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This section looks at the demand for Unix skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Unix over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnix
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3226
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads6849
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.022 %
As % of the category below16.46 %20.25 %
Salaries quoted5741
Average minimum salary£36,100£29,866
Average salary£38,383£31,238
% change on same period last year+22.87 %
Average maximum salary£40,667£32,610
UK excluding London average salary£38,841£38,260
% change on same period last year+1.51 %
Operating Systems LancashireOperating Systems
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads413242
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.202 %0.107 %
Salaries quoted366210
Average minimum salary£25,528£24,721
Average salary£27,456£26,386
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
Average maximum salary£29,383£28,052
UK excluding London average salary£34,651£34,981
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Unix North WestUnix
North West

Unix
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Unix across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Lancashire Unix Demand Trend

Unix
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire Unix Salary Trend

Unix
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Unix across the Lancashire region over the past 3 months.

Lancashire Unix Salary Histogram

Unix
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the Lancashire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1BlackburnUp+218£36,750+31.24 %
2BlackpoolNew entry-9£47,500-
3PrestonDown-237£36,214+0.32 %
3Newton-le-WillowsNew entry-7£33,250-
4LancasterNew entry-3£37,000-
5Lytham St AnnesNew entry-2£32,500-
5MorecambeNew entry-2£33,000-
Unix North WestUnix
North West

Unix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Unix also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Unix.

179 (55.63 %)Oracle
261 (42.96 %)SQL
350 (35.21 %)Windows
435 (24.65 %)Linux
532 (22.54 %)AIX
626 (18.31 %)SQL Server
725 (17.61 %)Oracle 10g
820 (14.08 %)VB.NET
820 (14.08 %).NET
918 (12.68 %)ERP
918 (12.68 %)WebSphere
1017 (11.97 %)PDA
1017 (11.97 %)PL/SQL
1116 (11.27 %)ASP.NET
1116 (11.27 %)C#
1116 (11.27 %)HTML
1116 (11.27 %)Oracle 9i
1215 (10.56 %)Solaris
1215 (10.56 %)CSS
1215 (10.56 %)Microsoft
1215 (10.56 %)Firewall
1313 (9.155 %)JavaScript
1412 (8.451 %)PHP
1412 (8.451 %)IIS
1412 (8.451 %)J2ME
1412 (8.451 %)CRM
1412 (8.451 %)Pensions
1511 (7.746 %)Cognos
1511 (7.746 %)Apache
1511 (7.746 %)DB2

