The first table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills in IT jobs advertised for the Shropshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited UNIX 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 Shropshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
UNIX
Rank 13 22 12
Rank change year-on-year
+9 -10
Permanent jobs citing UNIX 22 12 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Shropshire 10.00% 7.407% 14.10%
As % of the Operating Systems category 36.67% 28.57% 44.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 7 19
Average salary £34,000 £32,500 £17,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.61% +91.17%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.56%
All Operating Systems
Shropshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
60 42 50
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Shropshire 27.27% 25.93% 32.05%
Number of salaries quoted 31 30 41
Average salary £30,000 £30,500 £17,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.63% +79.41%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £17,500 £16,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £32,500 £32,600
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
UNIX
West Midlands

UNIX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Shropshire UNIX Jobs Demand Trend

UNIX
Salary Trend

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

Shropshire UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Telford +7 19 - -
Oswestry - 1 £33,000 -
UNIX
West Midlands

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Shropshire region citing UNIX 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 UNIX.

1 13 (38.24%) Microsoft
2 12 (35.29%) SQL
3 11 (32.35%) Windows
4 10 (29.41%) Computer Science
5 9 (26.47%) MS Excel
6 8 (23.53%) Linux
6 8 (23.53%) MS Exchange
6 8 (23.53%) Degree
6 8 (23.53%) Windows Server 2008
6 8 (23.53%) Windows 7
6 8 (23.53%) Exchange Server 2010
7 7 (20.59%) Java
7 7 (20.59%) Perl
8 6 (17.65%) AIX
8 6 (17.65%) DHCP
8 6 (17.65%) Solaris
8 6 (17.65%) DNS
8 6 (17.65%) VMware
8 6 (17.65%) Microsoft App-V
8 6 (17.65%) PowerHA
8 6 (17.65%) SCCM
8 6 (17.65%) SCOM
8 6 (17.65%) VMware Infrastructure
9 5 (14.71%) Physics
9 5 (14.71%) TOGAF
9 5 (14.71%) Security Architecture
9 5 (14.71%) Pega
9 5 (14.71%) Firewall
9 5 (14.71%) Shell Script
9 5 (14.71%) webMethods

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 4 (11.76%) J2EE
2 3 (8.824%) XML
3 2 (5.882%) .NET
4 1 (2.941%) Apache Flex
Application Platforms
1 8 (23.53%) MS Exchange
1 8 (23.53%) Exchange Server 2010
2 4 (11.76%) WebLogic
3 3 (8.824%) SharePoint
4 1 (2.941%) Apache
Applications
1 9 (26.47%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 6 (17.65%) DHCP
1 6 (17.65%) DNS
2 5 (14.71%) Firewall
3 2 (5.882%) SAN
3 2 (5.882%) Wireless
3 2 (5.882%) SNMP
3 2 (5.882%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.941%) Oracle 11g
1 1 (2.941%) Data Mining
1 1 (2.941%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 3 (8.824%) Selenium
1 3 (8.824%) Team Foundation Server
1 3 (8.824%) ClearCase
1 3 (8.824%) ClearQuest
2 1 (2.941%) WebDriver
General
1 3 (8.824%) Finance
1 3 (8.824%) Back Office
2 2 (5.882%) Electronics
3 1 (2.941%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 10 (29.41%) Developer
2 8 (23.53%) Analyst
3 6 (17.65%) Architect
3 6 (17.65%) Infrastructure Architect
4 4 (11.76%) Lead Developer
4 4 (11.76%) Administrator
4 4 (11.76%) Systems Developer
4 4 (11.76%) UNIX Administrator
5 3 (8.824%) Infrastructure Technical Architect
5 3 (8.824%) Java Developer
5 3 (8.824%) Technical Analyst
5 3 (8.824%) Test Analyst
5 3 (8.824%) Technical Architect
6 2 (5.882%) Technical Support
6 2 (5.882%) Support Engineer
6 2 (5.882%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (5.882%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (5.882%) Team Leader
6 2 (5.882%) Technical Support Engineer
6 2 (5.882%) Technical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (29.41%) Computer Science
2 5 (14.71%) Physics
3 3 (8.824%) New Media
3 3 (8.824%) Client/Server
4 1 (2.941%) Data Extraction
4 1 (2.941%) HP Superdome
Operating Systems
1 11 (32.35%) Windows
2 8 (23.53%) Linux
2 8 (23.53%) Windows Server 2008
2 8 (23.53%) Windows 7
3 6 (17.65%) AIX
3 6 (17.65%) Solaris
4 4 (11.76%) HPUX
5 2 (5.882%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (14.71%) TOGAF
1 5 (14.71%) Security Architecture
2 4 (11.76%) Workflow
2 4 (11.76%) Waterfall
2 4 (11.76%) Time Management
3 3 (8.824%) Use Case
3 3 (8.824%) Document Management
3 3 (8.824%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (8.824%) Test Scripting
3 3 (8.824%) Automation Testing
3 3 (8.824%) CRM
3 3 (8.824%) Migration
4 2 (5.882%) ITIL
5 1 (2.941%) Digital Forensics
Programming Languages
1 12 (35.29%) SQL
2 7 (20.59%) Java
2 7 (20.59%) Perl
3 5 (14.71%) Shell Script
4 2 (5.882%) PL/SQL
4 2 (5.882%) C#
5 1 (2.941%) PowerShell
5 1 (2.941%) C
5 1 (2.941%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (23.53%) Degree
2 3 (8.824%) SC Cleared
2 3 (8.824%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.824%) ISTQB
2 3 (8.824%) ISEB
3 2 (5.882%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (5.882%) CCNA
4 1 (2.941%) EnCE
4 1 (2.941%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 6 (17.65%) Microsoft App-V
1 6 (17.65%) PowerHA
1 6 (17.65%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (5.882%) Active Directory
2 2 (5.882%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (17.65%) SCCM
1 6 (17.65%) SCOM
Vendors
1 13 (38.24%) Microsoft
2 6 (17.65%) VMware
3 5 (14.71%) Pega
3 5 (14.71%) webMethods
4 4 (11.76%) HP
5 3 (8.824%) BEA
6 2 (5.882%) Novell
6 2 (5.882%) Citrix
6 2 (5.882%) Oracle
Telford, West Midlands
We have an excellent opportunity for a C# Developer with experience in PL/SQL or Oracle 10g/11g Databases to join our global client based in Telford-Ideally...
GSA Techsource
Salary: Negotiable DOE + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Telford, West Midlands
We have an excellent opportunity for a Unix Administrator with strong experience in HP-UX to join our global client based in Telford-Ideally we are looking for...
GSA Techsource
Salary: Negotiable DOE + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Oswestry, West Midlands
Your success is driven by your proven track record in 2nd and 3rd line support - ideally with an emphasis on installing, configuring, supporting & maintaining; Server 2008/R2, Server...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013