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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX 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 UNIX over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank179
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads86
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below28.57 %31.58 %
Salaries quoted66
Average minimum salary£35,000£19,167
Average salary£37,500£26,667
% change on same period last year+40.62 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£34,167
UK excluding London average salary£38,672£38,330
% change on same period last year+0.89 %
Fife IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Fife
Matching permanent IT job ads2819
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.008 %
Salaries quoted1817
Average minimum salary£29,389£23,632
Average salary£32,750£27,526
% change on same period last year+18.97 %
Average maximum salary£36,111£31,421
UK excluding London average salary£34,247£34,430
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
UNIX ScotlandUNIX
Scotland

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Fife 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 Fife region.

Fife UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

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

Fife 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 Fife region over the 3 months to 7 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
DunfermlineUp+26£37,500+40.62 %
UNIX ScotlandUNIX
Scotland

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Fife 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.

17 (43.75 %)AIX
26 (37.50 %)Windows
26 (37.50 %)Finance
35 (31.25 %)WebSphere
35 (31.25 %)WebSphere MQ
35 (31.25 %)Linux
44 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
44 (25.00 %)Active Directory
44 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
44 (25.00 %)Cisco ASA
44 (25.00 %)SLA
44 (25.00 %)Cisco
53 (18.75 %)IBM
62 (12.50 %)VB6
62 (12.50 %)Solaris
62 (12.50 %)C
62 (12.50 %)C++
62 (12.50 %)VB
62 (12.50 %).NET
62 (12.50 %)SQL Server
71 (6.250 %)VB.NET
71 (6.250 %)Java
71 (6.250 %)C#
71 (6.250 %)Lotus Domino
71 (6.250 %)Informix
71 (6.250 %)LDAP
71 (6.250 %)Windows XP
71 (6.250 %)Progress 4GL
71 (6.250 %)ATM
71 (6.250 %)GPRS

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Fife 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.

Fife IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (31.25 %)WebSphere
22 (12.50 %).NET
Fife IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (31.25 %)WebSphere MQ
24 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (6.250 %)Lotus Domino
Fife IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
14 (25.00 %)Cisco ASA
21 (6.250 %)LDAP
21 (6.250 %)ATM
21 (6.250 %)GPRS
21 (6.250 %)VPN
21 (6.250 %)SAN
21 (6.250 %)3G
21 (6.250 %)IPsec
Fife IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (12.50 %)SQL Server
21 (6.250 %)Informix
21 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
Fife IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.250 %)Subversion
Fife IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (37.50 %)Finance
21 (6.250 %)Manufacturing
21 (6.250 %)Telecoms
Fife IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (25.00 %)Analyst
14 (25.00 %)Service Manager
14 (25.00 %)Administrator
14 (25.00 %)Network Manager
23 (18.75 %)AIX Administrator
32 (12.50 %)Developer
41 (6.250 %)C Developer
41 (6.250 %)IT Support Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Senior Technical Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Senior Analyst
41 (6.250 %)C++ Developer
41 (6.250 %)Technical Analyst
41 (6.250 %)WebSphere Administrator
41 (6.250 %)IT Manager
41 (6.250 %)Systems Administrator
41 (6.250 %)Support Engineer
Fife IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)EPoS
Fife IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (43.75 %)AIX
26 (37.50 %)Windows
35 (31.25 %)Linux
42 (12.50 %)Solaris
51 (6.250 %)Windows XP
Fife IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.250 %)Service Delivery
11 (6.250 %)Identity Management
11 (6.250 %)Network Design
Fife IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (12.50 %)C
12 (12.50 %)C++
12 (12.50 %)VB
12 (12.50 %)VB6
21 (6.250 %)VB.NET
21 (6.250 %)Progress 4GL
21 (6.250 %)Shell Script
21 (6.250 %)Java
21 (6.250 %)C#
Fife IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (25.00 %)SLA
Fife IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Fife IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.250 %)Tivoli
11 (6.250 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Fife IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (25.00 %)Cisco
23 (18.75 %)IBM
31 (6.250 %)Lotus
31 (6.250 %)Sage