The first table below looks at the demand for Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the Milton Keynes region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 17 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 Milton Keynes region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Linux
Rank 21 50 22
Rank change year-on-year
+29 -28
Permanent jobs citing Linux 103 41 88
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 7.991% 3.868% 9.312%
As % of the Operating Systems category 26.21% 15.24% 27.50%
Number of salaries quoted 85 38 76
Average salary £32,500 £33,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.98% -16.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £27,500 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +8.33%
All Operating Systems
Milton Keynes
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
393 269 320
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 30.49% 25.38% 33.86%
Number of salaries quoted 346 228 286
Average salary £39,000 £35,500 £36,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.85% -2.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Linux
Buckinghamshire

Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

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

Milton Keynes Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Milton Keynes Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Linux 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 Linux.

1 83 (41.09%) Windows
2 60 (29.70%) C++
3 56 (27.72%) SQL
4 50 (24.75%) C#
5 48 (23.76%) MySQL
6 47 (23.27%) Java
6 47 (23.27%) Degree
7 45 (22.28%) UNIX
8 42 (20.79%) VMware
9 41 (20.30%) SQL Server
9 41 (20.30%) Microsoft
10 40 (19.80%) DNS
10 40 (19.80%) Oracle
11 39 (19.31%) Perl
11 39 (19.31%) SAN
12 38 (18.81%) TCP/IP
13 36 (17.82%) IBM
13 36 (17.82%) Python
14 34 (16.83%) Active Directory
15 33 (16.34%) Cisco
15 33 (16.34%) .NET
16 32 (15.84%) PHP
16 32 (15.84%) ITIL
16 32 (15.84%) Computer Science
17 31 (15.35%) Apache
18 29 (14.36%) C
18 29 (14.36%) CSS
18 29 (14.36%) Microsoft Certification
19 28 (13.86%) Cisco Certification
20 26 (12.87%) Firewall

