Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Hertfordshire region.

 Linux
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank481023
Rank change year-on-year
Down-38Up+13
Matching permanent IT job ads63265260
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire3.318 %12.54 %5.773 %
As % of the Operating Systems category12.26 %37.64 %21.79 %
Salaries quoted56215235
Average salary£40,000£40,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-+14.28 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£27,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£56,250£60,000£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£35,000
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
5147041193
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire27.07 %33.32 %26.49 %
Salaries quoted4295661012
Average salary£37,500£37,500£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-+7.140 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£25,000£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£55,000£48,500£57,500
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£32,500£32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.070 %-
Linux East of EnglandLinux
East of England

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Hertfordshire Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
St AlbansDown-39£37,500-1.31 %
Welwyn Garden CityDown-152£40,000-33.33 %
WatfordDown-312£55,000+32.53 %
LetchworthUp+61£45,000+116.86 %
Linux East of EnglandLinux
East of England

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

175 (36.95 %)UNIX
272 (35.47 %)Windows
360 (29.56 %)SQL
459 (29.06 %)Degree
549 (24.14 %)Java
642 (20.69 %)JBoss
736 (17.73 %)Apache
835 (17.24 %)Broadband
933 (16.26 %)C
1032 (15.76 %)MySQL
1032 (15.76 %)Wireless
1131 (15.27 %)J2EE
1229 (14.29 %)AIX
1229 (14.29 %)Computer Science
1327 (13.30 %)C++
1426 (12.81 %)Windows Server 2003
1525 (12.32 %)NetApp
1525 (12.32 %)Oracle
1525 (12.32 %)QA
1525 (12.32 %)Red Hat Linux
1624 (11.82 %)Cisco
1723 (11.33 %)Red Hat
1822 (10.84 %)VMware
1822 (10.84 %)Microsoft
1921 (10.34 %)Perl
1921 (10.34 %)Retail
2020 (9.852 %)VMware Infrastructure
2119 (9.360 %)Electronics
2119 (9.360 %)Solaris
2119 (9.360 %)SAN

