The first table below looks at the demand for Solaris skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Solaris over the 3 months to 24 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Sun Microsystems Solaris
Rank 58 61 57
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -4
Permanent jobs citing Solaris 84 74 68
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 3.873% 3.269% 3.607%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.70% 10.76% 11.35%
Number of salaries quoted 63 48 48
Average salary £52,500 £41,000 £43,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+28.04% -6.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £36,500 £34,700 £11,600
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £60,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £43,000 £42,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year
+1.17% +2.40%
All Operating Systems
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
718 688 599
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 33.10% 30.39% 31.78%
Number of salaries quoted 600 577 470
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £27,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,000 £65,000 £58,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Solaris
Berkshire

Solaris
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading Solaris Jobs Demand Trend

Solaris
Salary Trend

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

Reading Solaris Salary Trend

Solaris
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solaris across the Reading region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Reading Solaris Salary Histogram

Solaris
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Solaris 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 Solaris.

1 121 (72.02%) UNIX
2 110 (65.48%) Linux
3 92 (54.76%) Windows
3 92 (54.76%) AIX
4 75 (44.64%) Oracle
5 65 (38.69%) Sun
6 61 (36.31%) Red Hat
7 57 (33.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 55 (32.74%) Shell Script
9 54 (32.14%) DB2
10 53 (31.55%) HPUX
10 53 (31.55%) SAN
11 47 (27.98%) Perl
12 45 (26.79%) SQL
13 44 (26.19%) Clustering
14 37 (22.02%) HP
14 37 (22.02%) EMC
15 36 (21.43%) Hitachi
15 36 (21.43%) Cisco
15 36 (21.43%) SUSE
16 35 (20.83%) German Language
16 35 (20.83%) Veritas
17 34 (20.24%) Replication
18 33 (19.64%) French Language
19 32 (19.05%) Degree
20 31 (18.45%) Microsoft
21 30 (17.86%) HTTP
21 30 (17.86%) Sybase
22 28 (16.67%) C
22 28 (16.67%) IBM

