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The table below looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAMP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank118130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads92
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.325 %0.248 %
Salaries quoted92
Average minimum salary£34,444£35,000
Average salary£37,056£40,000
% change on same period last year-7.36 %
Average maximum salary£39,667£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,499£31,605
% change on same period last year+5.99 %
Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads679807
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.393 %0.347 %
Salaries quoted586735
Average minimum salary£35,952£37,239
Average salary£38,313£39,546
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Average maximum salary£40,675£41,853
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
LAMP East of EnglandLAMP
East of England

LAMP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing LAMP across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Essex LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Salary Trend

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

Essex LAMP Salary Trend

LAMP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAMP across the Essex region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Essex LAMP Salary Histogram

LAMP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAMP within the Essex region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
Southend-on-SeaNew entry-5£40,000-
Waltham AbbeyNew entry-1£28,500-
LAMP East of EnglandLAMP
East of England

LAMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing LAMP 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 LAMP.

129 (87.88 %)PHP
212 (36.36 %)Computer Science
311 (33.33 %)MySQL
311 (33.33 %)Linux
410 (30.30 %)HTML
59 (27.27 %)Web Design
59 (27.27 %)AJAX
68 (24.24 %)Advertising
77 (21.21 %)Perl
86 (18.18 %)JavaScript
86 (18.18 %)CSS
86 (18.18 %)Apache
86 (18.18 %)Red Hat
86 (18.18 %)Red Hat Linux
95 (15.15 %)Xen
95 (15.15 %)Degree
95 (15.15 %)E-Commerce
104 (12.12 %)Flash
104 (12.12 %)Windows
104 (12.12 %)AIX
104 (12.12 %)Solaris
104 (12.12 %)LDAP
104 (12.12 %)Sun
104 (12.12 %)SNMP
104 (12.12 %)Cisco
104 (12.12 %)IBM
104 (12.12 %)Photoshop
104 (12.12 %)Java
104 (12.12 %)Shell Script
104 (12.12 %)Debian

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing LAMP 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 LAMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (30.30 %)HTML
29 (27.27 %)AJAX
36 (18.18 %)CSS
43 (9.091 %)XML
43 (9.091 %)XHTML
52 (6.061 %)jQuery
52 (6.061 %).NET
61 (3.030 %)ASP
61 (3.030 %)ASP.NET
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (18.18 %)Apache
21 (3.030 %)CMS
21 (3.030 %)IIS
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (12.12 %)Photoshop
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (12.12 %)LDAP
14 (12.12 %)SNMP
14 (12.12 %)Cisco IOS
22 (6.061 %)Internet
31 (3.030 %)Intranet
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (33.33 %)MySQL
21 (3.030 %)SQL Server
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (12.12 %)Flash
21 (3.030 %)Dreamweaver
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (24.24 %)Advertising
23 (9.091 %)Finance
32 (6.061 %)Games
32 (6.061 %)Marketing
41 (3.030 %)Graphic Design
41 (3.030 %)Online Betting
41 (3.030 %)Pensions
41 (3.030 %)Back Office
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (69.70 %)Developer
221 (63.64 %)PHP Developer
39 (27.27 %)Systems Administrator
39 (27.27 %)Administrator
48 (24.24 %)LAMP Developer
56 (18.18 %)Web Developer
56 (18.18 %)Linux Systems Administrator
56 (18.18 %)Linux Administrator
64 (12.12 %)Consultant
64 (12.12 %)Infrastructure Consultant
73 (9.091 %)PHP Web Developer
82 (6.061 %)Senior PHP Developer
82 (6.061 %)Project Manager
82 (6.061 %)Senior Developer
91 (3.030 %).NET Developer
91 (3.030 %)Systems Developer
91 (3.030 %)Junior
91 (3.030 %)Graduate Web Developer
91 (3.030 %)Graduate Developer
91 (3.030 %)Flash Developer
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (36.36 %)Computer Science
24 (12.12 %)Mathematics
32 (6.061 %)BBC
41 (3.030 %)E-Learning
41 (3.030 %)W3C
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (33.33 %)Linux
26 (18.18 %)Red Hat Linux
34 (12.12 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
34 (12.12 %)Debian
34 (12.12 %)Windows
34 (12.12 %)AIX
34 (12.12 %)Solaris
43 (9.091 %)UNIX
52 (6.061 %)Fedora
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (27.27 %)Web Design
25 (15.15 %)E-Commerce
33 (9.091 %)OOP
33 (9.091 %)SEO
41 (3.030 %)OOA/OOD
41 (3.030 %)OOD
41 (3.030 %)Software Engineering
41 (3.030 %)Web Development
41 (3.030 %)Matrix Management
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (87.88 %)PHP
27 (21.21 %)Perl
36 (18.18 %)JavaScript
44 (12.12 %)Java
44 (12.12 %)Shell Script
53 (9.091 %)SQL
61 (3.030 %)ActionScript
61 (3.030 %)PHP5
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (15.15 %)Degree
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (15.15 %)Xen
24 (12.12 %)VMware Infrastructure
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (18.18 %)Red Hat
24 (12.12 %)VMware
24 (12.12 %)Cisco
24 (12.12 %)IBM
24 (12.12 %)Sun
31 (3.030 %)Adobe
31 (3.030 %)Zend