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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Shropshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4129
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads1711
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.005 %
As % of the category below17.35 %11.46 %
Salaries quoted810
Average minimum salary£28,375£28,300
Average salary£30,688£29,200
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
Average maximum salary£33,000£30,100
UK excluding London average salary£36,746£36,213
% change on same period last year+1.47 %
Shropshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Shropshire
Matching permanent IT job ads9896
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.041 %
Salaries quoted6556
Average minimum salary£30,333£32,272
Average salary£32,390£34,497
% change on same period last year-6.10 %
Average maximum salary£34,448£36,722
UK excluding London average salary£34,290£34,404
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Linux West MidlandsLinux
West Midlands

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Shropshire Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
TelfordDown-166£24,750-11.60 %
Linux West MidlandsLinux
West Midlands

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Shropshire 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.

127 (67.50 %)Windows
224 (60.00 %)Apache
320 (50.00 %)Active Directory
320 (50.00 %)Citrix
417 (42.50 %)Cisco
516 (40.00 %)IIS
516 (40.00 %)SQL Server
615 (37.50 %)Clustering
615 (37.50 %)DNS
615 (37.50 %)Windows Server 2003
615 (37.50 %)DDNS
713 (32.50 %)Terminal Services
713 (32.50 %)Windows NT
713 (32.50 %)Migration
713 (32.50 %)Cisco IOS
713 (32.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
810 (25.00 %)UNIX
99 (22.50 %)Service Delivery
99 (22.50 %)Network Security
99 (22.50 %)Risk Management
99 (22.50 %)Government
99 (22.50 %)Information Security
108 (20.00 %)Firewall
116 (15.00 %)BIG-IP
116 (15.00 %)WebLogic Portal
116 (15.00 %)Oracle
116 (15.00 %)Solaris
116 (15.00 %)WebLogic
125 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
125 (12.50 %)Citrix Certification

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Shropshire 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.

Shropshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.000 %)XHTML
12 (5.000 %)CSS
21 (2.500 %)WebServices
21 (2.500 %).NET
21 (2.500 %)RSS
21 (2.500 %)LAMP
21 (2.500 %)AJAX
21 (2.500 %).NET Framework
21 (2.500 %)Adobe Flex
Shropshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (60.00 %)Apache
216 (40.00 %)IIS
36 (15.00 %)WebLogic
36 (15.00 %)WebLogic Portal
44 (10.00 %)Lotus Domino
52 (5.000 %)CMS
61 (2.500 %)Lotus Notes
Shropshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (37.50 %)DNS
115 (37.50 %)DDNS
213 (32.50 %)Cisco IOS
39 (22.50 %)Network Security
48 (20.00 %)Firewall
56 (15.00 %)BIG-IP
65 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
74 (10.00 %)VPN
83 (7.500 %)SSL
92 (5.000 %)Internet
101 (2.500 %)Intranet
Shropshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (40.00 %)SQL Server
24 (10.00 %)MySQL
Shropshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.000 %)Flash
12 (5.000 %)Dreamweaver
Shropshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (22.50 %)Government
21 (2.500 %)Health
21 (2.500 %)Education
Shropshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (42.50 %)Support Engineer
216 (40.00 %)2nd Line Support
216 (40.00 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
310 (25.00 %)Analyst
310 (25.00 %)Consultant
49 (22.50 %)Support Analyst
49 (22.50 %)Security Consultant
57 (17.50 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
66 (15.00 %)Principal Consultant
66 (15.00 %)Web Engineer
75 (12.50 %)Technical Engineer
83 (7.500 %)Technical Support Engineer
83 (7.500 %)Infrastructure Engineer
83 (7.500 %)Web Infrastructure Engineer
83 (7.500 %)Technical Support
83 (7.500 %)Web Developer
83 (7.500 %)Developer
92 (5.000 %)Architect
92 (5.000 %)Senior Developer
92 (5.000 %)Security Architect
Shropshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (37.50 %)Clustering
22 (5.000 %)W3C
31 (2.500 %)Mainframe
Shropshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (67.50 %)Windows
215 (37.50 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (32.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
313 (32.50 %)Windows NT
410 (25.00 %)UNIX
56 (15.00 %)Solaris
61 (2.500 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (2.500 %)SUSE
Shropshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (32.50 %)Migration
29 (22.50 %)Information Security
29 (22.50 %)Service Delivery
29 (22.50 %)Risk Management
33 (7.500 %)E-Commerce
33 (7.500 %)Load Balancing
42 (5.000 %)Time Management
42 (5.000 %)SEO
51 (2.500 %)SC Cleared
51 (2.500 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.500 %)Content Management
51 (2.500 %)Web Development
Shropshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (10.00 %)PHP
23 (7.500 %)C
23 (7.500 %)Perl
32 (5.000 %)SQL
41 (2.500 %)C#
41 (2.500 %)JavaScript
Shropshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (12.50 %)Citrix Certification
24 (10.00 %)CCA
33 (7.500 %)MCSE
33 (7.500 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (5.000 %)CISSP
42 (5.000 %)MCSA
51 (2.500 %)HND
Shropshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.500 %)ISO9001
Shropshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (50.00 %)Active Directory
213 (32.50 %)Terminal Services
33 (7.500 %)ISA Server
33 (7.500 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (5.000 %)Citrix Presentation Server
42 (5.000 %)MetaFrame
Shropshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (50.00 %)Citrix
217 (42.50 %)Cisco
36 (15.00 %)Oracle
44 (10.00 %)VMware
51 (2.500 %)SAP
51 (2.500 %)Microsoft
51 (2.500 %)Novell
51 (2.500 %)Lotus
51 (2.500 %)Red Hat
51 (2.500 %)CheckPoint