The first table below looks at the demand for Solaris skills in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Solaris over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Sun Microsystems Solaris
Rank 168 153 152
Rank change year-on-year
-15 -1
Permanent jobs citing Solaris 21 23 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.513% 0.632% 0.616%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.998% 2.342% 2.927%
Number of salaries quoted 17 16 24
Average salary £40,000 £38,500 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.89% +1.31%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £68,750 £48,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year
- +1.19%
All Operating Systems
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1051 982 820
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 25.65% 26.97% 21.03%
Number of salaries quoted 928 838 759
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% +4.83%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,000 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Solaris
North West

Solaris
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Solaris across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Manchester Solaris Jobs Demand Trend

Solaris
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Solaris Salary Trend

Solaris
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solaris across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Manchester Solaris Salary Histogram

Solaris
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solaris within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Sale -7 3 - -
Stockport -5 1 £33,500 +52.27%
Altrincham - 1 £33,000 -
Solaris
North West

Solaris
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Solaris 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 Solaris.

1 44 (68.75%) UNIX
2 41 (64.06%) Linux
3 39 (60.94%) Oracle
4 33 (51.56%) Windows
5 25 (39.06%) AIX
5 25 (39.06%) SQL Server
6 20 (31.25%) SQL Server 2008
7 19 (29.69%) SQL
8 17 (26.56%) Oracle 8/8i
9 15 (23.44%) XML
9 15 (23.44%) Windows Server 2003
10 14 (21.88%) ITIL
10 14 (21.88%) PL/SQL
11 13 (20.31%) HPUX
11 13 (20.31%) Finance
12 12 (18.75%) Java
13 11 (17.19%) MySQL
13 11 (17.19%) Red Hat
13 11 (17.19%) Ruby
14 10 (15.63%) Ruby on Rails
14 10 (15.63%) SQL Server 2005
14 10 (15.63%) HP
14 10 (15.63%) SUSE
14 10 (15.63%) Clustering
14 10 (15.63%) HTML
15 9 (14.06%) Oracle Reports
15 9 (14.06%) Shell Script
16 8 (12.50%) SLA
17 7 (10.94%) MS Excel
17 7 (10.94%) Firewall