Unix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Unix also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Unix. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
120 (14.08 %).NET
218 (12.68 %)WebSphere
316 (11.27 %)ASP.NET
316 (11.27 %)HTML
415 (10.56 %)CSS
512 (8.451 %)J2ME
610 (7.042 %)XHTML
76 (4.225 %)WebServices
76 (4.225 %)XML
85 (3.521 %)XSD
85 (3.521 %)XSLT
85 (3.521 %)SOAP
85 (3.521 %).NET Framework
85 (3.521 %)AJAX
94 (2.817 %)JDBC
94 (2.817 %)JSP
103 (2.113 %)J2EE
112 (1.408 %)ASP
112 (1.408 %)Servlets
112 (1.408 %)XSL
Application Platforms
112 (8.451 %)IIS
211 (7.746 %)Apache
38 (5.634 %)MS Exchange
47 (4.930 %)WebSphere Message Broker
56 (4.225 %)WebSphere MQ
56 (4.225 %)CMS
65 (3.521 %)Oracle Workflow
65 (3.521 %)BizTalk Server
65 (3.521 %)SharePoint
73 (2.113 %)JBoss
73 (2.113 %)WebSphere Application Server
81 (0.704 %)ColdFusion
81 (0.704 %)Exchange Server 2003
Applications
14 (2.817 %)Photoshop
14 (2.817 %)MS Excel
22 (1.408 %)MS Visio
22 (1.408 %)AutoCAD
31 (0.704 %)MS Office
Business Applications
14 (2.817 %)Oracle 11i
23 (2.113 %)Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
115 (10.56 %)Firewall
211 (7.746 %)Internet
37 (4.930 %)HTTP
46 (4.225 %)VPN
54 (2.817 %)LAN
63 (2.113 %)TCP/IP
72 (1.408 %)WAN
81 (0.704 %)DHCP
81 (0.704 %)Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
126 (18.31 %)SQL Server
225 (17.61 %)Oracle 10g
316 (11.27 %)Oracle 9i
411 (7.746 %)DB2
510 (7.042 %)MySQL
68 (5.634 %)Oracle Reports
77 (4.930 %)SQL Server 2000
85 (3.521 %)EDRMS
85 (3.521 %)Oracle 8/8i
94 (2.817 %)DB2 UDB
103 (2.113 %)Crystal Reports
112 (1.408 %)SQL Server 2005
121 (0.704 %)Datawarehouse
121 (0.704 %)BusinessObjects
Development Applications
15 (3.521 %)Visual Studio
24 (2.817 %)Oracle Forms
24 (2.817 %)Dreamweaver
24 (2.817 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (2.817 %)LoadRunner
33 (2.113 %)TestDirector
42 (1.408 %)Ant
42 (1.408 %)WinRunner
51 (0.704 %)WebSpeed
General
112 (8.451 %)Pensions
27 (4.930 %)Government
27 (4.930 %)Health
27 (4.930 %)Banking
35 (3.521 %)Finance
35 (3.521 %)Marketing
44 (2.817 %)Investment Banking
44 (2.817 %)Telecoms
51 (0.704 %)Music
51 (0.704 %)Retail
Job Titles
132 (22.54 %)Analyst
231 (21.83 %)Developer
329 (20.42 %)DBA
421 (14.79 %)Oracle DBA
512 (8.451 %)Administrator
611 (7.746 %)Support Analyst
710 (7.042 %)Web Developer
89 (6.338 %)Business Analyst
89 (6.338 %)Programmer
89 (6.338 %)Senior Programmer
97 (4.930 %)Infrastructure Analyst
97 (4.930 %)Senior Developer
97 (4.930 %)Systems Engineer
97 (4.930 %)WebSphere Administrator
97 (4.930 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
106 (4.225 %)PHP Developer
106 (4.225 %)Technical Engineer
106 (4.225 %)Senior Analyst
115 (3.521 %)Analyst Programmer
115 (3.521 %)Consultant
Miscellaneous
117 (11.97 %)PDA
23 (2.113 %)VAX
32 (1.408 %)CCTV
32 (1.408 %)Client/Server
32 (1.408 %)N-Tier
32 (1.408 %)Mainframe
41 (0.704 %)AS400
41 (0.704 %)CESG
41 (0.704 %)CESG CLAS
41 (0.704 %)Tandem
41 (0.704 %)Cryptography
41 (0.704 %)HACMP
41 (0.704 %)IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
150 (35.21 %)Windows
235 (24.65 %)Linux
332 (22.54 %)AIX
415 (10.56 %)Solaris
56 (4.225 %)Windows 2000
65 (3.521 %)OpenVMS
74 (2.817 %)GCOS
83 (2.113 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (2.113 %)Windows NT
92 (1.408 %)VMS
101 (0.704 %)HPUX
101 (0.704 %)Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
118 (12.68 %)ERP
212 (8.451 %)CRM
38 (5.634 %)UML
38 (5.634 %)Systems Analysis
47 (4.930 %)Incident Management
56 (4.225 %)Web Development
56 (4.225 %)OO
65 (3.521 %)Workflow
65 (3.521 %)Migration
74 (2.817 %)E-Commerce
74 (2.817 %)E-business
74 (2.817 %)SEO
83 (2.113 %)Project Management
83 (2.113 %)Service Delivery
83 (2.113 %)RUP
83 (2.113 %)ITIL
83 (2.113 %)Data Analysis
83 (2.113 %)Problem Management
92 (1.408 %)Performance Testing
92 (1.408 %)Network Design
Programming Languages
161 (42.96 %)SQL
220 (14.08 %)VB.NET
317 (11.97 %)PL/SQL
416 (11.27 %)C#
513 (9.155 %)JavaScript
612 (8.451 %)PHP
710 (7.042 %)Java
89 (6.338 %)Perl
89 (6.338 %)Shell Script
96 (4.225 %)PHP5
96 (4.225 %)PHP4
104 (2.817 %)C++
113 (2.113 %)C
113 (2.113 %)Fortran
122 (1.408 %)VB
Qualifications
15 (3.521 %)Cisco Certification
15 (3.521 %)Degree
23 (2.113 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (2.113 %)MCP
23 (2.113 %)MCSE
23 (2.113 %)CCNA
32 (1.408 %)CCDP
32 (1.408 %)CCNP
32 (1.408 %)ISTQB
41 (0.704 %)CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.704 %)ISO17799
11 (0.704 %)SLA
11 (0.704 %)BS7799
11 (0.704 %)ISO27001
11 (0.704 %)QA
System Software
18 (5.634 %)Oracle RMAN
18 (5.634 %)Oracle RAC
23 (2.113 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
14 (2.817 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
21 (0.704 %)Tivoli
Vendors
179 (55.63 %)Oracle
215 (10.56 %)Microsoft
311 (7.746 %)Cognos
48 (5.634 %)Sun
48 (5.634 %)HP
48 (5.634 %)Cisco
56 (4.225 %)Red Hat
56 (4.225 %)WatchGuard
65 (3.521 %)Lagan
65 (3.521 %)IBM
74 (2.817 %)Intel
82 (1.408 %)Nokia
82 (1.408 %)CheckPoint
91 (0.704 %)3Com
91 (0.704 %)Novell
91 (0.704 %)BMC
91 (0.704 %)Progress
91 (0.704 %)Business Objects
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