The first table below looks at the demand for Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the Frome region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Frome region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Linux
Rank - - 1
Permanent jobs citing Linux 0 0 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Frome - - 100.00%
As % of the Operating Systems category - - 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 3
Average salary - - £27,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.94%
All Operating Systems
Frome
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
3 6 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Frome 50.00% 50.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3 6 3
Average salary £21,000 £45,000 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-53.33% +63.63%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Linux
Somerset

Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the Frome region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Frome Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

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

Frome Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Frome 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.

1 16 (100.00%) C
1 16 (100.00%) Windows
2 11 (68.75%) UML
2 11 (68.75%) OO
2 11 (68.75%) C++
2 11 (68.75%) Java
2 11 (68.75%) XML
2 11 (68.75%) Python
2 11 (68.75%) TCP/IP
2 11 (68.75%) Computer Science
3 10 (62.50%) VMware
4 6 (37.50%) Middleware
4 6 (37.50%) SysML
4 6 (37.50%) Signal Processing
5 5 (31.25%) WSUS
5 5 (31.25%) Symantec
5 5 (31.25%) Norton AntiVirus
5 5 (31.25%) Firewall
5 5 (31.25%) Backup Exec
5 5 (31.25%) Software Engineering
5 5 (31.25%) Systems Analysis
5 5 (31.25%) MCITP
5 5 (31.25%) WatchGuard
5 5 (31.25%) Network Security
5 5 (31.25%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (31.25%) PowerShell
5 5 (31.25%) Hyper-V
5 5 (31.25%) Veeam
5 5 (31.25%) vSphere
5 5 (31.25%) Bash shell

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Frome 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.

Application Development
1 11 (68.75%) XML
2 6 (37.50%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 5 (31.25%) MS Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 11 (68.75%) TCP/IP
2 5 (31.25%) Firewall
2 5 (31.25%) Network Security
2 5 (31.25%) SAN
Job Titles
1 11 (68.75%) Software Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) 3rd Line Support
2 5 (31.25%) Linux Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 11 (68.75%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 16 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (68.75%) UML
1 11 (68.75%) OO
2 6 (37.50%) SysML
2 6 (37.50%) Signal Processing
3 5 (31.25%) Software Engineering
3 5 (31.25%) Systems Analysis
3 5 (31.25%) OOD
3 5 (31.25%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 16 (100.00%) C
2 11 (68.75%) C++
2 11 (68.75%) Java
2 11 (68.75%) Python
3 5 (31.25%) PowerShell
3 5 (31.25%) Bash shell
3 5 (31.25%) VBScript
3 5 (31.25%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (31.25%) MCITP
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (31.25%) MCSE
1 5 (31.25%) MCSA
System Software
1 5 (31.25%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (31.25%) Hyper-V
1 5 (31.25%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (31.25%) WSUS
1 5 (31.25%) Norton AntiVirus
1 5 (31.25%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 10 (62.50%) VMware
2 5 (31.25%) Symantec
2 5 (31.25%) WatchGuard
2 5 (31.25%) Veeam
2 5 (31.25%) Microsoft
2 5 (31.25%) Citrix