The first table below looks at the demand for Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hereford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Hereford region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Linux
Rank - 8 7
Permanent jobs citing Linux 0 12 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hereford - 28.57% 7.143%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 60.00% 25.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 12 1
Average salary - £25,000 £25,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-3.84% +4.00%
All Operating Systems
Hereford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
4 20 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hereford 33.33% 47.62% 28.57%
Number of salaries quoted 4 20 4
Average salary £45,000 £25,000 £19,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+80.00% +28.20%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Linux
Herefordshire

Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hereford 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 Hereford region.

Hereford Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Hereford 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 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) COM
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) ISEB
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Automation Testing

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Hereford 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 2 (100.00%) .NET
1 2 (100.00%) COM
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Automation Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ISEB
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft