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This section looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Newbury 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1825
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads4624
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.010 %
As % of the category below40.00 %23.30 %
Salaries quoted4221
Average minimum salary£41,762£38,667
Average salary£44,000£39,310
% change on same period last year+11.93 %
Average maximum salary£46,238£39,952
UK excluding London average salary£36,512£36,686
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
Newbury IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Newbury
Matching permanent IT job ads115103
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.043 %
Salaries quoted10992
Average minimum salary£35,825£30,356
Average salary£38,580£31,715
% change on same period last year+21.64 %
Average maximum salary£41,335£33,073
UK excluding London average salary£33,991£34,646
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Linux BerkshireLinux
Berkshire

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Newbury Linux Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

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

Newbury Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Newbury region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Newbury Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Newbury 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.

146 (80.70 %)UNIX
232 (56.14 %)C
330 (52.63 %)Windows
427 (47.37 %)Java
526 (45.61 %)C++
622 (38.60 %)Oracle
622 (38.60 %)Oracle 10g
622 (38.60 %)Oracle RAC
720 (35.09 %)Degree
819 (33.33 %)Computer Science
918 (31.58 %)Oracle 10gAS
1017 (29.82 %)Oracle 11i
1116 (28.07 %)PL/SQL
1116 (28.07 %)SQL
1116 (28.07 %)Oracle Applications
1215 (26.32 %)COBOL
1313 (22.81 %)RDBMS
1313 (22.81 %)OC4J
1412 (21.05 %)OCP
1412 (21.05 %)Oracle Certification
1412 (21.05 %)Perl
1412 (21.05 %)E-business
1511 (19.30 %)Shell Script
169 (15.79 %)Microsoft
169 (15.79 %)C#
169 (15.79 %)Oracle RMAN
178 (14.04 %)Education
186 (10.53 %)3D Graphics
186 (10.53 %)Aerospace
186 (10.53 %)Automotive

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Newbury 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.

Newbury IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (22.81 %)OC4J
25 (8.772 %).NET
25 (8.772 %)MFC
25 (8.772 %)ASP
25 (8.772 %)JSP
25 (8.772 %)Servlets
31 (1.754 %)WebServices
31 (1.754 %)XML
Newbury IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (31.58 %)Oracle 10gAS
Newbury IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.018 %)MS Excel
Newbury IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (29.82 %)Oracle 11i
216 (28.07 %)Oracle Applications
36 (10.53 %)Oracle EBS
Newbury IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (8.772 %)VPN
24 (7.018 %)TCP/IP
24 (7.018 %)Firewall
32 (3.509 %)Intrusion Detection
32 (3.509 %)SIGTRAN
32 (3.509 %)SS7
41 (1.754 %)Internet
Newbury IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (38.60 %)Oracle 10g
213 (22.81 %)RDBMS
31 (1.754 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (1.754 %)Oracle 11g
Newbury IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (8.772 %)MSI
15 (8.772 %)InstallShield
21 (1.754 %)TestDirector
Newbury IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (14.04 %)Education
26 (10.53 %)3D Graphics
26 (10.53 %)Marketing
26 (10.53 %)Aerospace
26 (10.53 %)Automotive
35 (8.772 %)Finance
42 (3.509 %)Telecoms
Newbury IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (38.60 %)DBA
122 (38.60 %)Oracle DBA
215 (26.32 %)Developer
311 (19.30 %)Software Developer
311 (19.30 %)Senior Developer
311 (19.30 %)Senior Software Developer
49 (15.79 %)Senior DBA
49 (15.79 %)Senior Oracle DBA
56 (10.53 %)Support Specialist
65 (8.772 %)Oracle Applications DBA
74 (7.018 %)Team Leader
74 (7.018 %)Oracle Applications Developer
74 (7.018 %)Junior DBA
74 (7.018 %)Junior Oracle DBA
74 (7.018 %)Support Engineer
74 (7.018 %)Oracle Developer
74 (7.018 %)Applications Developer
74 (7.018 %)Junior
74 (7.018 %)Software Team Leader
83 (5.263 %)Software Programmer
Newbury IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (33.33 %)Computer Science
26 (10.53 %)French Language
26 (10.53 %)German Language
34 (7.018 %)Grid Computing
34 (7.018 %)SecurID
41 (1.754 %)DTV
Newbury IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
146 (80.70 %)UNIX
230 (52.63 %)Windows
32 (3.509 %)Solaris
Newbury IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (21.05 %)E-business
25 (8.772 %)Programme Management
25 (8.772 %)BPEL
25 (8.772 %)User Acceptance Testing
25 (8.772 %)Security Cleared
34 (7.018 %)DV Cleared
42 (3.509 %)SOA
51 (1.754 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.754 %)Content Management
51 (1.754 %)Automated Testing
51 (1.754 %)Technical Architecture
51 (1.754 %)WFM
Newbury IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (56.14 %)C
227 (47.37 %)Java
326 (45.61 %)C++
416 (28.07 %)PL/SQL
416 (28.07 %)SQL
515 (26.32 %)COBOL
612 (21.05 %)Perl
711 (19.30 %)Shell Script
89 (15.79 %)C#
96 (10.53 %)PHP
Newbury IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (35.09 %)Degree
212 (21.05 %)OCP
212 (21.05 %)Oracle Certification
32 (3.509 %)CCSA
32 (3.509 %)CCSE
41 (1.754 %)HNC
Newbury IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.263 %)SLA
Newbury IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (38.60 %)Oracle RAC
29 (15.79 %)Oracle RMAN
32 (3.509 %)ProxySG
Newbury IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (38.60 %)Oracle
29 (15.79 %)Microsoft
34 (7.018 %)Nokia
34 (7.018 %)CheckPoint
34 (7.018 %)Blue Coat
34 (7.018 %)IronPort
34 (7.018 %)Finjan
41 (1.754 %)Cisco