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This section looks at the demand for the Linux Support 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 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Support
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank177208
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching permanent IT job ads82
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.171 %0.031 %
Salaries quoted42
Average minimum salary£25,750£25,000
Average salary£29,375£30,500
% change on same period last year-3.68 %
Average maximum salary£33,000£36,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,788£30,107
% change on same period last year+12.22 %
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 Support North WestLinux Support
North West

Linux Support
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Linux Support Demand Trend

Linux Support
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Linux Support Salary Trend

Linux Support
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester Linux Support Salary Histogram

Linux Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (100.00 %)Linux
215 (75.00 %)Shell Script
312 (60.00 %)UNIX
410 (50.00 %)SLA
56 (30.00 %)Health
56 (30.00 %)C++
56 (30.00 %)Perl
65 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
65 (25.00 %)VPN
65 (25.00 %)Red Hat
65 (25.00 %)Red Hat Linux
74 (20.00 %)Degree
74 (20.00 %)Performance Management
74 (20.00 %)CentOS
74 (20.00 %)C
74 (20.00 %)Debian
74 (20.00 %)Project Management
74 (20.00 %)Fedora
74 (20.00 %)Redback
74 (20.00 %)CCNA
74 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
74 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
74 (20.00 %)Juniper
74 (20.00 %)MySQL
74 (20.00 %)ITIL
74 (20.00 %)Solaris
74 (20.00 %)Broadband
81 (5.000 %)Retail
81 (5.000 %)VMware
81 (5.000 %)WebTrends

Linux Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.000 %)WebTrends
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
15 (25.00 %)VPN
24 (20.00 %)Broadband
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (20.00 %)MySQL
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (30.00 %)Health
21 (5.000 %)Retail
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (100.00 %)Linux
212 (60.00 %)UNIX
35 (25.00 %)Red Hat Linux
44 (20.00 %)Solaris
44 (20.00 %)Debian
44 (20.00 %)Fedora
44 (20.00 %)CentOS
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)ITIL
14 (20.00 %)Project Management
14 (20.00 %)Performance Management
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (75.00 %)Shell Script
26 (30.00 %)C++
26 (30.00 %)Perl
34 (20.00 %)C
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (20.00 %)CCNA
14 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
14 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
14 (20.00 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (50.00 %)SLA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (25.00 %)Red Hat
24 (20.00 %)Juniper
24 (20.00 %)Redback
31 (5.000 %)VMware