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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Eastleigh region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank711
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads1315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.006 %
As % of the category below54.17 %31.25 %
Salaries quoted1113
Average minimum salary£35,455£32,346
Average salary£35,682£33,577
% change on same period last year+6.26 %
Average maximum salary£35,909£34,808
UK excluding London average salary£36,701£36,294
% change on same period last year+1.12 %
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Eastleigh
Matching permanent IT job ads2448
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.021 %
Salaries quoted2242
Average minimum salary£31,333£29,770
Average salary£33,000£32,559
% change on same period last year+1.35 %
Average maximum salary£34,667£35,348
UK excluding London average salary£34,247£34,430
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Linux HampshireLinux
Hampshire

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Eastleigh Linux Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

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

Eastleigh Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Eastleigh region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Eastleigh Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Eastleigh region citing Linux 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 Linux.

117 (60.71 %)Java
212 (42.86 %)Extreme Programming
212 (42.86 %)TDD
212 (42.86 %)QA
311 (39.29 %)Pensions
311 (39.29 %)MySQL
410 (35.71 %)Agile Software Development
59 (32.14 %)Retail
59 (32.14 %)UNIX
59 (32.14 %)ISEB
68 (28.57 %)ITIL
68 (28.57 %)Software Testing
77 (25.00 %)Red Hat
77 (25.00 %)SQL
77 (25.00 %)Red Hat Linux
85 (17.86 %)Struts
85 (17.86 %)Swing
85 (17.86 %)Spring
85 (17.86 %)Hibernate
93 (10.71 %)Quality Management
93 (10.71 %)Test Scripting
102 (7.143 %)Scrum
102 (7.143 %)Compiere
102 (7.143 %)WinRunner
102 (7.143 %)Benchmarking
102 (7.143 %)RUP
111 (3.571 %)Assembly Language
111 (3.571 %)DVB
111 (3.571 %)Project Management
111 (3.571 %)EPoS

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Eastleigh region citing Linux 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 Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Eastleigh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (17.86 %)Struts
15 (17.86 %)Swing
15 (17.86 %)Hibernate
15 (17.86 %)Spring
21 (3.571 %)XHTML
21 (3.571 %)HTML
21 (3.571 %).NET
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (7.143 %)Compiere
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.571 %)FTP
11 (3.571 %)TCP/IP
11 (3.571 %)DVB
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (39.29 %)MySQL
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.143 %)WinRunner
Eastleigh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (39.29 %)Pensions
29 (32.14 %)Retail
31 (3.571 %)Finance
31 (3.571 %)Health
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (57.14 %)Analyst
29 (32.14 %)QA Analyst
35 (17.86 %)Senior Java Developer
35 (17.86 %)Test Analyst
35 (17.86 %)Senior Developer
35 (17.86 %)Tester
35 (17.86 %)Developer
35 (17.86 %)Java Developer
44 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
44 (14.29 %)Team Leader
53 (10.71 %)QA Tester
53 (10.71 %)Support Team Leader
53 (10.71 %)Helpdesk Analyst
53 (10.71 %)Service Analyst
53 (10.71 %)Service Desk Analyst
62 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
62 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Support
62 (7.143 %)1st Line Support
62 (7.143 %)Architect
62 (7.143 %)QA Test Analyst
Eastleigh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.571 %)MPEG
11 (3.571 %)EPoS
11 (3.571 %)Device Driver
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (32.14 %)UNIX
27 (25.00 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (3.571 %)Solaris
31 (3.571 %)Embedded Linux
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (42.86 %)Extreme Programming
112 (42.86 %)TDD
210 (35.71 %)Agile Software Development
38 (28.57 %)ITIL
38 (28.57 %)Software Testing
43 (10.71 %)Test Scripting
43 (10.71 %)Quality Management
52 (7.143 %)Scrum
52 (7.143 %)RUP
52 (7.143 %)Benchmarking
61 (3.571 %)Project Management
61 (3.571 %)OO
61 (3.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (60.71 %)Java
27 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (3.571 %)Python
31 (3.571 %)Assembly Language
31 (3.571 %)C
31 (3.571 %)C++
31 (3.571 %)JavaScript
31 (3.571 %)Perl
31 (3.571 %)PHP
Eastleigh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (32.14 %)ISEB
Eastleigh IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (42.86 %)QA
Eastleigh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (25.00 %)Red Hat