Solaris
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Solaris 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 Solaris. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 15 (23.44%) XML
2 10 (15.63%) Ruby on Rails
2 10 (15.63%) HTML
3 5 (7.813%) Web Services
4 4 (6.250%) SOAP
4 4 (6.250%) .NET
5 3 (4.688%) Hibernate
5 3 (4.688%) Apache Flex
5 3 (4.688%) WebSphere
6 2 (3.125%) Spring
6 2 (3.125%) J2EE
7 1 (1.563%) CSS
7 1 (1.563%) Flash
7 1 (1.563%) XHTML
7 1 (1.563%) SAP Basis
7 1 (1.563%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 5 (7.813%) WebLogic
1 5 (7.813%) Apache
2 4 (6.250%) Exchange Server 2010
2 4 (6.250%) Exchange Server 2007
2 4 (6.250%) Oracle Application Server
2 4 (6.250%) MS Exchange
3 3 (4.688%) WebSphere Application Server
3 3 (4.688%) CICS
3 3 (4.688%) Tomcat
3 3 (4.688%) GlassFish
4 1 (1.563%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.563%) NetWeaver
4 1 (1.563%) RabbitMQ
Applications
1 7 (10.94%) MS Excel
2 2 (3.125%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.563%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (1.563%) Oracle 11i
1 1 (1.563%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (1.563%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (1.563%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 7 (10.94%) Firewall
2 4 (6.250%) HTTP
3 3 (4.688%) WAN
3 3 (4.688%) LAN
3 3 (4.688%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.125%) SAN
4 2 (3.125%) DNS
5 1 (1.563%) LDAP
5 1 (1.563%) VPN
5 1 (1.563%) SSL
5 1 (1.563%) SMS
5 1 (1.563%) VoIP
5 1 (1.563%) SMTP
5 1 (1.563%) SNMP
5 1 (1.563%) Internet
5 1 (1.563%) IMAP
5 1 (1.563%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (39.06%) SQL Server
2 20 (31.25%) SQL Server 2008
3 17 (26.56%) Oracle 8/8i
4 11 (17.19%) MySQL
5 10 (15.63%) SQL Server 2005
6 9 (14.06%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (9.375%) Oracle 11g
7 6 (9.375%) SQL Server 2000
7 6 (9.375%) Oracle 10g
7 6 (9.375%) DB2
8 1 (1.563%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 6 (9.375%) Subversion
2 5 (7.813%) JUnit
2 5 (7.813%) Redmine
3 4 (6.250%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (1.563%) Eclipse
4 1 (1.563%) NetBeans
4 1 (1.563%) Git (software)
General
1 13 (20.31%) Finance
2 4 (6.250%) Advertising
3 2 (3.125%) Local Government
3 2 (3.125%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.563%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 18 (28.13%) DBA
2 14 (21.88%) Developer
3 11 (17.19%) SQL DBA
4 10 (15.63%) Administrator
5 9 (14.06%) Applications Developer
5 9 (14.06%) Web Developer
5 9 (14.06%) Web Applications Developer
6 7 (10.94%) SQL Server DBA
6 7 (10.94%) Oracle DBA
7 6 (9.375%) Team Leader
7 6 (9.375%) Linux Support
7 6 (9.375%) UNIX Support
7 6 (9.375%) UNIX Team Leader
8 5 (7.813%) Technical Support
8 5 (7.813%) Senior UNIX Support
8 5 (7.813%) Senior Linux Support
9 4 (6.250%) Technical Engineer
9 4 (6.250%) Support Engineer
9 4 (6.250%) 3rd Line Support
10 3 (4.688%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 10 (15.63%) Clustering
2 3 (4.688%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.688%) Mainframe
2 3 (4.688%) IBM Mainframe
3 2 (3.125%) HACMP
3 2 (3.125%) Handset
4 1 (1.563%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.563%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.563%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 44 (68.75%) UNIX
2 41 (64.06%) Linux
3 33 (51.56%) Windows
4 25 (39.06%) AIX
5 15 (23.44%) Windows Server 2003
6 13 (20.31%) HPUX
7 10 (15.63%) SUSE
8 7 (10.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (10.94%) Windows Server 2008
9 4 (6.250%) Ubuntu
10 3 (4.688%) zOS
11 2 (3.125%) CentOS
11 2 (3.125%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (3.125%) Fedora
12 1 (1.563%) Windows XP
12 1 (1.563%) Apple iOS
12 1 (1.563%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (21.88%) ITIL
2 6 (9.375%) Performance Management
2 6 (9.375%) Unit Testing
3 5 (7.813%) Change Management
3 5 (7.813%) High Availability
4 4 (6.250%) Capacity Planning
5 3 (4.688%) ERP
5 3 (4.688%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (4.688%) Service Delivery
5 3 (4.688%) Web Development
6 2 (3.125%) V-Model
6 2 (3.125%) Root Cause Analysis
6 2 (3.125%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (3.125%) PRINCE2
6 2 (3.125%) OO
7 1 (1.563%) OOD
7 1 (1.563%) Information Security
7 1 (1.563%) Scrum
7 1 (1.563%) Service Management
7 1 (1.563%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (29.69%) SQL
2 14 (21.88%) PL/SQL
3 12 (18.75%) Java
4 11 (17.19%) Ruby
5 9 (14.06%) Shell Script
6 4 (6.250%) Bash shell
6 4 (6.250%) T-SQL
7 3 (4.688%) Python
8 2 (3.125%) JavaScript
8 2 (3.125%) Perl
8 2 (3.125%) VBA
9 1 (1.563%) PHP
9 1 (1.563%) C
9 1 (1.563%) C++
9 1 (1.563%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 3 (4.688%) Degree
2 2 (3.125%) SC Cleared
2 2 (3.125%) DV Cleared
2 2 (3.125%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.563%) MCP
3 1 (1.563%) MCSA
3 1 (1.563%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.563%) SAP Certification
3 1 (1.563%) MCITP
3 1 (1.563%) MCTS
3 1 (1.563%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (12.50%) SLA
2 2 (3.125%) QA
System Software
1 6 (9.375%) XenApp
1 6 (9.375%) VMware Infrastructure
1 6 (9.375%) Active Directory
2 5 (7.813%) Oracle RMAN
2 5 (7.813%) vSphere
3 1 (1.563%) VMware ESX
3 1 (1.563%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 5 (7.813%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 5 (7.813%) Data Guard
2 3 (4.688%) Veritas Storage Foundation
3 2 (3.125%) SCCM
3 2 (3.125%) SCOM
4 1 (1.563%) Nagios
4 1 (1.563%) Tivoli
4 1 (1.563%) CA Wily
4 1 (1.563%) Puppet
Vendors
1 39 (60.94%) Oracle
2 11 (17.19%) Red Hat
3 10 (15.63%) HP
4 7 (10.94%) VMware
5 6 (9.375%) Citrix
5 6 (9.375%) Microsoft
6 5 (7.813%) Sun
6 5 (7.813%) NetApp
6 5 (7.813%) Veritas
7 4 (6.250%) AppSense
8 3 (4.688%) Cisco
8 3 (4.688%) IBM
9 2 (3.125%) Remedy
10 1 (1.563%) JBoss
10 1 (1.563%) SAP
10 1 (1.563%) FatWire
10 1 (1.563%) TIBCO
10 1 (1.563%) CA
10 1 (1.563%) Pegasus
10 1 (1.563%) Endeca
Altrincham, North West
My client based in Cheshire is looking for a Linux consultant to join their existing team on some exciting projects... These systems run both Solaris (up to 10)...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Greater Manchester, North West
My international client is now urgently looking for a Product Support Manager to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a well established company...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Greater Manchester, North West
My client based in Greater Manchester is looking for a Linux consultant to join their existing team on some exciting projects... These systems run both Solaris (up to...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Stockport, North West
This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a well established and growing company. This role is responsible for the management of the 3rd and 4th Line support...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Java Developer, Web development, Web services, DB2, Flex, XML, SOAP, Windows, UNIX, Hibernate, programmer, engineer/ Manchester / up to 38K Well-establish global software house, excelling through the quality...
Salary: £27000 - £38000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Java Developer, Web development, Web services, DB2, Flex, XML, SOAP, Windows, UNIX, Hibernate, programmer, engineer/ Manchester / up to 38K... Web Services (XML / SOAP) XML. Windows. UNIX (Solaris/AIX/...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £27000 - £38000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Stockport, North West
Essential Skills: - C++ - Database Knowledge (ideally SQL or Oracle) Desirable Skills: - Java - Agile - Unit Testing - MS Window, Solaris, HR-UX - Agile software development process - TCP / IP - Perl or...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Stockport, North West
Senior Java / Web Developer -Stockport- £40,000 - £47,000 My international client is now urgently looking for an experienced Java software developer to join their team of highly...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £47000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013