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This section looks at the demand for the Linux Engineer role in IT jobs within the Manchester region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank172208
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads132
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.277 %0.031 %
Salaries quoted112
Average minimum salary£29,588£25,000
Average salary£32,412£30,500
% change on same period last year+6.26 %
Average maximum salary£35,235£36,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,827£37,990
% change on same period last year-3.05 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads46886496
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.560 %2.728 %
Salaries quoted39935552
Average minimum salary£33,380£36,527
Average salary£38,229£41,178
% change on same period last year-7.16 %
Average maximum salary£43,077£45,829
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Linux Engineer North WestLinux Engineer
North West

Linux Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Linux Engineer across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester Linux Engineer Demand Trend

Linux Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Linux Engineer Salary Trend

Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux Engineer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Manchester Linux Engineer Salary Histogram

Linux Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BoltonNew entry-3£33,000-
SalfordNew entry-3£33,000-
OldhamNew entry-3£33,000-
Linux Engineer North WestLinux Engineer
North West

Linux Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Linux Engineer in their job title 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 with Linux Engineer in their job title.

126 (100.00 %)Linux
218 (69.23 %)Perl
315 (57.69 %)Shell Script
414 (53.85 %)Solaris
512 (46.15 %)Pensions
69 (34.62 %)C++
69 (34.62 %)UNIX
77 (26.92 %)C
77 (26.92 %)MySQL
77 (26.92 %)Apache
77 (26.92 %)Tomcat
77 (26.92 %)Debian
77 (26.92 %)Red Hat
77 (26.92 %)Internet
77 (26.92 %)TCP/IP
77 (26.92 %)DNS
77 (26.92 %)IMAP
77 (26.92 %)CentOS
77 (26.92 %)Red Hat Linux
77 (26.92 %)Fedora
85 (19.23 %)Web Development
85 (19.23 %)Degree
85 (19.23 %)Ruby
85 (19.23 %)Nagios
85 (19.23 %)LAN
85 (19.23 %)WAN
85 (19.23 %)SMTP
85 (19.23 %)JavaScript
93 (11.54 %)Health
93 (11.54 %)SLA

Linux Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Linux Engineer in their job title 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 with Linux Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (26.92 %)Apache
17 (26.92 %)Tomcat
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (26.92 %)TCP/IP
17 (26.92 %)DNS
17 (26.92 %)Internet
17 (26.92 %)IMAP
25 (19.23 %)LAN
25 (19.23 %)WAN
25 (19.23 %)SMTP
32 (7.692 %)FTP
32 (7.692 %)HTTP
32 (7.692 %)HTTPS
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (26.92 %)MySQL
22 (7.692 %)PostgreSQL
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (46.15 %)Pensions
23 (11.54 %)Health
32 (7.692 %)Telecoms
41 (3.846 %)Construction
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (100.00 %)Linux
214 (53.85 %)Solaris
39 (34.62 %)UNIX
47 (26.92 %)Debian
47 (26.92 %)Fedora
47 (26.92 %)CentOS
47 (26.92 %)Red Hat Linux
52 (7.692 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (19.23 %)Web Development
22 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (69.23 %)Perl
215 (57.69 %)Shell Script
39 (34.62 %)C++
47 (26.92 %)C
55 (19.23 %)JavaScript
55 (19.23 %)Ruby
62 (7.692 %)PHP5
62 (7.692 %)PHP4
62 (7.692 %)PHP
62 (7.692 %)Lisp
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (19.23 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (11.54 %)SLA
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (19.23 %)Nagios
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (26.92 %)Red Hat
22 (7.692 %)Microsoft