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
131 (15.27 %)J2EE
216 (7.882 %)OpenGL
216 (7.882 %)DirectX
315 (7.389 %)Struts
315 (7.389 %)Servlets
412 (5.911 %)LAMP
511 (5.419 %)XML
610 (4.926 %)JDBC
610 (4.926 %)HTML
79 (4.433 %)Spring
85 (2.463 %)Java EE
85 (2.463 %)JSP
85 (2.463 %)XSLT
94 (1.970 %)WebSphere
103 (1.478 %)EJB
112 (0.985 %)CORBA
112 (0.985 %)Middleware
112 (0.985 %)EJB 3.0
121 (0.493 %)Ruby on Rails
121 (0.493 %)SAP Basis
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
136 (17.73 %)Apache
211 (5.419 %)Tomcat
38 (3.941 %)IIS
47 (3.448 %)MS Exchange
54 (1.970 %)Exchange Server 2003
63 (1.478 %)Exchange Server 2007
63 (1.478 %)WebLogic
72 (0.985 %)WebSphere Application Server
72 (0.985 %)MQSeries
81 (0.493 %)NetWeaver
81 (0.493 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.493 %)Oracle 10gAS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
112 (5.911 %)MS Excel
22 (0.985 %)MS Visio
31 (0.493 %)MS Project
31 (0.493 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (0.985 %)Oracle EBS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
135 (17.24 %)Broadband
232 (15.76 %)Wireless
319 (9.360 %)SAN
415 (7.389 %)DHCP
514 (6.897 %)DNS
611 (5.419 %)Internet
77 (3.448 %)SMTP
77 (3.448 %)TCP/IP
77 (3.448 %)NAS
86 (2.956 %)HTTP
95 (2.463 %)SMS
95 (2.463 %)ICMP
104 (1.970 %)Firewall
104 (1.970 %)VoIP
113 (1.478 %)Extranet
113 (1.478 %)Wi-Fi
113 (1.478 %)BIG-IP
122 (0.985 %)Network Security
122 (0.985 %)SNMP
122 (0.985 %)FTP
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (15.76 %)MySQL
217 (8.374 %)SQL Server
39 (4.433 %)PostgreSQL
48 (3.941 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (3.941 %)DB2
55 (2.463 %)Oracle 10g
64 (1.970 %)Oracle 11g
73 (1.478 %)RDBMS
81 (0.493 %)OLAP
81 (0.493 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (0.493 %)ETL
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
15 (2.463 %)Subversion
23 (1.478 %)OpenDeploy
31 (0.493 %)Oracle Forms
31 (0.493 %)Git (software)
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
121 (10.34 %)Retail
219 (9.360 %)Electronics
316 (7.882 %)3D Graphics
415 (7.389 %)Multimedia
512 (5.911 %)Games
69 (4.433 %)Health
78 (3.941 %)Finance
87 (3.448 %)Pensions
94 (1.970 %)Aerospace
94 (1.970 %)Education
103 (1.478 %)Electric
103 (1.478 %)Publishing
112 (0.985 %)Music
112 (0.985 %)Military
112 (0.985 %)Banking
121 (0.493 %)Marketing
121 (0.493 %)Online Games
121 (0.493 %)Telecoms
121 (0.493 %)Government
121 (0.493 %)Local Government
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
137 (18.23 %)Developer
231 (15.27 %)Java Developer
328 (13.79 %)Administrator
427 (13.30 %)Systems Administrator
525 (12.32 %)DBA
623 (11.33 %)QA Engineer
717 (8.374 %)J2EE Developer
717 (8.374 %)Java/J2EE Developer
816 (7.882 %)Graduate
915 (7.389 %)Systems Engineer
915 (7.389 %)Quality Engineer
915 (7.389 %)Design Engineer
915 (7.389 %)VMware Engineer
1013 (6.404 %)Designer
1013 (6.404 %)Linux Engineer
1110 (4.926 %)Junior J2EE Developer
1110 (4.926 %)Graduate Developer
1110 (4.926 %)Junior
1110 (4.926 %)Software Engineer
1110 (4.926 %)Junior Java Developer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
129 (14.29 %)Computer Science
215 (7.389 %)MPEG
215 (7.389 %)Open Source
310 (4.926 %)Client/Server
48 (3.941 %)Speech Recognition
48 (3.941 %)Mathematics
48 (3.941 %)Physics
57 (3.448 %)iPhone
65 (2.463 %)Replication
73 (1.478 %)Multithreading
82 (0.985 %)Clustering
82 (0.985 %)IVR
91 (0.493 %)N-Tier
91 (0.493 %)Firmware
91 (0.493 %)ASIC
91 (0.493 %)Handset
91 (0.493 %)iSeries
91 (0.493 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
175 (36.95 %)UNIX
272 (35.47 %)Windows
329 (14.29 %)AIX
426 (12.81 %)Windows Server 2003
525 (12.32 %)Red Hat Linux
619 (9.360 %)Solaris
713 (6.404 %)Windows Server 2008
87 (3.448 %)Debian
96 (2.956 %)Android
105 (2.463 %)VxWorks
114 (1.970 %)Windows XP
123 (1.478 %)zOS
132 (0.985 %)HPUX
132 (0.985 %)SUSE
132 (0.985 %)Fedora
132 (0.985 %)i5/OS
132 (0.985 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
141 (0.493 %)Embedded Linux
141 (0.493 %)Windows 2000
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
117 (8.374 %)Capacity Planning
215 (7.389 %)Test Automation
313 (6.404 %)Performance Management
313 (6.404 %)Configuration Management
412 (5.911 %)Product Management
510 (4.926 %)Change Management
510 (4.926 %)E-Commerce
510 (4.926 %)Agile Software Development
510 (4.926 %)Unit Testing
69 (4.433 %)UML
78 (3.941 %)ITIL
78 (3.941 %)Business Continuity
87 (3.448 %)MVC
96 (2.956 %)Service Delivery
96 (2.956 %)Resource Management
105 (2.463 %)Network Design
105 (2.463 %)Manual Testing
105 (2.463 %)Project Management
105 (2.463 %)SOA
114 (1.970 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
160 (29.56 %)SQL
249 (24.14 %)Java
333 (16.26 %)C
427 (13.30 %)C++
521 (10.34 %)Perl
612 (5.911 %)Python
612 (5.911 %)Shell Script
711 (5.419 %)Bash shell
810 (4.926 %)PL/SQL
95 (2.463 %)PHP
95 (2.463 %)Korn
104 (1.970 %)Bourne shell
113 (1.478 %)Tcl
113 (1.478 %)AWK
122 (0.985 %)C#
122 (0.985 %)VB
131 (0.493 %)Ruby
131 (0.493 %)Embedded C
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
159 (29.06 %)Degree
29 (4.433 %)Cisco Certification
36 (2.956 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (2.463 %)CCIE
45 (2.463 %)CCNP
45 (2.463 %)ISEB
54 (1.970 %)CCNA
63 (1.478 %)MCSE
63 (1.478 %)RHCE
72 (0.985 %)Security Cleared
81 (0.493 %)MCP
81 (0.493 %)IBM AIX Certification
81 (0.493 %)RHCT
81 (0.493 %)MCSA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
125 (12.32 %)QA
215 (7.389 %)JTAG
31 (0.493 %)SLA
31 (0.493 %)ISO27001
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
120 (9.852 %)VMware Infrastructure
217 (8.374 %)Xen
314 (6.897 %)VMware ESX
410 (4.926 %)Active Directory
53 (1.478 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
53 (1.478 %)Oracle RAC
53 (1.478 %)XenServer
62 (0.985 %)Postfix
62 (0.985 %)Sendmail
71 (0.493 %)Hyper-V
71 (0.493 %)Terminal Services
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
15 (2.463 %)SCOM
23 (1.478 %)Data Guard
23 (1.478 %)Nagios
23 (1.478 %)MOM
32 (0.985 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
41 (0.493 %)Tivoli
41 (0.493 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
41 (0.493 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
142 (20.69 %)JBoss
225 (12.32 %)Oracle
225 (12.32 %)NetApp
324 (11.82 %)Cisco
423 (11.33 %)Red Hat
522 (10.84 %)Microsoft
522 (10.84 %)VMware
617 (8.374 %)Symbian
75 (2.463 %)Sybase
75 (2.463 %)HP
75 (2.463 %)Apple
75 (2.463 %)Citrix
83 (1.478 %)TIBCO
83 (1.478 %)EMC
83 (1.478 %)IBM
83 (1.478 %)ATG
92 (0.985 %)Juniper
101 (0.493 %)Altiris
101 (0.493 %)Google
101 (0.493 %)SAP