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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Luton 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3242
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads222
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.001 %
As % of the category below17.89 %3.846 %
Salaries quoted172
Average minimum salary£32,588£34,000
Average salary£36,559£35,500
% change on same period last year+2.98 %
Average maximum salary£40,529£37,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,725£36,239
% change on same period last year+1.34 %
Luton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Luton
Matching permanent IT job ads12352
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted8344
Average minimum salary£33,956£37,703
Average salary£36,552£39,257
% change on same period last year-6.88 %
Average maximum salary£39,148£40,811
UK excluding London average salary£34,285£34,402
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
Linux LondonLinux
London

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Luton region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Luton Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

134 (50.75 %)MySQL
231 (46.27 %)PHP
330 (44.78 %)XHTML
428 (41.79 %)Apache
428 (41.79 %)JavaScript
526 (38.81 %)UNIX
526 (38.81 %)PHP5
618 (26.87 %)CMS
618 (26.87 %)Web Design
716 (23.88 %)Shell Script
815 (22.39 %)Solaris
815 (22.39 %)OO
914 (20.90 %)CSS
1013 (19.40 %)Perl
1013 (19.40 %)TCP/IP
119 (13.43 %)Internet
119 (13.43 %)LAMP
128 (11.94 %)Telecoms
128 (11.94 %)SEO
128 (11.94 %)Cisco
137 (10.45 %)CCNP
137 (10.45 %)CCNA
137 (10.45 %)MPLS
137 (10.45 %)OSPF
137 (10.45 %)BGP
137 (10.45 %)DSL
137 (10.45 %)Cisco Certification
137 (10.45 %)Juniper
137 (10.45 %)SQL
137 (10.45 %)Windows

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

Luton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (44.78 %)XHTML
214 (20.90 %)CSS
39 (13.43 %)LAMP
46 (8.955 %)HTML
55 (7.463 %)XML
64 (5.970 %).NET
73 (4.478 %)Swing
82 (2.985 %)WebSphere
82 (2.985 %)Zend Framework
82 (2.985 %)WebServices
91 (1.493 %)CORBA
91 (1.493 %)J2SE
91 (1.493 %)NetBeans
Luton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (41.79 %)Apache
218 (26.87 %)CMS
31 (1.493 %)Tomcat
31 (1.493 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (1.493 %)WebLogic
Luton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (19.40 %)TCP/IP
29 (13.43 %)Internet
37 (10.45 %)MPLS
37 (10.45 %)OSPF
37 (10.45 %)BGP
37 (10.45 %)DSL
37 (10.45 %)ADSL
37 (10.45 %)VoIP
37 (10.45 %)LLU
43 (4.478 %)Firewall
52 (2.985 %)SSH
52 (2.985 %)HTTPS
61 (1.493 %)Broadband
Luton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (50.75 %)MySQL
21 (1.493 %)SQL Server
21 (1.493 %)DB2
21 (1.493 %)RDBMS
Luton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.970 %)Flash
23 (4.478 %)Subversion
Luton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (11.94 %)Telecoms
23 (4.478 %)Finance
23 (4.478 %)Interactive Media
31 (1.493 %)Education
31 (1.493 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.493 %)Advertising
Luton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (49.25 %)Developer
225 (37.31 %)PHP Developer
314 (20.90 %)Administrator
410 (14.93 %)Systems Administrator
57 (10.45 %)NOC Engineer
57 (10.45 %)Senior NOC Engineer
66 (8.955 %)Consultant
75 (7.463 %)Support Consultant
84 (5.970 %)Python Developer
93 (4.478 %)Windows Administrator
93 (4.478 %)Windows Systems Administrator
93 (4.478 %)Server Administrator
93 (4.478 %)UNIX Administrator
93 (4.478 %)Software Engineer
93 (4.478 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
102 (2.985 %)C++ Software Engineer
102 (2.985 %)Java Software Engineer
102 (2.985 %)Author
102 (2.985 %)Technical Author
111 (1.493 %)Junior
Luton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.985 %)Replication
12 (2.985 %)Computer Science
Luton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (38.81 %)UNIX
215 (22.39 %)Solaris
37 (10.45 %)Windows
46 (8.955 %)Debian
54 (5.970 %)VMS
63 (4.478 %)OpenBSD
63 (4.478 %)Ubuntu
63 (4.478 %)HPUX
71 (1.493 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (1.493 %)AIX
Luton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (26.87 %)Web Design
215 (22.39 %)OO
38 (11.94 %)SEO
45 (7.463 %)Web Development
53 (4.478 %)Logistics
53 (4.478 %)Service Delivery
62 (2.985 %)Content Management
71 (1.493 %)Network Design
71 (1.493 %)Software Engineering
71 (1.493 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.493 %)ERP
71 (1.493 %)OOD
71 (1.493 %)Project Management
Luton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (46.27 %)PHP
228 (41.79 %)JavaScript
326 (38.81 %)PHP5
416 (23.88 %)Shell Script
513 (19.40 %)Perl
67 (10.45 %)SQL
76 (8.955 %)Java
85 (7.463 %)C++
85 (7.463 %)Python
93 (4.478 %)C
101 (1.493 %)C#
Luton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (10.45 %)CCNP
17 (10.45 %)CCNA
17 (10.45 %)Cisco Certification
25 (7.463 %)Degree
Luton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (7.463 %)QA
24 (5.970 %)SLA
Luton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.985 %)Xen
Luton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (11.94 %)Cisco
27 (10.45 %)Juniper
33 (4.478 %)Novell
33 (4.478 %)Sun
33 (4.478 %)Dell
33 (4.478 %)Oracle
42 (2.985 %)Zend
51 (1.493 %)JD Edwards
51 (1.493 %)Sybase