of England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Specialist
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank216-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.014 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£25,000-
Average salary£27,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£30,000-
UK excluding London average salary£61,167£37,778
% change on same period last year+61.91 %
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads716210893
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.190 %5.559 %
Salaries quoted60929109
Average minimum salary£35,175£34,461
Average salary£38,323£37,682
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Average maximum salary£41,472£40,903
UK excluding London average salary£38,488£39,022
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Linux Specialist EnglandLinux Specialist
England

Linux Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Linux Specialist across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East of England Linux Specialist Demand Trend

Linux Specialist
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Linux Specialist across the East of England region.

East of England Linux Specialist Salary Trend

Linux Specialist
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Specialist within the East of England region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeshireNew entry-1£27,500-
Linux Specialist EnglandLinux Specialist
England

Linux Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Linux Specialist 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 Linux Specialist in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)Linux
23 (75.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)Windows
32 (50.00 %)AIX
32 (50.00 %)Solaris
32 (50.00 %)Zope
32 (50.00 %)Unit Testing
32 (50.00 %)Java
32 (50.00 %)PHP
32 (50.00 %)J2EE
32 (50.00 %)OO
32 (50.00 %)HTTP
32 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (50.00 %)DNS
32 (50.00 %)SSL
41 (25.00 %)Cisco
41 (25.00 %)Embedded C
41 (25.00 %)Embedded C++
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (25.00 %)Red Hat
41 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)Internet
41 (25.00 %)Blackberry
41 (25.00 %)Wireless
41 (25.00 %)Electronics
41 (25.00 %)MCSA
41 (25.00 %)LAN
41 (25.00 %)MS Office
41 (25.00 %)Network Security

Linux Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Linux Specialist 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 Linux Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)J2EE
East of England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)Zope
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)HTTP
12 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (50.00 %)DNS
12 (50.00 %)SSL
21 (25.00 %)Internet
21 (25.00 %)Wireless
21 (25.00 %)Network Security
21 (25.00 %)LAN
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Electronics
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Blackberry
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Linux
23 (75.00 %)Windows
32 (50.00 %)AIX
32 (50.00 %)Solaris
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)Embedded Linux
41 (25.00 %)CentOS
41 (25.00 %)Red Hat Linux
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)OO
12 (50.00 %)Unit Testing
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %)PHP
31 (25.00 %)Embedded C
31 (25.00 %)Embedded C++
31 (25.00 %)C
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCSA
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (25.00 %)Degree
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Cisco
11 (25.00 %)Red Hat
11 (25.00 %)CheckPoint