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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX 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 UNIX over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2221
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads6991
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.038 %
As % of the category below31.65 %37.76 %
Salaries quoted5667
Average minimum salary£31,550£33,176
Average salary£33,695£34,956
% change on same period last year-3.60 %
Average maximum salary£35,839£36,735
UK excluding London average salary£38,750£38,327
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads218241
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.121 %0.101 %
Salaries quoted186198
Average minimum salary£27,833£29,290
Average salary£29,252£31,010
% change on same period last year-5.67 %
Average maximum salary£30,670£32,730
UK excluding London average salary£34,069£34,572
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
UNIX North WestUNIX
North West

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UNIX across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Merseyside UNIX Salary Histogram

UNIX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LiverpoolUp+244£31,953-10.13 %
WirralUp+104£44,500+48.33 %
St HelensNew entry-3£39,333-
UNIX North WestUNIX
North West

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

182 (42.93 %)SQL
280 (41.88 %)Oracle
363 (32.98 %)Linux
453 (27.75 %)SQL Server
543 (22.51 %)COBOL
642 (21.99 %)Windows
642 (21.99 %)Oracle 10g
739 (20.42 %)Oracle 9i
835 (18.32 %)PL/SQL
932 (16.75 %)AIX
1028 (14.66 %)Oracle Application Server
1127 (14.14 %)Oracle Forms
1127 (14.14 %)HTML
1226 (13.61 %)Red Hat
1226 (13.61 %)Microsoft
1226 (13.61 %)Red Hat Linux
1325 (13.09 %)Oracle Reports
1325 (13.09 %)Oracle Applications
1424 (12.57 %)Active Directory
1523 (12.04 %)HPUX
1523 (12.04 %)Degree
1619 (9.948 %)Oracle 11i
1619 (9.948 %)TCP/IP
1619 (9.948 %)Security Cleared
1718 (9.424 %)Java
1817 (8.901 %)BASE24
1817 (8.901 %)Tandem
1817 (8.901 %)Windows Server 2003
1916 (8.377 %)Windows 2000 Server
2015 (7.853 %)Firewall

