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This section looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Northamptonshire 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.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6470
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads2016
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.007 %
As % of the category below8.000 %5.970 %
Salaries quoted2013
Average minimum salary£39,800£27,077
Average salary£41,600£29,615
% change on same period last year+40.46 %
Average maximum salary£43,400£32,154
UK excluding London average salary£36,371£36,383
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads250268
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.110 %
Salaries quoted223208
Average minimum salary£31,062£26,962
Average salary£33,445£28,587
% change on same period last year+16.99 %
Average maximum salary£35,828£30,212
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Linux East MidlandsLinux
East Midlands

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Northamptonshire Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
NorthamptonUp+812£45,167+26.04 %
DaventryNew entry-6£30,000-
Linux East MidlandsLinux
East Midlands

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

140 (70.18 %)UNIX
228 (49.12 %)Internet
325 (43.86 %)Windows
424 (42.11 %)Microsoft
520 (35.09 %)Microsoft Certification
520 (35.09 %)MCSE
520 (35.09 %)SQL Server
619 (33.33 %)MS Office
619 (33.33 %)Solaris
619 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
619 (33.33 %)VoIP
619 (33.33 %)Terminal Server
619 (33.33 %)Active Directory
619 (33.33 %)Citrix
619 (33.33 %)VMware
619 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
714 (24.56 %)Oracle
813 (22.81 %)SQL
813 (22.81 %)MySQL
911 (19.30 %)Exchange Server 2003
1010 (17.54 %)Telecoms
119 (15.79 %)Oracle 9i
119 (15.79 %)AIX
119 (15.79 %)HPUX
119 (15.79 %)FreeBSD
119 (15.79 %)Oracle 10g
128 (14.04 %)Shell Script
128 (14.04 %)Sun
128 (14.04 %)MCP
128 (14.04 %)Oracle RMAN

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (8.772 %)CSS
24 (7.018 %)XML
32 (3.509 %).NET
41 (1.754 %)ASP
41 (1.754 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.754 %).NET Framework
41 (1.754 %)HTML
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
211 (19.30 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (7.018 %)ESB
41 (1.754 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.754 %)Apache
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (33.33 %)MS Office
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (49.12 %)Internet
219 (33.33 %)VoIP
35 (8.772 %)SAN
41 (1.754 %)BSS
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (35.09 %)SQL Server
213 (22.81 %)MySQL
39 (15.79 %)Oracle 9i
39 (15.79 %)Oracle 10g
41 (1.754 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.754 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.754 %)Data Mining
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.018 %)Flash
14 (7.018 %)Dreamweaver
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (17.54 %)Telecoms
24 (7.018 %)Retail
33 (5.263 %)Aerospace
42 (3.509 %)Military
51 (1.754 %)Electronics
51 (1.754 %)Finance
51 (1.754 %)Automotive
51 (1.754 %)Government
51 (1.754 %)Health
51 (1.754 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.754 %)Police
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (45.61 %)Support Engineer
223 (40.35 %)Technical Support
320 (35.09 %)2nd Line Support
419 (33.33 %)Technical Support Engineer
419 (33.33 %)Technical Engineer
59 (15.79 %)DBA
68 (14.04 %)Administrator
68 (14.04 %)Senior DBA
76 (10.53 %)UNIX Support
84 (7.018 %)UNIX Support Analyst
84 (7.018 %)Technical Support Analyst
84 (7.018 %)Technical Analyst
84 (7.018 %)Support Analyst
84 (7.018 %)Analyst
93 (5.263 %)Team Leader
93 (5.263 %)Storage Engineer
102 (3.509 %)UNIX Engineer
102 (3.509 %)UNIX Support Engineer
102 (3.509 %)Technical Lead
102 (3.509 %)Technical Manager
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (14.04 %)Clustering
25 (8.772 %)French Language
25 (8.772 %)German Language
34 (7.018 %)Italian Language
34 (7.018 %)Spanish Language
42 (3.509 %)Physics
51 (1.754 %)Firmware
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (70.18 %)UNIX
225 (43.86 %)Windows
319 (33.33 %)Solaris
49 (15.79 %)FreeBSD
49 (15.79 %)AIX
49 (15.79 %)HPUX
55 (8.772 %)IRIX
63 (5.263 %)VxWorks
72 (3.509 %)LynxOS
72 (3.509 %)Windows CE
72 (3.509 %)Windows Mobile
72 (3.509 %)Embedded Linux
81 (1.754 %)pSOS
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (8.772 %)Web Development
21 (1.754 %)Security Cleared
21 (1.754 %)ITIL
21 (1.754 %)OO
21 (1.754 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (1.754 %)Software Engineering
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (22.81 %)SQL
28 (14.04 %)Shell Script
36 (10.53 %)C
45 (8.772 %)Java
45 (8.772 %)PHP
54 (7.018 %)JavaScript
54 (7.018 %)C++
63 (5.263 %)Embedded C
72 (3.509 %)Perl
81 (1.754 %)Assembly Language
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (35.09 %)MCSE
120 (35.09 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (14.04 %)MCP
35 (8.772 %)Degree
41 (1.754 %)ITIL Certification
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (8.772 %)SLA
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (33.33 %)Active Directory
119 (33.33 %)Terminal Server
119 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
28 (14.04 %)Oracle RMAN
34 (7.018 %)NetBackup
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (3.509 %)MOM
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (42.11 %)Microsoft
219 (33.33 %)Citrix
219 (33.33 %)VMware
314 (24.56 %)Oracle
48 (14.04 %)Sun
55 (8.772 %)HP
55 (8.772 %)Red Hat
64 (7.018 %)VERITAS
73 (5.263 %)Green Hills
81 (1.754 %)TIBCO
81 (1.754 %)Cisco
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