Solaris
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Solaris 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 Solaris. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 23 (13.69%) HTML
2 13 (7.738%) WebSphere
3 12 (7.143%) XML
4 10 (5.952%) CGI
5 9 (5.357%) .NET
6 5 (2.976%) J2EE
7 2 (1.190%) SOAP
7 2 (1.190%) Hibernate
7 2 (1.190%) Spring
8 1 (0.595%) Spring Security
8 1 (0.595%) Spring MVC
8 1 (0.595%) Ajax
8 1 (0.595%) JSF
8 1 (0.595%) Web Services
8 1 (0.595%) JMS
8 1 (0.595%) RESTful
Application Platforms
1 22 (13.10%) MS Exchange
2 19 (11.31%) Apache
3 12 (7.143%) WebSphere MQ
4 11 (6.548%) SAS
4 11 (6.548%) IIS
5 7 (4.167%) Exchange Server 2003
5 7 (4.167%) Lotus Domino
6 6 (3.571%) WebLogic
7 3 (1.786%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.595%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.595%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.595%) Tomcat
Applications
1 26 (15.48%) MS Excel
2 8 (4.762%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.786%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (1.786%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 53 (31.55%) SAN
2 30 (17.86%) HTTP
3 27 (16.07%) Firewall
4 24 (14.29%) TCP/IP
5 23 (13.69%) DHCP
6 21 (12.50%) DNS
7 15 (8.929%) Intrusion Detection
7 15 (8.929%) LDAP
8 14 (8.333%) VoIP
9 13 (7.738%) FTP
9 13 (7.738%) ISDN
9 13 (7.738%) PBX
9 13 (7.738%) PSTN
9 13 (7.738%) ISUP
9 13 (7.738%) Softswitch
10 12 (7.143%) Network Security
11 11 (6.548%) Cisco ASA
11 11 (6.548%) Wireshark
11 11 (6.548%) tcpdump
11 11 (6.548%) snoop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (32.14%) DB2
2 21 (12.50%) SQL Server
3 12 (7.143%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (2.976%) Hadoop
4 5 (2.976%) Big Data
5 4 (2.381%) SQL Server 2000
5 4 (2.381%) MySQL
5 4 (2.381%) SQL Server 2005
6 3 (1.786%) Oracle 11g
6 3 (1.786%) Oracle 9i
6 3 (1.786%) Oracle 10g
7 1 (0.595%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 20 (11.90%) ClearCase
1 20 (11.90%) ClearQuest
2 9 (5.357%) Maven
3 8 (4.762%) Jenkins
3 8 (4.762%) Ant
General
1 35 (20.83%) German Language
2 33 (19.64%) French Language
3 26 (15.48%) Finance
4 23 (13.69%) Telecoms
5 13 (7.738%) Retail
6 9 (5.357%) Italian Language
7 8 (4.762%) Spanish Language
8 7 (4.167%) Military
9 4 (2.381%) Legal
10 3 (1.786%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.190%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.595%) Russian Language
12 1 (0.595%) Czech Language
12 1 (0.595%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 45 (26.79%) Technical Support
2 26 (15.48%) Support Engineer
3 19 (11.31%) Support Specialist
3 19 (11.31%) Technical Specialist
3 19 (11.31%) Technical Support Specialist
4 17 (10.12%) UNIX Support
4 17 (10.12%) Analyst
5 16 (9.524%) Support Analyst
5 16 (9.524%) Designer
6 15 (8.929%) Technical Engineer
7 14 (8.333%) Technical Support Engineer
8 13 (7.738%) UNIX Engineer
8 13 (7.738%) Consultant
9 12 (7.143%) Software Manager
10 11 (6.548%) UNIX Support Engineer
11 10 (5.952%) Voice Engineer
12 9 (5.357%) Test Engineer
12 9 (5.357%) Web Designer
12 9 (5.357%) Team Leader
12 9 (5.357%) Software Configuration Manager
Miscellaneous
1 44 (26.19%) Clustering
2 34 (20.24%) Replication
3 13 (7.738%) Handset
3 13 (7.738%) Computer Science
4 12 (7.143%) DataPower
5 11 (6.548%) Firmware
6 4 (2.381%) Mainframe
6 4 (2.381%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.190%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.595%) Mathematics
8 1 (0.595%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 121 (72.02%) UNIX
2 110 (65.48%) Linux
3 92 (54.76%) Windows
3 92 (54.76%) AIX
4 57 (33.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 53 (31.55%) HPUX
6 36 (21.43%) SUSE
7 25 (14.88%) Windows Server 2008
8 24 (14.29%) Windows Server 2003
9 10 (5.952%) Windows 2000
10 7 (4.167%) Windows XP
11 4 (2.381%) Debian
11 4 (2.381%) Ubuntu
12 3 (1.786%) IRIX
13 1 (0.595%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (14.29%) Service Delivery
2 22 (13.10%) ITIL
3 21 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
4 16 (9.524%) Validation
5 14 (8.333%) Web Development
6 11 (6.548%) Change Management
6 11 (6.548%) Problem Management
6 11 (6.548%) Project Management
7 10 (5.952%) Time Management
7 10 (5.952%) Disaster Recovery
8 9 (5.357%) Performance Management
8 9 (5.357%) Data Protection
9 8 (4.762%) Metadata Management
9 8 (4.762%) Performance Testing
10 7 (4.167%) Network Design
11 4 (2.381%) SIEM
11 4 (2.381%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (2.381%) Network Management
11 4 (2.381%) Configuration Management
11 4 (2.381%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 55 (32.74%) Shell Script
