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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Gatwick 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank513
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads2216
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.007 %
As % of the category below73.33 %34.04 %
Salaries quoted1516
Average minimum salary£35,667£40,313
Average salary£37,867£46,250
% change on same period last year-18.12 %
Average maximum salary£40,067£52,188
UK excluding London average salary£36,701£36,294
% change on same period last year+1.12 %
Gatwick IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Gatwick
Matching permanent IT job ads3047
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.020 %
Salaries quoted2244
Average minimum salary£36,453£41,464
Average salary£38,836£43,095
% change on same period last year-9.88 %
Average maximum salary£41,219£44,726
UK excluding London average salary£34,247£34,430
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Linux West SussexLinux
West Sussex

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Gatwick 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 Gatwick region.

Gatwick Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

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

Gatwick Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

135 (97.22 %)UNIX
234 (94.44 %)Windows
332 (88.89 %)GIS
431 (86.11 %)VMware
431 (86.11 %)SAN
431 (86.11 %)VMware Infrastructure
527 (75.00 %)SQL
527 (75.00 %)SQL Server
626 (72.22 %)VLAN
724 (66.67 %)NFS
724 (66.67 %)PHP
724 (66.67 %)MySQL
724 (66.67 %)Apache
724 (66.67 %)MS Excel
724 (66.67 %)Firewall
724 (66.67 %)Web Development
724 (66.67 %)iSCSI
823 (63.89 %)SQL Server 2005
823 (63.89 %)Progress
823 (63.89 %)SQL Server 2000
97 (19.44 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
105 (13.89 %)AS400
105 (13.89 %)Operations Management
112 (5.556 %)Degree
121 (2.778 %)Test Scripting
121 (2.778 %)Manual Testing
121 (2.778 %)Telecoms
121 (2.778 %)Service Delivery
121 (2.778 %)Logistics
121 (2.778 %)Software Testing

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gatwick IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (66.67 %)Apache
Gatwick IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (66.67 %)MS Excel
Gatwick IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (86.11 %)SAN
226 (72.22 %)VLAN
324 (66.67 %)iSCSI
324 (66.67 %)Firewall
41 (2.778 %)TCP/IP
Gatwick IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (88.89 %)GIS
227 (75.00 %)SQL Server
324 (66.67 %)MySQL
423 (63.89 %)SQL Server 2000
423 (63.89 %)SQL Server 2005
Gatwick IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (2.778 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (2.778 %)Telecoms
Gatwick IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (94.44 %)Analyst
227 (75.00 %)Database Analyst
325 (69.44 %)Systems Analyst
47 (19.44 %)Senior Systems Analyst
47 (19.44 %)Senior Analyst
51 (2.778 %)Infrastructure Engineer
51 (2.778 %)Test Engineer
51 (2.778 %)Software Test Engineer
51 (2.778 %)Data Centre Engineer
51 (2.778 %)Systems Engineer
51 (2.778 %)Software Engineer
Gatwick IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (13.89 %)AS400
Gatwick IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (97.22 %)UNIX
234 (94.44 %)Windows
31 (2.778 %)Solaris
Gatwick IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (66.67 %)Web Development
25 (13.89 %)Operations Management
31 (2.778 %)Test Scripting
31 (2.778 %)Manual Testing
31 (2.778 %)Service Delivery
31 (2.778 %)Network Design
31 (2.778 %)Logistics
31 (2.778 %)Software Testing
Gatwick IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (75.00 %)SQL
224 (66.67 %)PHP
Gatwick IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (19.44 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
22 (5.556 %)Degree
Gatwick IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
131 (86.11 %)VMware Infrastructure
224 (66.67 %)NFS
Gatwick IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (86.11 %)VMware
223 (63.89 %)Progress
31 (2.778 %)Cisco