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This section looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Halifax 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4247
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads1110
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
As % of the category below11.22 %7.937 %
Salaries quoted119
Average minimum salary£26,545£22,111
Average salary£27,455£23,333
% change on same period last year+17.66 %
Average maximum salary£28,364£24,556
UK excluding London average salary£36,371£36,383
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
Halifax IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Halifax
Matching permanent IT job ads98126
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.052 %
Salaries quoted95111
Average minimum salary£26,574£25,993
Average salary£28,437£27,575
% change on same period last year+3.12 %
Average maximum salary£30,300£29,157
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Linux West YorkshireLinux
West Yorkshire

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Halifax 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 Halifax region.

Halifax Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Halifax region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Halifax Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Halifax 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.

149 (87.50 %)MySQL
248 (85.71 %)PHP
347 (83.93 %)JavaScript
446 (82.14 %).NET
545 (80.36 %)SQL
643 (76.79 %)HTML
735 (62.50 %)Education
817 (30.36 %)Apache
99 (16.07 %)Intranet
108 (14.29 %)C
115 (8.929 %)Embedded C
115 (8.929 %)DVB
115 (8.929 %)MPEG
115 (8.929 %)CMS
115 (8.929 %)Electronics
124 (7.143 %)Content Management
124 (7.143 %)Web Development
124 (7.143 %)PHP5
124 (7.143 %)PHP4
124 (7.143 %)LAMP
124 (7.143 %)C#
133 (5.357 %)Perl
133 (5.357 %)CRM
133 (5.357 %)UNIX
133 (5.357 %)UMTS
133 (5.357 %)Ethernet
133 (5.357 %)TCP/IP
133 (5.357 %)3G
133 (5.357 %)802.11
133 (5.357 %)Wireless

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Halifax 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.

Halifax IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
146 (82.14 %).NET
243 (76.79 %)HTML
34 (7.143 %)LAMP
43 (5.357 %).NET Framework
52 (3.571 %)EDI
61 (1.786 %)CSS
Halifax IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (30.36 %)Apache
25 (8.929 %)CMS
Halifax IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.786 %)Adobe Illustrator
Halifax IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (16.07 %)Intranet
25 (8.929 %)DVB
33 (5.357 %)Wireless
33 (5.357 %)3G
33 (5.357 %)802.11
33 (5.357 %)UMTS
33 (5.357 %)Ethernet
33 (5.357 %)TCP/IP
Halifax IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
149 (87.50 %)MySQL
Halifax IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (62.50 %)Education
25 (8.929 %)Electronics
32 (3.571 %)Insurance
41 (1.786 %)Finance
Halifax IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (85.71 %)Developer
236 (64.29 %)PHP Developer
38 (14.29 %)Web Developer
45 (8.929 %)PHP Web Developer
53 (5.357 %)Graduate
53 (5.357 %)Graduate Developer
62 (3.571 %)Embedded Linux Software Engineer
62 (3.571 %)C Programmer
62 (3.571 %)Linux Engineer
62 (3.571 %)Programmer
62 (3.571 %)Software Engineer
62 (3.571 %)Embedded Software Engineer
71 (1.786 %)Customer Engineer
71 (1.786 %)Customer Service Engineer
71 (1.786 %)Embedded C Developer
71 (1.786 %)C Developer
71 (1.786 %)Technical Support
71 (1.786 %)Software Tester
71 (1.786 %)C++ Developer
71 (1.786 %)Tester
Halifax IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (8.929 %)MPEG
22 (3.571 %)DTV
22 (3.571 %)STB
31 (1.786 %)Computer Science
31 (1.786 %)E-Learning
Halifax IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (5.357 %)UNIX
13 (5.357 %)Embedded Linux
21 (1.786 %)Windows
Halifax IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (7.143 %)Content Management
14 (7.143 %)Web Development
23 (5.357 %)CRM
31 (1.786 %)Agile Software Development
Halifax IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
148 (85.71 %)PHP
247 (83.93 %)JavaScript
345 (80.36 %)SQL
48 (14.29 %)C
55 (8.929 %)Embedded C
64 (7.143 %)C#
64 (7.143 %)PHP5
64 (7.143 %)PHP4
73 (5.357 %)Perl
82 (3.571 %)C++
82 (3.571 %)Embedded C++
91 (1.786 %)Python
Halifax IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.786 %)ISEB
11 (1.786 %)Degree
Halifax IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (1.786 %)Adobe
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