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The table below looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAMP over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank8693
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads314
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.688 %2.244 %
Salaries quoted311
Average minimum salary£34,167£29,091
Average salary£36,667£31,364
% change on same period last year+16.90 %
Average maximum salary£39,167£33,636
UK excluding London average salary£31,353£32,529
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads436624
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.295 %0.284 %
Salaries quoted391520
Average minimum salary£31,293£31,352
Average salary£35,333£33,881
% change on same period last year+4.28 %
Average maximum salary£39,374£36,409
UK excluding London average salary£36,052£36,567
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
LAMP South EastLAMP
South East

LAMP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing LAMP across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Kent LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing LAMP across the Kent region.

Kent LAMP Salary Trend

LAMP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAMP across the Kent region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Kent LAMP Salary Histogram

LAMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing LAMP 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 LAMP.

112 (92.31 %)PHP
29 (69.23 %)MySQL
37 (53.85 %)AJAX
37 (53.85 %)JavaScript
37 (53.85 %)Linux
46 (46.15 %)Apache
54 (30.77 %)OO
54 (30.77 %)JSON
54 (30.77 %)HTML
54 (30.77 %)CSS
63 (23.08 %)OOP
72 (15.38 %)Penetration Testing
72 (15.38 %)Web Development
72 (15.38 %)Java SE
72 (15.38 %)jQuery
72 (15.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (15.38 %)Firewall
72 (15.38 %)UNIX
72 (15.38 %)Solaris
72 (15.38 %)Oracle 8/8i
72 (15.38 %)XHTML
72 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
72 (15.38 %)SMTP
72 (15.38 %)VPN
72 (15.38 %)CGI
72 (15.38 %)Shell Script
72 (15.38 %)WebLogic
72 (15.38 %)Oracle
72 (15.38 %)Java
72 (15.38 %)DHTML

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing LAMP 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 LAMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (53.85 %)AJAX
24 (30.77 %)HTML
24 (30.77 %)CSS
24 (30.77 %)JSON
32 (15.38 %)jQuery
32 (15.38 %)Java SE
32 (15.38 %)XHTML
32 (15.38 %)CGI
41 (7.692 %)XML
41 (7.692 %).NET
41 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
41 (7.692 %)WAMP
41 (7.692 %)Drupal
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (46.15 %)Apache
22 (15.38 %)WebLogic
31 (7.692 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)Photoshop
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (15.38 %)SMTP
12 (15.38 %)VPN
12 (15.38 %)Firewall
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (69.23 %)MySQL
22 (15.38 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (7.692 %)SQL Server
31 (7.692 %)DB2
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (76.92 %)Developer
29 (69.23 %)PHP Developer
36 (46.15 %)LAMP Developer
43 (23.08 %)PHP Programmer
43 (23.08 %)Programmer
52 (15.38 %)Web Developer
61 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
61 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Manager
61 (7.692 %)Senior PHP Developer
61 (7.692 %)PHP Web Developer
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (53.85 %)Linux
22 (15.38 %)UNIX
22 (15.38 %)Solaris
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (30.77 %)OO
23 (23.08 %)OOP
32 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
32 (15.38 %)Penetration Testing
32 (15.38 %)Web Development
32 (15.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (92.31 %)PHP
27 (53.85 %)JavaScript
32 (15.38 %)Perl
32 (15.38 %)DHTML
32 (15.38 %)Java
32 (15.38 %)Shell Script
41 (7.692 %)PHP5
41 (7.692 %)C#
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Oracle
21 (7.692 %)Zend