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Linux 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 Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 33 (16.34%) .NET
2 29 (14.36%) CSS
3 24 (11.88%) HTML
4 21 (10.40%) ASP.NET
5 18 (8.911%) Ajax
6 10 (4.950%) Middleware
6 10 (4.950%) WebSphere
6 10 (4.950%) SOAP
6 10 (4.950%) jQuery
7 9 (4.455%) XML
8 7 (3.465%) REST
9 5 (2.475%) Web Services
9 5 (2.475%) LAMP
10 4 (1.980%) XHTML
10 4 (1.980%) JMS
11 3 (1.485%) Hibernate
11 3 (1.485%) .NET Framework
11 3 (1.485%) JSON
11 3 (1.485%) Struts
11 3 (1.485%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 31 (15.35%) Apache
2 20 (9.901%) IIS
3 18 (8.911%) MS Exchange
3 18 (8.911%) Tomcat
3 18 (8.911%) Exchange Server 2010
4 17 (8.416%) SharePoint
5 14 (6.931%) SharePoint 2010
6 6 (2.970%) IBM HTTP Server
6 6 (2.970%) WebSphere Application Server
7 2 (0.990%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.990%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.990%) Gentran
8 1 (0.495%) Exchange Server 2003
8 1 (0.495%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.495%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (7.921%) MS Excel
2 3 (1.485%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.495%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 40 (19.80%) DNS
2 39 (19.31%) SAN
3 38 (18.81%) TCP/IP
4 26 (12.87%) Firewall
5 21 (10.40%) VoIP
6 20 (9.901%) HTTP
7 15 (7.426%) SNMP
8 14 (6.931%) Network Security
8 14 (6.931%) FTP
9 13 (6.436%) NAS
9 13 (6.436%) VPN
10 10 (4.950%) LAN
10 10 (4.950%) IP Telephony
11 8 (3.960%) SS7
11 8 (3.960%) WAN
11 8 (3.960%) SMTP
11 8 (3.960%) DHCP
11 8 (3.960%) HTTPS
12 6 (2.970%) SSL
12 6 (2.970%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (23.76%) MySQL
2 41 (20.30%) SQL Server
3 18 (8.911%) SQL Server 2008
4 8 (3.960%) Oracle 10g
5 7 (3.465%) SQL Server 2000
5 7 (3.465%) Big Data
6 4 (1.980%) Oracle 11g
6 4 (1.980%) SQLite
7 2 (0.990%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.990%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.495%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.495%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.495%) Informix
8 1 (0.495%) DB2
8 1 (0.495%) OLAP
8 1 (0.495%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 1 (0.495%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (3.465%) Introscope
2 5 (2.475%) GoogleTest
3 4 (1.980%) Subversion
3 4 (1.980%) Ant
4 3 (1.485%) GNU Toolchain
5 2 (0.990%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.990%) Maven
5 2 (0.990%) Hudson
6 1 (0.495%) JMeter
6 1 (0.495%) NUnit
6 1 (0.495%) ProC
6 1 (0.495%) Visual Studio
General
1 25 (12.38%) Finance
2 8 (3.960%) Retail
3 7 (3.465%) Spanish Language
4 6 (2.970%) Marketing
5 3 (1.485%) Legal
5 3 (1.485%) Banking
6 2 (0.990%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 54 (26.73%) Developer
2 35 (17.33%) Analyst
2 35 (17.33%) Software Engineer
3 28 (13.86%) Administrator
4 23 (11.39%) Software Developer
4 23 (11.39%) Systems Administrator
5 16 (7.921%) C Software Engineer
6 15 (7.426%) UNIX Systems Administrator
6 15 (7.426%) UNIX Administrator
7 14 (6.931%) C# Developer
7 14 (6.931%) Support Analyst
7 14 (6.931%) Support Engineer
8 13 (6.436%) 3rd Line Support
8 13 (6.436%) Graduate
8 13 (6.436%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
9 12 (5.941%) PHP Developer
10 10 (4.950%) Infrastructure Analyst
11 9 (4.455%) C# .NET Developer
12 8 (3.960%) Storage Systems Administrator
12 8 (3.960%) Software Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 32 (15.84%) Computer Science
2 19 (9.406%) Clustering
3 10 (4.950%) Management Information System
4 7 (3.465%) HACMP
5 6 (2.970%) Mainframe
5 6 (2.970%) Handset
5 6 (2.970%) Replication
5 6 (2.970%) Cryptography
6 5 (2.475%) Device Driver
6 5 (2.475%) EFT
6 5 (2.475%) Embedded Systems
6 5 (2.475%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.485%) Web 2.0
7 3 (1.485%) Open Source
8 2 (0.990%) EqualLogic
8 2 (0.990%) TRADACOMS
9 1 (0.495%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.495%) Firmware
9 1 (0.495%) Grid Computing
Operating Systems
1 83 (41.09%) Windows
2 45 (22.28%) UNIX
3 25 (12.38%) Solaris
4 22 (10.89%) Windows Server 2008
5 20 (9.901%) AIX
6 18 (8.911%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 10 (4.950%) Windows XP
8 6 (2.970%) VMS
9 5 (2.475%) Windows Server 2003
9 5 (2.475%) VxWorks
9 5 (2.475%) Embedded Linux
9 5 (2.475%) Windows 7
10 4 (1.980%) Apple iOS
10 4 (1.980%) Android
11 2 (0.990%) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (15.84%) ITIL
2 23 (11.39%) Software Engineering
3 20 (9.901%) Unit Testing
3 20 (9.901%) Disaster Recovery
4 18 (8.911%) Capacity Management
5 15 (7.426%) TDD
6 14 (6.931%) Agile Software Development
7 11 (5.446%) Change Management
7 11 (5.446%) Computer Forensics
7 11 (5.446%) OOP
8 10 (4.950%) OO
8 10 (4.950%) MVC
9 7 (3.465%) OOD
9 7 (3.465%) Project Management
9 7 (3.465%) Service Delivery
10 6 (2.970%) Process Management
10 6 (2.970%) Data Security
10 6 (2.970%) Online Marketing
10 6 (2.970%) MVVM
10 6 (2.970%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 60 (29.70%) C++
2 56 (27.72%) SQL
3 50 (24.75%) C#
4 47 (23.27%) Java
5 39 (19.31%) Perl
6 36 (17.82%) Python
7 32 (15.84%) PHP
8 29 (14.36%) C
9 24 (11.88%) JavaScript
10 22 (10.89%) Shell Script
11 17 (8.416%) Bash shell
12 9 (4.455%) AWK
12 9 (4.455%) PL/SQL
12 9 (4.455%) T-SQL
13 8 (3.960%) Ruby
13 8 (3.960%) sed
14 6 (2.970%) PHP5
14 6 (2.970%) VB
15 5 (2.475%) C-shell
16 2 (0.990%) XPath
Qualifications
1 47 (23.27%) Degree
2 29 (14.36%) Microsoft Certification
3 28 (13.86%) Cisco Certification
4 26 (12.87%) MCSE
5 22 (10.89%) CCNA
6 19 (9.406%) MCITP
7 14 (6.931%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 9 (4.455%) CCNP
9 7 (3.465%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (2.970%) Postgraduate
10 6 (2.970%) PhD
11 4 (1.980%) RHCE
12 1 (0.495%) Sun Certification
12 1 (0.495%) GIAC
12 1 (0.495%) GCFA
12 1 (0.495%) SCJP
12 1 (0.495%) SCJD
12 1 (0.495%) CCIE
12 1 (0.495%) MCT
12 1 (0.495%) SCJA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.960%) SLA
2 7 (3.465%) PCI DSS
3 6 (2.970%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.980%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (1.485%) QA
6 2 (0.990%) RosettaNet
7 1 (0.495%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 34 (16.83%) Active Directory
2 22 (10.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (6.931%) Hyper-V
4 10 (4.950%) Veritas Cluster Server
4 10 (4.950%) NFS
5 6 (2.970%) Postfix
6 4 (1.980%) Samba
7 3 (1.485%) VMware ESX
7 3 (1.485%) XenServer
7 3 (1.485%) Veritas File System
8 2 (0.990%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.495%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.495%) vSphere
9 1 (0.495%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.495%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 11 (5.446%) Cobbler
2 7 (3.465%) CA Wily
2 7 (3.465%) YUM
2 7 (3.465%) WMI
3 6 (2.970%) Veritas Storage Foundation
3 6 (2.970%) Nagios
3 6 (2.970%) Backup Exec
4 5 (2.475%) SCOM
5 3 (1.485%) NetBackup
5 3 (1.485%) Cisco UCCX
6 2 (0.990%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.495%) MOM
7 1 (0.495%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 42 (20.79%) VMware
2 41 (20.30%) Microsoft
3 40 (19.80%) Oracle
4 36 (17.82%) IBM
5 33 (16.34%) Cisco
6 21 (10.40%) Red Hat
7 16 (7.921%) HP
8 15 (7.426%) Symantec
9 14 (6.931%) Juniper
10 12 (5.941%) Veritas
11 11 (5.446%) Dell
12 10 (4.950%) NetApp
13 7 (3.465%) Sun
14 6 (2.970%) Citrix
14 6 (2.970%) CommVault
14 6 (2.970%) CheckPoint
14 6 (2.970%) Acme Packet
14 6 (2.970%) Polycom
15 5 (2.475%) Google
16 3 (1.485%) Brocade
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