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This section looks at the demand for the Linux Systems Administrator role in IT jobs within the Scotland 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 Systems Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux System Administrator
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank147177
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads78
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.187 %0.135 %
Salaries quoted53
Average minimum salary£27,667£23,000
Average salary£28,833£24,367
% change on same period last year+18.33 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£25,733
UK excluding London average salary£36,641£31,653
% change on same period last year+15.75 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads37525942
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.981 %2.433 %
Salaries quoted25373719
Average minimum salary£33,174£33,294
Average salary£36,476£35,916
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum salary£39,778£38,539
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Linux Systems Administrator UKLinux Systems Administrator
UK

Linux Systems Administrator
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Linux Systems Administrator Demand Trend

Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Linux Systems Administrator Salary Trend

Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram

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

Scotland Linux Systems Administrator Salary Histogram

Linux Systems Administrator
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Systems Administrator within the Scotland 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
EdinburghUp+276£27,250+9.00 %
GlasgowUp+92£30,000-
AberdeenNew entry-2£34,000-
Linux Systems Administrator UKLinux Systems Administrator
UK

Linux Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Linux Systems 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 Systems Administrator in their job title.

113 (100.00 %)Linux
210 (76.92 %)Java
39 (69.23 %)PHP
48 (61.54 %)Cisco
57 (53.85 %)JBoss
57 (53.85 %)Apache
57 (53.85 %)Tomcat
57 (53.85 %)Perl
57 (53.85 %)PostgreSQL
57 (53.85 %)AWK
57 (53.85 %)DNS
57 (53.85 %)VLAN
63 (23.08 %)UNIX
72 (15.38 %)MySQL
72 (15.38 %)DSLAM
72 (15.38 %)Ethernet
72 (15.38 %)VPN
72 (15.38 %)Internet
72 (15.38 %)Replication
72 (15.38 %)VMware
72 (15.38 %)Clustering
72 (15.38 %)Load Testing
81 (7.692 %)VMware Infrastructure
81 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (7.692 %)Degree
81 (7.692 %)Shell Script
81 (7.692 %)Oracle
81 (7.692 %)IIS
81 (7.692 %)Windows
81 (7.692 %)SQL

Linux Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Linux Systems 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 Systems Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (53.85 %)JBoss
17 (53.85 %)Apache
17 (53.85 %)Tomcat
21 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (7.692 %)IIS
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (53.85 %)DNS
17 (53.85 %)VLAN
22 (15.38 %)Internet
22 (15.38 %)DSLAM
22 (15.38 %)Ethernet
22 (15.38 %)VPN
31 (7.692 %)LAN
31 (7.692 %)WAN
31 (7.692 %)SAN
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (53.85 %)PostgreSQL
22 (15.38 %)MySQL
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (15.38 %)Replication
12 (15.38 %)Clustering
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (100.00 %)Linux
23 (23.08 %)UNIX
31 (7.692 %)Windows
31 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)Load Testing
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (76.92 %)Java
29 (69.23 %)PHP
37 (53.85 %)Perl
37 (53.85 %)AWK
41 (7.692 %)SQL
41 (7.692 %)Python
41 (7.692 %)Shell Script
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)Degree
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.692 %)Active Directory
11 (7.692 %)VMware Infrastructure
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (61.54 %)Cisco
22 (15.38 %)VMware
31 (7.692 %)Oracle
31 (7.692 %)Microsoft
31 (7.692 %)Citrix
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