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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Peterborough 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3848
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads1118
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
As % of the category below13.75 %24.66 %
Salaries quoted1118
Average minimum salary£38,364£30,889
Average salary£42,091£34,750
% change on same period last year+21.12 %
Average maximum salary£45,818£38,611
UK excluding London average salary£36,432£35,493
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Peterborough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Peterborough
Matching permanent IT job ads8073
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.033 %
Salaries quoted7568
Average minimum salary£28,570£29,186
Average salary£30,104£31,444
% change on same period last year-4.25 %
Average maximum salary£31,639£33,701
UK excluding London average salary£34,399£34,145
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Linux CambridgeshireLinux
Cambridgeshire

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Peterborough 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 Peterborough region.

Peterborough Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Peterborough region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Peterborough Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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.

115 (55.56 %)C
212 (44.44 %)Windows
311 (40.74 %)UNIX
410 (37.04 %)Degree
59 (33.33 %)C++
68 (29.63 %)Software Engineering
68 (29.63 %)Computer Science
77 (25.93 %)Microsoft
86 (22.22 %)Assembly Language
86 (22.22 %)Device Driver
94 (14.81 %)X-Windows
94 (14.81 %)Java
94 (14.81 %)STL
103 (11.11 %)CSS
103 (11.11 %)Solaris
103 (11.11 %)JavaScript
103 (11.11 %)Perl
103 (11.11 %)MySQL
103 (11.11 %)OOP
103 (11.11 %)OO
103 (11.11 %)MCSE
103 (11.11 %)XHTML
103 (11.11 %)MS Excel
103 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
103 (11.11 %)Pharmaceutical
103 (11.11 %)Red Hat
103 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
103 (11.11 %)Active Directory
103 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
103 (11.11 %)Health

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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.

Peterborough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (14.81 %)STL
14 (14.81 %)X-Windows
23 (11.11 %)XHTML
23 (11.11 %)CSS
32 (7.407 %)MVC
32 (7.407 %)LAMP
41 (3.704 %)Ruby on Rails
41 (3.704 %)jQuery
41 (3.704 %).NET
Peterborough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
13 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (7.407 %)Lotus Domino
31 (3.704 %)Apache
31 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2000
Peterborough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (11.11 %)MS Excel
21 (3.704 %)MS Visio
21 (3.704 %)MS Office
Peterborough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.407 %)Firewall
21 (3.704 %)Network Security
21 (3.704 %)LAN
21 (3.704 %)WAN
21 (3.704 %)FTP
Peterborough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (11.11 %)MySQL
21 (3.704 %)SQL Server
Peterborough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.407 %)Subversion
Peterborough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.11 %)Pharmaceutical
13 (11.11 %)Health
21 (3.704 %)Manufacturing
21 (3.704 %)Retail
21 (3.704 %)Insurance
21 (3.704 %)Telecoms
21 (3.704 %)Finance
21 (3.704 %)Automotive
Peterborough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (55.56 %)Software Engineer
26 (22.22 %)Senior Software Engineer
34 (14.81 %)Developer
42 (7.407 %)Analyst
42 (7.407 %)Web Developer
42 (7.407 %)Systems Administrator
42 (7.407 %)Administrator
42 (7.407 %)Test Engineer
42 (7.407 %)Software Test Engineer
42 (7.407 %)QA Engineer
42 (7.407 %)Software Development Engineer
42 (7.407 %)Server Analyst
51 (3.704 %)Network Security Specialist
51 (3.704 %)Windows Systems Administrator
51 (3.704 %)Solaris Administrator
51 (3.704 %)Network Support Specialist
51 (3.704 %)IT Security Specialist
51 (3.704 %)Ruby Developer
51 (3.704 %)Linux Systems Administrator
51 (3.704 %)IT Support Specialist
Peterborough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (29.63 %)Computer Science
26 (22.22 %)Device Driver
32 (7.407 %)Blackberry
32 (7.407 %)iPhone
41 (3.704 %)Multithreading
41 (3.704 %)Management Information System
41 (3.704 %)IPTV
41 (3.704 %)CCTV
Peterborough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (44.44 %)Windows
211 (40.74 %)UNIX
33 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (11.11 %)Red Hat Linux
33 (11.11 %)Solaris
42 (7.407 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
42 (7.407 %)NetWare
51 (3.704 %)Windows 2000
51 (3.704 %)AIX
Peterborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (29.63 %)Software Engineering
23 (11.11 %)OOP
23 (11.11 %)OO
32 (7.407 %)OOD
41 (3.704 %)Change Management
41 (3.704 %)Risk Management
41 (3.704 %)Information Security
41 (3.704 %)Agile Software Development
41 (3.704 %)Data Analysis
41 (3.704 %)Web Development
41 (3.704 %)Unit Testing
Peterborough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (55.56 %)C
29 (33.33 %)C++
36 (22.22 %)Assembly Language
44 (14.81 %)Java
53 (11.11 %)JavaScript
53 (11.11 %)Perl
62 (7.407 %)PHP
62 (7.407 %)DHTML
71 (3.704 %)VC++
71 (3.704 %)Python
71 (3.704 %)Embedded C
71 (3.704 %)Ruby
71 (3.704 %)Delphi
Peterborough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (37.04 %)Degree
23 (11.11 %)MCSE
23 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (3.704 %)RHCE
31 (3.704 %)SCSA
31 (3.704 %)MCSA
Peterborough IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.407 %)QA
21 (3.704 %)ISO27001
Peterborough IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (11.11 %)Active Directory
22 (7.407 %)Xen
Peterborough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (25.93 %)Microsoft
23 (11.11 %)Red Hat
32 (7.407 %)Novell
32 (7.407 %)Lotus
32 (7.407 %)Symbian
41 (3.704 %)Cisco
41 (3.704 %)Sun
41 (3.704 %)CA