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This section looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAMP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank329427
Rank change on same period last yearUp+98
Matching permanent IT job ads157100
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.083 %0.041 %
As % of the category below1.323 %0.635 %
Salaries quoted13888
Average minimum salary£34,538£29,449
Average salary£38,559£32,883
% change on same period last year+17.26 %
Average maximum salary£42,581£36,318
UK excluding London average salary£34,958£30,432
% change on same period last year+14.87 %
South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads1186715747
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.265 %6.448 %
Salaries quoted1008813188
Average minimum salary£35,356£36,293
Average salary£38,980£39,496
% change on same period last year-1.30 %
Average maximum salary£42,603£42,698
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
LAMP EnglandLAMP
England

LAMP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing LAMP across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South East LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing LAMP across the South East region.

South East LAMP Salary Trend

LAMP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAMP across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East LAMP Salary Histogram

LAMP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAMP within the South East 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
SurreyUp+6555£45,480+48.14 %
HampshireUp+1930£32,250+17.57 %
OxfordshireUp+1824£31,021-13.43 %
BerkshireUp+2517£44,688+23.82 %
KentUp+612£39,625+44.09 %
BuckinghamshireUp+19£43,333+24.80 %
MiddlesexUp+177£38,333+18.99 %
East SussexNew entry-7£24,125-
West SussexUp+114£26,625+0.09 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-3£24,167-
SussexNew entry-2£26,250-
LAMP EnglandLAMP
England

LAMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing LAMP 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 LAMP.

1200 (73.26 %)MySQL
2191 (69.96 %)PHP
3157 (57.51 %)JavaScript
4136 (49.82 %)Linux
5125 (45.79 %)Apache
6113 (41.39 %)HTML
7111 (40.66 %)CSS
883 (30.40 %)AJAX
957 (20.88 %)XML
1050 (18.32 %)XHTML
1050 (18.32 %)OO
1050 (18.32 %)Web Development
1149 (17.95 %)Perl
1245 (16.48 %)Java
1245 (16.48 %)SQL
1245 (16.48 %)PHP5
1342 (15.38 %)SQL Server
1438 (13.92 %).NET
1537 (13.55 %)Windows
1537 (13.55 %)Red Hat
1636 (13.19 %)UNIX
1731 (11.36 %)CMS
1828 (10.26 %)Debian
1927 (9.890 %)E-Commerce
2026 (9.524 %)ASP.NET
2026 (9.524 %)Content Management
2125 (9.158 %)OOP
2223 (8.425 %)DHTML
2223 (8.425 %)Finance
2322 (8.059 %)SOAP

