Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Fife 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank206
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads514
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below33.33 %53.85 %
Salaries quoted18
Average minimum salary£25,000£26,000
Average salary£32,500£27,125
% change on same period last year+19.81 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£28,250
UK excluding London average salary£36,432£35,493
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Fife IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Fife
Matching permanent IT job ads1526
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.012 %
Salaries quoted320
Average minimum salary£20,300£25,000
Average salary£23,150£27,571
% change on same period last year-16.03 %
Average maximum salary£26,000£30,143
UK excluding London average salary£34,399£34,145
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Linux ScotlandLinux
Scotland

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Fife 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 Fife region.

Fife Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Fife region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
DunfermlineUp+21£32,500+41.30 %
Linux ScotlandLinux
Scotland

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Fife 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.

19 (42.86 %)C
19 (42.86 %)C++
19 (42.86 %)PHP
28 (38.10 %)Java
36 (28.57 %)HTML
36 (28.57 %)Windows
36 (28.57 %)Cisco
36 (28.57 %)PostgreSQL
45 (23.81 %)Active Directory
45 (23.81 %)SLA
45 (23.81 %)JavaScript
45 (23.81 %)Cisco PIX
45 (23.81 %)Cisco ASA
54 (19.05 %)Telecoms
54 (19.05 %)Web Development
54 (19.05 %)MySQL
54 (19.05 %)UNIX
54 (19.05 %)DirectX
63 (14.29 %)MVC
63 (14.29 %)Subversion
63 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
63 (14.29 %)SQL
63 (14.29 %)GPRS
63 (14.29 %)VPN
63 (14.29 %)SQL Server
63 (14.29 %)DB2
63 (14.29 %)OO
63 (14.29 %)Informix
63 (14.29 %)Apache
63 (14.29 %)Symfony

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Fife 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.

Fife IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (28.57 %)HTML
24 (19.05 %)DirectX
33 (14.29 %)MVC
33 (14.29 %)Symfony
33 (14.29 %)CakePHP
42 (9.524 %)Ruby on Rails
51 (4.762 %)JSP
51 (4.762 %)Swing
51 (4.762 %)CGI
Fife IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (14.29 %)Apache
21 (4.762 %)Tomcat
Fife IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.762 %)MS Excel
Fife IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (23.81 %)Cisco PIX
15 (23.81 %)Cisco ASA
23 (14.29 %)VPN
23 (14.29 %)GPRS
32 (9.524 %)3G
41 (4.762 %)Wi-Fi
41 (4.762 %)Wireless
41 (4.762 %)IPsec
41 (4.762 %)GSM
41 (4.762 %)Ethernet
41 (4.762 %)TCP/IP
41 (4.762 %)DNS
41 (4.762 %)SSL
41 (4.762 %)Bluetooth
Fife IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (28.57 %)PostgreSQL
24 (19.05 %)MySQL
33 (14.29 %)SQL Server
33 (14.29 %)DB2
33 (14.29 %)Informix
Fife IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (14.29 %)Subversion
Fife IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (19.05 %)Telecoms
21 (4.762 %)Billing
21 (4.762 %)Electronics
Fife IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (42.86 %)Software Engineer
26 (28.57 %)Developer
26 (28.57 %)Service Manager
26 (28.57 %)Network Manager
33 (14.29 %)Senior Software Engineer
42 (9.524 %)Java Software Engineer
42 (9.524 %)C Developer
42 (9.524 %)C++ Developer
42 (9.524 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Embedded C Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Embedded Software Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Graduate
51 (4.762 %)Software Developer
51 (4.762 %)Java Developer
51 (4.762 %)C Software Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Java Software Developer
51 (4.762 %)Ruby On Rails Developer
51 (4.762 %)Hardware Engineer
51 (4.762 %)PHP Developer
Fife IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)VHDL
11 (4.762 %)Computer Science
Fife IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (28.57 %)Windows
24 (19.05 %)UNIX
31 (4.762 %)Embedded Linux
31 (4.762 %)Windows Vista
Fife IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (19.05 %)Web Development
23 (14.29 %)OO
23 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
31 (4.762 %)Project Management
31 (4.762 %)System Testing
Fife IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (42.86 %)C
19 (42.86 %)C++
19 (42.86 %)PHP
28 (38.10 %)Java
35 (23.81 %)JavaScript
43 (14.29 %)SQL
52 (9.524 %)Perl
52 (9.524 %)Ruby
61 (4.762 %)Embedded C
61 (4.762 %)Embedded C++
Fife IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.524 %)Degree
21 (4.762 %)Cisco Certification
Fife IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (23.81 %)SLA
Fife IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (23.81 %)Active Directory
Fife IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (28.57 %)Cisco
21 (4.762 %)Microsoft