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This section looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Merseyside 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.
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| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 36 | 26 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -10 |
| Matching permanent IT job ads | 56 | 83 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.030 % | 0.034 % |
| As % of the category below | 17.61 % | 33.20 % |
| Salaries quoted | 44 | 65 |
| Average minimum salary | £29,432 | £29,477 |
| Average salary | £30,875 | £31,569 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.19 % |
| Average maximum salary | £32,318 | £33,662 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £36,371 | £36,383 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.03 % |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 318 | 250 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.168 % | 0.102 % |
| Salaries quoted | 258 | 210 |
| Average minimum salary | £27,739 | £27,846 |
| Average salary | £29,342 | £29,902 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.87 % |
| Average maximum salary | £30,944 | £31,959 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £34,472 | £35,006 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.52 % |
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Demand TrendThe chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
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