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The table below looks at the demand for the Linux Administrator role in IT jobs within the North East region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Administrator
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank76-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£40,000-
Average salary£45,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£50,000-
UK excluding London average salary£36,707£32,464
% change on same period last year+13.07 %
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads9191464
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.532 %0.630 %
Salaries quoted7281238
Average minimum salary£30,811£33,487
Average salary£33,202£37,068
% change on same period last year-10.43 %
Average maximum salary£35,592£40,649
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Linux Administrator EnglandLinux Administrator
England

Linux Administrator
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Linux Administrator across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North East Linux Administrator Demand Trend

Linux Administrator
Salary Trend

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

North East Linux Administrator Salary Trend

Linux Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Administrator within the North East region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
Tyne and WearNew entry-1£45,000-
Linux Administrator EnglandLinux Administrator
England

Linux Administrator
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North East region that cited Linux Administrator in their job title 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 with Linux Administrator in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)Linux
15 (100.00 %)Red Hat
15 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
24 (80.00 %)Shell Script
24 (80.00 %)VPN
24 (80.00 %)DNS
24 (80.00 %)Cisco
33 (60.00 %)Apache
33 (60.00 %)Firewall
42 (40.00 %)LAN
42 (40.00 %)WAN
42 (40.00 %)MySQL
42 (40.00 %)DHCP
51 (20.00 %)Internet
51 (20.00 %)RHCE
51 (20.00 %)POP3
51 (20.00 %)SMTP
51 (20.00 %)LDAP
51 (20.00 %)C
51 (20.00 %)Perl
51 (20.00 %)PHP
51 (20.00 %)Debian
51 (20.00 %)Replication
51 (20.00 %)Gentoo
51 (20.00 %)Fedora
51 (20.00 %)Network Design
51 (20.00 %)Network Planning
51 (20.00 %)Network Security

Linux Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North East region that cited Linux Administrator in their job title 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 with Linux Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)Apache
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)VPN
14 (80.00 %)DNS
23 (60.00 %)Firewall
32 (40.00 %)DHCP
32 (40.00 %)LAN
32 (40.00 %)WAN
41 (20.00 %)POP3
41 (20.00 %)SMTP
41 (20.00 %)LDAP
41 (20.00 %)Internet
41 (20.00 %)Network Security
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)MySQL
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Replication
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Linux
15 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
21 (20.00 %)Debian
21 (20.00 %)Gentoo
21 (20.00 %)Fedora
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Network Design
11 (20.00 %)Network Planning
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)Shell Script
21 (20.00 %)C
21 (20.00 %)Perl
21 (20.00 %)PHP
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)RHCE
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Red Hat
24 (80.00 %)Cisco