Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Linux Support role in IT jobs within the South East 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 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank407428
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads2371
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.032 %
As % of the category below0.083 %0.169 %
Salaries quoted2368
Average minimum salary£33,000£30,729
Average salary£35,375£32,871
% change on same period last year+7.61 %
Average maximum salary£37,750£35,014
UK excluding London average salary£33,433£30,721
% change on same period last year+8.82 %
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads2782142095
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled18.61 %18.78 %
Salaries quoted2349534416
Average minimum salary£37,092£36,569
Average salary£40,363£40,004
% change on same period last year+0.89 %
Average maximum salary£43,634£43,440
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Linux Support EnglandLinux Support
England

Linux Support
Demand Trend

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

South East Linux Support Demand Trend

Linux Support
Salary Trend

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

South East Linux Support Salary Trend

Linux Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux Support across the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South East Linux Support Salary Histogram

Linux Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Support within the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BerkshireUp+3510£38,167-2.67 %
SurreyUp+515£29,000-23.51 %
BuckinghamshireUp+324£31,000-13.88 %
KentUp+62£40,000+55.84 %
East SussexNew entry-1£26,500-
OxfordshireDown-21£42,500+57.23 %
Linux Support EnglandLinux Support
England

Linux Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Linux Support 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 Support in their job title.

163 (100.00 %)Linux
236 (57.14 %)UNIX
324 (38.10 %)Apache
422 (34.92 %)Windows
518 (28.57 %)Red Hat
518 (28.57 %)Red Hat Linux
617 (26.98 %)WAN
716 (25.40 %)Perl
815 (23.81 %)LAN
914 (22.22 %)MySQL
1013 (20.63 %)Oracle
1112 (19.05 %)Firewall
1211 (17.46 %)Solaris
1211 (17.46 %)TCP/IP
1310 (15.87 %)Cisco
1310 (15.87 %)SQL
148 (12.70 %)Tomcat
148 (12.70 %)Pensions
157 (11.11 %)Debian
157 (11.11 %)Java
157 (11.11 %)HP
166 (9.524 %)Internet
166 (9.524 %)AIX
166 (9.524 %)HPUX
175 (7.937 %)Samba
175 (7.937 %)Fedora
175 (7.937 %)Windows Server 2003
175 (7.937 %)Requirements Analysis
175 (7.937 %)Retail
175 (7.937 %)Python

Linux Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Linux Support 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 Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (4.762 %)WebServices
13 (4.762 %)XML
22 (3.175 %)J2EE
31 (1.587 %)CSS
31 (1.587 %)HTML
31 (1.587 %)XSLT
31 (1.587 %)Middleware
31 (1.587 %)AJAX
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (38.10 %)Apache
28 (12.70 %)Tomcat
31 (1.587 %)IIS
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.587 %)MS Excel
11 (1.587 %)MS Visio
11 (1.587 %)NASTRAN
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (26.98 %)WAN
215 (23.81 %)LAN
312 (19.05 %)Firewall
411 (17.46 %)TCP/IP
56 (9.524 %)Internet
65 (7.937 %)VPN
74 (6.349 %)SMTP
83 (4.762 %)DNS
83 (4.762 %)LDAP
92 (3.175 %)VoIP
92 (3.175 %)SSL
92 (3.175 %)SAN
101 (1.587 %)Broadband
101 (1.587 %)DHCP
101 (1.587 %)SSH
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (22.22 %)MySQL
23 (4.762 %)SQL Server
23 (4.762 %)PostgreSQL
32 (3.175 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (1.587 %)Datawarehouse
41 (1.587 %)RDBMS
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (12.70 %)Pensions
25 (7.937 %)Retail
34 (6.349 %)Government
42 (3.175 %)Health
51 (1.587 %)Publishing
51 (1.587 %)Banking
51 (1.587 %)Music
51 (1.587 %)Music Industry
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.349 %)German Language
23 (4.762 %)Client/Server
32 (3.175 %)Thin Client
32 (3.175 %)Spanish Language
32 (3.175 %)Fat Client
32 (3.175 %)Computer Science
32 (3.175 %)French Language
41 (1.587 %)Cloud Computing
41 (1.587 %)Grid Computing
41 (1.587 %)Contract for Difference
41 (1.587 %)Firmware
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
163 (100.00 %)Linux
236 (57.14 %)UNIX
322 (34.92 %)Windows
418 (28.57 %)Red Hat Linux
511 (17.46 %)Solaris
67 (11.11 %)Debian
76 (9.524 %)AIX
76 (9.524 %)HPUX
85 (7.937 %)Fedora
85 (7.937 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (4.762 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
93 (4.762 %)Windows Vista
93 (4.762 %)Windows 2000
93 (4.762 %)Windows XP
102 (3.175 %)VMS
111 (1.587 %)Windows NT
111 (1.587 %)Windows 2000 Server
111 (1.587 %)IRIX
111 (1.587 %)SUSE
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (7.937 %)Requirements Analysis
23 (4.762 %)Performance Testing
32 (3.175 %)Asset Management
32 (3.175 %)Content Management
41 (1.587 %)Logistics
41 (1.587 %)Data Protection
41 (1.587 %)SC Cleared
41 (1.587 %)Security Cleared
41 (1.587 %)Web Development
41 (1.587 %)Load Balancing
41 (1.587 %)Resource Management
41 (1.587 %)ITIL
41 (1.587 %)Configuration Management
41 (1.587 %)Service Delivery
41 (1.587 %)Disaster Recovery
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (25.40 %)Perl
210 (15.87 %)SQL
37 (11.11 %)Java
45 (7.937 %)Python
54 (6.349 %)C
63 (4.762 %)JavaScript
72 (3.175 %)Shell Script
81 (1.587 %)Korn
81 (1.587 %)C++
81 (1.587 %)Tcl
81 (1.587 %)PHP
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.762 %)Degree
22 (3.175 %)Linux+ Certification
22 (3.175 %)MCSE
22 (3.175 %)MCSA
22 (3.175 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.587 %)RHCE
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (7.937 %)Samba
23 (4.762 %)Squid
23 (4.762 %)Active Directory
32 (3.175 %)NFS
41 (1.587 %)NDS
41 (1.587 %)NetBackup
41 (1.587 %)VMware Server
41 (1.587 %)VMware Infrastructure
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (28.57 %)Red Hat
213 (20.63 %)Oracle
310 (15.87 %)Cisco
47 (11.11 %)HP
55 (7.937 %)Sun
63 (4.762 %)Novell
72 (3.175 %)VMware
72 (3.175 %)Apple
81 (1.587 %)Hummingbird
81 (1.587 %)VERITAS
81 (1.587 %)Microsoft