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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited UNIX over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1647
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching permanent IT job ads173102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.043 %
As % of the category below29.03 %20.16 %
Salaries quoted14294
Average minimum salary£43,629£38,090
Average salary£45,489£39,316
% change on same period last year+15.69 %
Average maximum salary£47,348£40,543
UK excluding London average salary£38,773£38,300
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads596506
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.331 %0.213 %
Salaries quoted520457
Average minimum salary£35,191£31,084
Average salary£36,905£32,298
% change on same period last year+14.26 %
Average maximum salary£38,619£33,512
UK excluding London average salary£34,097£34,533
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
UNIX East of EnglandUNIX
East of England

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Essex UNIX Demand Trend

UNIX
Salary Trend

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

Essex UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UNIX across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Essex UNIX Salary Histogram

UNIX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX within the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 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
BasildonUp+539£48,788+8.91 %
ChelmsfordUp+2938£44,303+23.92 %
HarlowUp+311£37,000-17.77 %
TilburyNew entry-1£29,500-
UNIX East of EnglandUNIX
East of England

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing UNIX 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 UNIX.

1142 (49.48 %)Oracle
2124 (43.21 %)Linux
394 (32.75 %)Windows
470 (24.39 %)SQL
568 (23.69 %)Finance
659 (20.56 %)Apache
756 (19.51 %)Java
853 (18.47 %)Solaris
951 (17.77 %)IBM
1048 (16.72 %)Sun
1147 (16.38 %)TCP/IP
1147 (16.38 %)Shell Script
1147 (16.38 %)AIX
1243 (14.98 %)Oracle 9i
1341 (14.29 %)SAN
1439 (13.59 %)Microsoft
1537 (12.89 %)J2EE
1636 (12.54 %)AS400
1735 (12.20 %)Disaster Recovery
1829 (10.10 %)Oracle Application Server
1928 (9.756 %)Cisco
2027 (9.408 %)PL/SQL
2125 (8.711 %)C
2125 (8.711 %)Oracle 10g
2125 (8.711 %)OS/400
2125 (8.711 %)Intel
2125 (8.711 %)Firewall
2224 (8.362 %)Oracle Reports
2322 (7.666 %)MySQL
2322 (7.666 %)Red Hat