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing LAMP 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 LAMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1113 (41.39 %)HTML
2111 (40.66 %)CSS
383 (30.40 %)AJAX
457 (20.88 %)XML
550 (18.32 %)XHTML
638 (13.92 %).NET
726 (9.524 %)ASP.NET
822 (8.059 %)SOAP
910 (3.663 %)WebServices
910 (3.663 %)jQuery
108 (2.930 %)J2EE
117 (2.564 %)ASP
126 (2.198 %)Drupal
135 (1.832 %)Ruby on Rails
144 (1.465 %)J2ME
144 (1.465 %)CakePHP
153 (1.099 %)JSON
153 (1.099 %)GWT
153 (1.099 %)Middleware
153 (1.099 %)DOM
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1125 (45.79 %)Apache
231 (11.36 %)CMS
39 (3.297 %)IIS
48 (2.930 %)ColdFusion
56 (2.198 %)Tomcat
64 (1.465 %)SharePoint
64 (1.465 %)JBoss
64 (1.465 %)TYPO3
64 (1.465 %)EPiServer
72 (0.733 %)WebLogic
81 (0.366 %)Joomla!
81 (0.366 %)WordPress
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (4.029 %)Photoshop
22 (0.733 %)MS Excel
22 (0.733 %)Spreadsheet
31 (0.366 %)Fireworks
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (8.059 %)TCP/IP
216 (5.861 %)Internet
311 (4.029 %)FTP
410 (3.663 %)LDAP
410 (3.663 %)SNMP
410 (3.663 %)Cisco IOS
58 (2.930 %)DNS
67 (2.564 %)LAN
75 (1.832 %)HTTP
75 (1.832 %)VPN
75 (1.832 %)Firewall
84 (1.465 %)DHCP
84 (1.465 %)VoIP
93 (1.099 %)SMTP
93 (1.099 %)UMTS
93 (1.099 %)GPRS
93 (1.099 %)GSM
93 (1.099 %)SSL
93 (1.099 %)RTP
93 (1.099 %)Network Security
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1200 (73.26 %)MySQL
242 (15.38 %)SQL Server
317 (6.227 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (1.465 %)EDMS
53 (1.099 %)DB2
62 (0.733 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.366 %)SQL Server 7
71 (0.366 %)FileMaker
71 (0.366 %)SQL Server 2005
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (6.960 %)Flash
215 (5.495 %)Subversion
35 (1.832 %)Dreamweaver
42 (0.733 %)Visual Studio
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (8.425 %)Finance
220 (7.326 %)Publishing
315 (5.495 %)Marketing
47 (2.564 %)Government
47 (2.564 %)Health
56 (2.198 %)Telecoms
56 (2.198 %)Advertising
65 (1.832 %)Pensions
65 (1.832 %)Games
73 (1.099 %)Banking
73 (1.099 %)Local Government
73 (1.099 %)Construction
82 (0.733 %)Legal
82 (0.733 %)Retail
82 (0.733 %)Insurance
91 (0.366 %)Graphic Design
91 (0.366 %)Education
91 (0.366 %)Mobile Games
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1187 (68.50 %)Developer
299 (36.26 %)Web Developer
396 (35.16 %)PHP Developer
425 (9.158 %)PHP Web Developer
523 (8.425 %)Administrator
621 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
718 (6.593 %).NET Developer
718 (6.593 %)VB.NET Developer
817 (6.227 %)Programmer
817 (6.227 %)Systems Administrator
915 (5.495 %)ASP.NET Developer
915 (5.495 %)Senior PHP Developer
915 (5.495 %).NET Web Developer
915 (5.495 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1014 (5.128 %)Development Manager
1111 (4.029 %)Senior Web Developer
1210 (3.663 %)Applications Developer
1210 (3.663 %)Consultant
1210 (3.663 %)Web Applications Developer
1210 (3.663 %)Systems Developer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (3.663 %)Derivative
27 (2.564 %)Computer Science
36 (2.198 %)Web 2.0
45 (1.832 %)BBC
54 (1.465 %)Mathematics
63 (1.099 %)Handset
63 (1.099 %)W3C
72 (0.733 %)Management Information System
72 (0.733 %)Data Protection Act
72 (0.733 %)German Language
72 (0.733 %)Japanese Language
72 (0.733 %)Russian Language
81 (0.366 %)Social Network
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1136 (49.82 %)Linux
237 (13.55 %)Windows
336 (13.19 %)UNIX
428 (10.26 %)Debian
517 (6.227 %)Solaris
614 (5.128 %)AIX
79 (3.297 %)SUSE
85 (1.832 %)Ubuntu
94 (1.465 %)HPUX
102 (0.733 %)Fedora
102 (0.733 %)FreeBSD
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
150 (18.32 %)OO
150 (18.32 %)Web Development
227 (9.890 %)E-Commerce
326 (9.524 %)Content Management
425 (9.158 %)OOP
517 (6.227 %)Project Management
611 (4.029 %)SEO
710 (3.663 %)CRM
88 (2.930 %)Web Design
97 (2.564 %)OOD
105 (1.832 %)Agile Software Development
105 (1.832 %)Software Engineering
114 (1.465 %)Supplier Management
114 (1.465 %)Internet Marketing
114 (1.465 %)Process Management
114 (1.465 %)Penetration Testing
123 (1.099 %)Performance Management
123 (1.099 %)Software Testing
132 (0.733 %)User Acceptance Testing
132 (0.733 %)Unit Testing
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1191 (69.96 %)PHP
2157 (57.51 %)JavaScript
349 (17.95 %)Perl
445 (16.48 %)Java
445 (16.48 %)SQL
445 (16.48 %)PHP5
523 (8.425 %)DHTML
621 (7.692 %)C++
621 (7.692 %)VB.NET
714 (5.128 %)C#
810 (3.663 %)C
810 (3.663 %)Ruby
99 (3.297 %)Python
108 (2.930 %)VB
116 (2.198 %)Shell Script
123 (1.099 %)VBScript
123 (1.099 %)PL/SQL
123 (1.099 %)Delphi
123 (1.099 %)PHP4
132 (0.733 %)RPG
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (3.297 %)Degree
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (4.029 %)Xen
29 (3.297 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (1.465 %)Active Directory
41 (0.366 %)Samba
41 (0.366 %)NFS
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.099 %)Nagios
21 (0.366 %)SCOM
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (13.55 %)Red Hat
221 (7.692 %)Microsoft
317 (6.227 %)VMware
411 (4.029 %)Sun
411 (4.029 %)Oracle
510 (3.663 %)Cisco
510 (3.663 %)IBM
67 (2.564 %)HP
75 (1.832 %)Sybase
84 (1.465 %)Interwoven
84 (1.465 %)Apple
92 (0.733 %)Google
92 (0.733 %)Zend
92 (0.733 %)Perforce
101 (0.366 %)Symantec
101 (0.366 %)McAfee Security
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