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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX 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 UNIX over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1128
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads5616
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.007 %
As % of the category below45.53 %30.77 %
Salaries quoted3615
Average minimum salary£45,000£35,667
Average salary£48,347£37,900
% change on same period last year+27.56 %
Average maximum salary£51,694£40,133
UK excluding London average salary£38,661£38,342
% change on same period last year+0.83 %
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 %
UNIX LondonUNIX
London

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Luton UNIX Demand Trend

UNIX
Salary Trend

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

Luton UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

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

Luton UNIX Salary Histogram

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

134 (36.17 %)Solaris
228 (29.79 %)SQL
228 (29.79 %)Oracle
326 (27.66 %)Linux
421 (22.34 %)Finance
519 (20.21 %)Windows
617 (18.09 %)TOAD
617 (18.09 %)Project Management
716 (17.02 %)Shell Script
716 (17.02 %)TCP/IP
813 (13.83 %)Active Directory
813 (13.83 %)MS Office
912 (12.77 %)Java
912 (12.77 %)HPUX
912 (12.77 %)Citrix
1010 (10.64 %)Mainframe
1010 (10.64 %)Perl
119 (9.574 %)WebSphere
119 (9.574 %)COBOL
119 (9.574 %)Crystal Reports
119 (9.574 %)SQL Server
119 (9.574 %)VB
119 (9.574 %)Oracle Reports
119 (9.574 %)Apache
119 (9.574 %)AIX
119 (9.574 %)SAN
119 (9.574 %)Terminal Services
119 (9.574 %)GIS
128 (8.511 %)Telecoms
128 (8.511 %)Cisco

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Luton region citing UNIX 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 UNIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Luton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (9.574 %)WebSphere
27 (7.447 %)XML
34 (4.255 %)XSL
34 (4.255 %)HTML
34 (4.255 %)CSS
43 (3.191 %)Swing
52 (2.128 %)WebServices
61 (1.064 %)CORBA
61 (1.064 %)J2SE
61 (1.064 %)Middleware
61 (1.064 %)NetBeans
Luton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (9.574 %)Apache
23 (3.191 %)WebLogic
23 (3.191 %)MS Exchange
23 (3.191 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.064 %)JBoss
31 (1.064 %)Tomcat
Luton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (13.83 %)MS Office
27 (7.447 %)MS Excel
Luton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.064 %)Oracle Financials
11 (1.064 %)Oracle 11i
11 (1.064 %)Oracle EBS
11 (1.064 %)Oracle Applications
11 (1.064 %)Oracle General Ledger
Luton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (17.02 %)TCP/IP
29 (9.574 %)SAN
37 (7.447 %)Internet
37 (7.447 %)MPLS
37 (7.447 %)OSPF
37 (7.447 %)BGP
37 (7.447 %)DSL
37 (7.447 %)ADSL
37 (7.447 %)VoIP
37 (7.447 %)LLU
45 (5.319 %)LAN
45 (5.319 %)WAN
54 (4.255 %)Firewall
61 (1.064 %)FTP
61 (1.064 %)Broadband
61 (1.064 %)DNS
Luton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (18.09 %)TOAD
29 (9.574 %)SQL Server
29 (9.574 %)Crystal Reports
29 (9.574 %)Oracle Reports
29 (9.574 %)GIS
33 (3.191 %)BusinessObjects
42 (2.128 %)MySQL
51 (1.064 %)SQLPlus
51 (1.064 %)Oracle Discoverer
51 (1.064 %)RDBMS
Luton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.191 %)TestDirector
13 (3.191 %)Rational Robot
22 (2.128 %)QuickTest Pro
Luton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (22.34 %)Finance
28 (8.511 %)Telecoms
28 (8.511 %)Retail
32 (2.128 %)Pensions
32 (2.128 %)Back Office
41 (1.064 %)Marketing
41 (1.064 %)Automotive
41 (1.064 %)Education
41 (1.064 %)Government
Luton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (17.02 %)Consultant
212 (12.77 %)Technical Support
310 (10.64 %)Support Engineer
310 (10.64 %)Test Coordinator
310 (10.64 %)Coordinator
310 (10.64 %)Technical Engineer
49 (9.574 %)Technical Support Engineer
49 (9.574 %)Project Manager
58 (8.511 %)Architect
58 (8.511 %)Analyst
58 (8.511 %)Technical Project Manager
58 (8.511 %)Technical Manager
67 (7.447 %)NOC Engineer
67 (7.447 %)UNIX Consultant
67 (7.447 %)Senior NOC Engineer
76 (6.383 %)Test Manager
85 (5.319 %)Developer
85 (5.319 %)Support Consultant
94 (4.255 %)Administrator
94 (4.255 %)Senior Analyst
Luton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (10.64 %)Mainframe
21 (1.064 %)Symmetrix
21 (1.064 %)IBM Mainframe
Luton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (36.17 %)Solaris
226 (27.66 %)Linux
319 (20.21 %)Windows
412 (12.77 %)HPUX
59 (9.574 %)AIX
Luton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (18.09 %)Project Management
28 (8.511 %)OO
36 (6.383 %)Test Management
36 (6.383 %)Test Scripting
45 (5.319 %)Service Delivery
45 (5.319 %)PRINCE2
54 (4.255 %)CRM
54 (4.255 %)E-Commerce
54 (4.255 %)System Testing
63 (3.191 %)Logistics
72 (2.128 %)TOGAF
72 (2.128 %)Data Modelling
72 (2.128 %)Regression Testing
72 (2.128 %)Data Analysis
72 (2.128 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (1.064 %)Validation
81 (1.064 %)Agile Software Development
81 (1.064 %)Data Management
81 (1.064 %)OOD
81 (1.064 %)Network Design
Luton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (29.79 %)SQL
216 (17.02 %)Shell Script
312 (12.77 %)Java
410 (10.64 %)Perl
59 (9.574 %)VB
59 (9.574 %)COBOL
67 (7.447 %)C
76 (6.383 %)C++
85 (5.319 %)Python
94 (4.255 %)JavaScript
94 (4.255 %)C#
Luton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (7.447 %)CCNP
17 (7.447 %)CCNA
17 (7.447 %)Cisco Certification
26 (6.383 %)Degree
Luton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (8.511 %)QA
26 (6.383 %)SLA
Luton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (13.83 %)Active Directory
29 (9.574 %)Terminal Services
31 (1.064 %)NetBackup
Luton IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (7.447 %)Tivoli
17 (7.447 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (1.064 %)BMC PATROL
Luton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (29.79 %)Oracle
212 (12.77 %)Citrix
38 (8.511 %)Cisco
47 (7.447 %)Juniper
54 (4.255 %)Sun
54 (4.255 %)EMC
63 (3.191 %)Empirix
63 (3.191 %)Informatica
63 (3.191 %)Novell
63 (3.191 %)CheckPoint
63 (3.191 %)Business Objects
71 (1.064 %)Brocade
71 (1.064 %)StorageTek
71 (1.064 %)VERITAS
71 (1.064 %)NetApp
71 (1.064 %)BMC
71 (1.064 %)IBM
71 (1.064 %)Microsoft
71 (1.064 %)Sybase