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing UNIX 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 UNIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (12.89 %)J2EE
213 (4.530 %)Struts
311 (3.833 %)XML
49 (3.136 %).NET
55 (1.742 %)HTML
55 (1.742 %)SOAP
64 (1.394 %)Spring
64 (1.394 %).NET Framework
64 (1.394 %)Hibernate
73 (1.045 %)ASP.NET
73 (1.045 %)WebServices
73 (1.045 %)JSP
73 (1.045 %)WebSphere
73 (1.045 %)LAMP
82 (0.697 %)Servlets
82 (0.697 %)TopLink
82 (0.697 %)XSLT
82 (0.697 %)JMS
82 (0.697 %)XML Schema
91 (0.348 %)JavaBeans
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
159 (20.56 %)Apache
229 (10.10 %)Oracle Application Server
311 (3.833 %)MS Exchange
44 (1.394 %)Oracle Workflow
44 (1.394 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (1.394 %)Exchange Server 2007
44 (1.394 %)IIS
53 (1.045 %)WebLogic
62 (0.697 %)JBoss
71 (0.348 %)WebSphere Application Server
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (4.878 %)MS Office
24 (1.394 %)MS Excel
24 (1.394 %)MS Visio
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (3.136 %)Oracle Applications
24 (1.394 %)Oracle 11i
31 (0.348 %)AWD
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
147 (16.38 %)TCP/IP
241 (14.29 %)SAN
325 (8.711 %)Firewall
418 (6.272 %)Intranet
515 (5.226 %)Internet
614 (4.878 %)Network Security
78 (2.787 %)SSH
78 (2.787 %)Extranet
87 (2.439 %)VPN
87 (2.439 %)GPRS
87 (2.439 %)GSM
96 (2.091 %)SSL
105 (1.742 %)LAN
114 (1.394 %)WAN
114 (1.394 %)Cisco PIX
122 (0.697 %)DNS
122 (0.697 %)FTP
122 (0.697 %)HTTP
131 (0.348 %)SNMP
131 (0.348 %)POP3
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (14.98 %)Oracle 9i
225 (8.711 %)Oracle 10g
324 (8.362 %)Oracle Reports
422 (7.666 %)MySQL
521 (7.317 %)SQL Server
614 (4.878 %)Oracle 8/8i
710 (3.484 %)SQL Server 2000
710 (3.484 %)SQL Server 2005
89 (3.136 %)SQL Server 2008
96 (2.091 %)RDBMS
104 (1.394 %)SQLPlus
111 (0.348 %)FileMaker
111 (0.348 %)Oracle 11g
111 (0.348 %)Crystal Reports
111 (0.348 %)BusinessObjects
111 (0.348 %)Oracle Discoverer
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (4.878 %)PVCS
28 (2.787 %)Ant
28 (2.787 %)Eclipse
36 (2.091 %)JUnit
36 (2.091 %)Oracle Forms
43 (1.045 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
43 (1.045 %)QuickTest Pro
52 (0.697 %)WinRunner
52 (0.697 %)TestDirector
61 (0.348 %)Rational Rose
61 (0.348 %)WebSpeed
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
168 (23.69 %)Finance
217 (5.923 %)Education
315 (5.226 %)Electronics
414 (4.878 %)Insurance
512 (4.181 %)Pensions
611 (3.833 %)Telecoms
79 (3.136 %)Automotive
87 (2.439 %)Health
96 (2.091 %)Banking
104 (1.394 %)Back Office
104 (1.394 %)Government
113 (1.045 %)Online Betting
122 (0.697 %)Investment Banking
122 (0.697 %)Construction
131 (0.348 %)Aerospace
131 (0.348 %)Retail
131 (0.348 %)Manufacturing
131 (0.348 %)Games
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
193 (32.40 %)Administrator
275 (26.13 %)Systems Administrator
347 (16.38 %)UNIX Administrator
445 (15.68 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
543 (14.98 %)Analyst
638 (13.24 %)Developer
728 (9.756 %)Systems Engineer
816 (5.575 %)DBA
816 (5.575 %)Support Analyst
816 (5.575 %)Oracle DBA
913 (4.530 %)Security Analyst
913 (4.530 %)Senior Systems Engineer
1012 (4.181 %)UNIX Engineer
1111 (3.833 %)Senior Analyst
1111 (3.833 %)Senior Security Analyst
1111 (3.833 %)AIX Administrator
1210 (3.484 %)Senior UNIX Engineer
1210 (3.484 %)Systems Support
1210 (3.484 %)UNIX Systems Engineer
1210 (3.484 %)Java Developer
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
136 (12.54 %)AS400
216 (5.575 %)Device Driver
216 (5.575 %)Firmware
310 (3.484 %)Mainframe
49 (3.136 %)Client/Server
58 (2.787 %)N-Tier
58 (2.787 %)Replication
65 (1.742 %)Clustering
65 (1.742 %)Management Information System
72 (0.697 %)IBM Mainframe
72 (0.697 %)Mathematics
72 (0.697 %)Computer Science
81 (0.348 %)Fat Client
81 (0.348 %)Multithreading
81 (0.348 %)Thin Client
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1124 (43.21 %)Linux
294 (32.75 %)Windows
353 (18.47 %)Solaris
447 (16.38 %)AIX
525 (8.711 %)OS/400
621 (7.317 %)Windows Server 2003
621 (7.317 %)Red Hat Linux
715 (5.226 %)VxWorks
810 (3.484 %)Fedora
97 (2.439 %)Windows 2000 Server
106 (2.091 %)Windows 2000
115 (1.742 %)Windows XP
124 (1.394 %)HPUX
132 (0.697 %)Mac OS X
132 (0.697 %)zOS
132 (0.697 %)MVS
141 (0.348 %)Windows NT
141 (0.348 %)Ubuntu
141 (0.348 %)Windows Vista
141 (0.348 %)Windows Server 2008
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (12.20 %)Disaster Recovery
220 (6.969 %)Technical Architecture
318 (6.272 %)ITIL
414 (4.878 %)UML
414 (4.878 %)OO
511 (3.833 %)Business Continuity
69 (3.136 %)Agile Software Development
69 (3.136 %)DoDAF
69 (3.136 %)MODAF
78 (2.787 %)Penetration Testing
78 (2.787 %)OOD
78 (2.787 %)Configuration Management
86 (2.091 %)Service Management
86 (2.091 %)Risk Assessment
86 (2.091 %)Workflow
86 (2.091 %)Change Management
95 (1.742 %)Regression Testing
95 (1.742 %)Performance Testing
95 (1.742 %)Unit Testing
95 (1.742 %)System Testing
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
170 (24.39 %)SQL
256 (19.51 %)Java
347 (16.38 %)Shell Script
427 (9.408 %)PL/SQL
525 (8.711 %)C
610 (3.484 %)C#
610 (3.484 %)VB
78 (2.787 %)C++
87 (2.439 %)PHP
93 (1.045 %)Perl
93 (1.045 %)COBOL
93 (1.045 %)PowerHouse
102 (0.697 %)Embedded C
111 (0.348 %)VB.NET
111 (0.348 %)VB6
111 (0.348 %)JavaScript
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (6.620 %)Degree
210 (3.484 %)Microsoft Certification
39 (3.136 %)Sun Certification
48 (2.787 %)CISSP
56 (2.091 %)MCP
56 (2.091 %)MCSE
64 (1.394 %)Cisco Certification
64 (1.394 %)MCDST
73 (1.045 %)Oracle Certification
73 (1.045 %)RHCE
82 (0.697 %)MCSA
82 (0.697 %)CCNA
82 (0.697 %)SCJP
91 (0.348 %)CCSE
91 (0.348 %)CCSP
91 (0.348 %)HNC
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.439 %)SLA
25 (1.742 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
34 (1.394 %)ISO27001
42 (0.697 %)QA
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (6.969 %)Active Directory
28 (2.787 %)NetBackup
35 (1.742 %)Oracle RMAN
35 (1.742 %)Oracle RAC
41 (0.348 %)Xen
41 (0.348 %)MetaFrame
41 (0.348 %)Samba
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (1.742 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
24 (1.394 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
24 (1.394 %)Tivoli
32 (0.697 %)MOM
32 (0.697 %)Netcool
41 (0.348 %)Nagios
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1142 (49.48 %)Oracle
251 (17.77 %)IBM
348 (16.72 %)Sun
439 (13.59 %)Microsoft
528 (9.756 %)Cisco
625 (8.711 %)Intel
722 (7.666 %)Red Hat
820 (6.969 %)NetApp
912 (4.181 %)HP
912 (4.181 %)Brocade
109 (3.136 %)VMware
118 (2.787 %)Citrix
125 (1.742 %)CheckPoint
134 (1.394 %)QNX
134 (1.394 %)VERITAS
143 (1.045 %)Cognos
151 (0.348 %)Progress
151 (0.348 %)Business Objects
151 (0.348 %)EMC
151 (0.348 %)ILOG