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (14.14 %)HTML
215 (7.853 %)XML
312 (6.283 %)J2EE
411 (5.759 %)JSP
411 (5.759 %)Middleware
510 (5.236 %)ASP
510 (5.236 %)EJB
510 (5.236 %)JDBC
69 (4.712 %).NET
78 (4.188 %)SOAP
78 (4.188 %)Struts
78 (4.188 %)JSF
86 (3.141 %)CSS
95 (2.618 %)AJAX
104 (2.094 %)WebServices
113 (1.571 %)XHTML
122 (1.047 %)LAMP
122 (1.047 %)Hibernate
122 (1.047 %)ODBC
122 (1.047 %)Servlets
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (14.66 %)Oracle Application Server
211 (5.759 %)MS Exchange
39 (4.712 %)Tomcat
47 (3.665 %)SharePoint
56 (3.141 %)Apache
56 (3.141 %)Oracle 10gAS
64 (2.094 %)Exchange Server 2003
64 (2.094 %)IIS
73 (1.571 %)Oracle Workflow
82 (1.047 %)Zope
82 (1.047 %)Plone
91 (0.524 %)WebSphere Application Server
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (2.618 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
125 (13.09 %)Oracle Applications
219 (9.948 %)Oracle 11i
317 (8.901 %)BASE24
47 (3.665 %)Dynamics CRM
47 (3.665 %)Axapta
52 (1.047 %)Oracle HRMS
52 (1.047 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (9.948 %)TCP/IP
215 (7.853 %)Firewall
313 (6.806 %)Cisco PIX
412 (6.283 %)Cisco ASA
510 (5.236 %)SAN
69 (4.712 %)Intranet
78 (4.188 %)DNS
85 (2.618 %)DHCP
94 (2.094 %)LAN
94 (2.094 %)WAN
103 (1.571 %)Internet
111 (0.524 %)HTTP
111 (0.524 %)ATM
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
153 (27.75 %)SQL Server
242 (21.99 %)Oracle 10g
339 (20.42 %)Oracle 9i
425 (13.09 %)Oracle Reports
513 (6.806 %)Datawarehouse
69 (4.712 %)Oracle 8/8i
75 (2.618 %)ETL
75 (2.618 %)RDBMS
84 (2.094 %)MySQL
84 (2.094 %)DTS
84 (2.094 %)Cognos Impromptu
93 (1.571 %)Oracle Discoverer
93 (1.571 %)SQL Server 7
93 (1.571 %)GIS
102 (1.047 %)SQL Server 2005
102 (1.047 %)SQL Server 2000
111 (0.524 %)BusinessObjects
111 (0.524 %)OLAP
111 (0.524 %)PostgreSQL
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
127 (14.14 %)Oracle Forms
25 (2.618 %)PVCS
31 (0.524 %)Eclipse
31 (0.524 %)JDeveloper
31 (0.524 %)Oracle APEX
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (5.236 %)Finance
27 (3.665 %)Pensions
35 (2.618 %)Health
43 (1.571 %)Telecoms
43 (1.571 %)Government
52 (1.047 %)Games
52 (1.047 %)Banking
61 (0.524 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.524 %)3D Graphics
61 (0.524 %)Automotive
61 (0.524 %)Education
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (28.80 %)Developer
244 (23.04 %)Programmer
332 (16.75 %)Analyst
430 (15.71 %)DBA
529 (15.18 %)Oracle DBA
624 (12.57 %)Analyst Programmer
720 (10.47 %)Oracle Developer
818 (9.424 %)Support Specialist
916 (8.377 %)Administrator
1014 (7.330 %)Senior Developer
1112 (6.283 %)Team Leader
1210 (5.236 %)Java Developer
1210 (5.236 %)J2EE Developer
1210 (5.236 %)Java/J2EE Developer
139 (4.712 %)Senior J2EE Developer
139 (4.712 %)Senior Java Developer
148 (4.188 %)Technical Specialist
148 (4.188 %)JavaScript Developer
148 (4.188 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
157 (3.665 %)COBOL Programmer
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (8.901 %)Tandem
212 (6.283 %)Client/Server
310 (5.236 %)Computer Science
47 (3.665 %)Fat Client
47 (3.665 %)Thin Client
53 (1.571 %)HACMP
53 (1.571 %)Mainframe
53 (1.571 %)W3C
62 (1.047 %)Management Information System
71 (0.524 %)Clustering
71 (0.524 %)Mathematics
71 (0.524 %)Physics
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
163 (32.98 %)Linux
242 (21.99 %)Windows
332 (16.75 %)AIX
426 (13.61 %)Red Hat Linux
523 (12.04 %)HPUX
617 (8.901 %)Windows Server 2003
716 (8.377 %)Windows 2000 Server
811 (5.759 %)Solaris
94 (2.094 %)Windows XP
94 (2.094 %)Windows Vista
103 (1.571 %)Tru64
111 (0.524 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
111 (0.524 %)NetWare
111 (0.524 %)Windows 2000
111 (0.524 %)Windows NT
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (9.948 %)Security Cleared
214 (7.330 %)SC Cleared
313 (6.806 %)CRM
411 (5.759 %)E-Commerce
59 (4.712 %)System Testing
59 (4.712 %)Web Development
59 (4.712 %)Software Engineering
68 (4.188 %)OOD
68 (4.188 %)OOA/OOD
68 (4.188 %)Migration
77 (3.665 %)PRINCE2
77 (3.665 %)Data Analysis
86 (3.141 %)Data Migration
86 (3.141 %)Configuration Management
95 (2.618 %)ITIL
95 (2.618 %)Automated Testing
104 (2.094 %)User Acceptance Testing
104 (2.094 %)Change Management
104 (2.094 %)ERP
113 (1.571 %)OO
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
182 (42.93 %)SQL
243 (22.51 %)COBOL
335 (18.32 %)PL/SQL
418 (9.424 %)Java
515 (7.853 %)JavaScript
515 (7.853 %)Shell Script
612 (6.283 %)C++
710 (5.236 %)VB6
710 (5.236 %)VBScript
710 (5.236 %)VB
89 (4.712 %)C
98 (4.188 %)VB.NET
106 (3.141 %)PHP
114 (2.094 %)DHTML
114 (2.094 %)Progress 4GL
122 (1.047 %)Python
131 (0.524 %)Ruby
131 (0.524 %)PHP5
131 (0.524 %)PHP4
131 (0.524 %)Perl
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (12.04 %)Degree
213 (6.806 %)Microsoft Certification
311 (5.759 %)MCSE
44 (2.094 %)Oracle Certification
52 (1.047 %)MCSD
52 (1.047 %)HNC
61 (0.524 %)OCP
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.094 %)QA
23 (1.571 %)SLA
31 (0.524 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (12.57 %)Active Directory
213 (6.806 %)Oracle RAC
36 (3.141 %)Oracle RMAN
43 (1.571 %)NFS
51 (0.524 %)NetBackup
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.094 %)Tivoli
21 (0.524 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
180 (41.88 %)Oracle
226 (13.61 %)Microsoft
226 (13.61 %)Red Hat
313 (6.806 %)HP
313 (6.806 %)Cisco
48 (4.188 %)Sun
54 (2.094 %)Cognos
54 (2.094 %)Progress
63 (1.571 %)IBM
72 (1.047 %)VMware
81 (0.524 %)EMC
81 (0.524 %)CA
81 (0.524 %)Business Objects