2 47 (27.98%) Perl
3 45 (26.79%) SQL
4 28 (16.67%) C
5 22 (13.10%) Java
6 13 (7.738%) Python
6 13 (7.738%) PHP
6 13 (7.738%) Bash shell
7 11 (6.548%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.786%) C++
9 2 (1.190%) C#
10 1 (0.595%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 32 (19.05%) Degree
2 24 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 12 (7.143%) SC Cleared
4 10 (5.952%) DV Cleared
5 9 (5.357%) ISTQB
5 9 (5.357%) ISEB
6 7 (4.167%) MCSE
6 7 (4.167%) CCNA
6 7 (4.167%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (4.167%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (2.381%) CISSP
8 1 (0.595%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.548%) SLA
2 6 (3.571%) ISO 9001
3 4 (2.381%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 4 (2.381%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 27 (16.07%) Veritas Cluster Server
2 20 (11.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (11.31%) Active Directory
4 12 (7.143%) Oracle RAC
5 9 (5.357%) Terminal Services
5 9 (5.357%) Forefront TMG
6 7 (4.167%) Sendmail
7 3 (1.786%) Oracle RMAN
7 3 (1.786%) VMware ESX
7 3 (1.786%) vSphere
8 1 (0.595%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.595%) Veritas Volume Manager
Systems Management
1 12 (7.143%) HP Quality Center
2 9 (5.357%) Veritas Storage Foundation
3 6 (3.571%) NetBackup
4 3 (1.786%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 3 (1.786%) Data Guard
5 2 (1.190%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 75 (44.64%) Oracle
2 65 (38.69%) Sun
3 61 (36.31%) Red Hat
4 37 (22.02%) HP
4 37 (22.02%) EMC
5 36 (21.43%) Hitachi
5 36 (21.43%) Cisco
6 35 (20.83%) Veritas
7 31 (18.45%) Microsoft
8 30 (17.86%) Sybase
9 28 (16.67%) IBM
10 24 (14.29%) VMware
11 13 (7.738%) Polycom
11 13 (7.738%) Acme Packet
12 12 (7.143%) Fujitsu
12 12 (7.143%) Ab Initio
13 11 (6.548%) JBoss
13 11 (6.548%) Juniper
13 11 (6.548%) Citrix
13 11 (6.548%) Nortel
Reading, Thames Valley
Knowledge of different testing techniques is essential; however, applicants needn't come from a pure testing background.Key technologies include UNIX (Aix, Solaris), SQL on MS SQL Server (...
E-Resourcing
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
In addition to this daily responsibilities will include uploading test results, support the test environment, deployment of code to test environments, assist with the booking of and scheduling...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + Pension,
Posted: 22 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
My client, based in Reading, is looking for a Lead Test Engineer to join their team and be accountable to driving, monitoring and managing test systems and execution...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + Pension,
Posted: 21 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Essential criteria: *Excellent development experience using Java*SQL on MS SQL Server and/or other relational database*Excellent understanding of Unix including scripting, including Perl*Experience in developing...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Pension, Bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Essential Skills: - Ab Initio Development - UNIX - AIX / Solaris - UNIX Shell Scripting - SDLC My client is requiring an Ab Initio Software Engineer with, UNIX (AIX or Solaris) experience to...
Nationwide People Ltd
Salary: £45000 - 55000 Per Annum plus benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
They need an Ab Initio Developer who has hands-on graph development experience, on AIX and / or Solaris operating systems. UNIX shell scripting expertise is desired, as well...
E-Resourcing
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Reading, UK, Thames Valley
Websense, Inc... Update the Knowledge Base with solutions as appropriate.Adhere to company policies and procedures regarding customer handling processes, service entitlement verification, customer registration, and problem escalation...
Websense UK
Salary: £0 - £40,000 per year
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
In addition to strong Wintel & Infrastructure skills you will also have skills in at least one of the following: - Solaris, HP UX, Windows, Citrix - VMware, VSphere, ESX VMware,...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 30000 - 45000 + excellent benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
oCustomer SIP PBX Trunking oVOIP handsets provisioning and boot process oTelsis Intelligent Network (IN) Platform or similar oSonus Softswitch Platforms EMS, PSX, GSX, DSI Experience gained in the...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Overtime + Oncall
Posted: 21 May 2013