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The table below looks at the demand for the UNIX Support role in IT jobs within the South Wales 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 UNIX Support in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 UNIX Support
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank93-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.439 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£26,000-
Average salary£30,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£34,000-
UK excluding London average salary£35,403£34,194
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads13681689
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.787 %0.724 %
Salaries quoted12981548
Average minimum salary£32,011£30,568
Average salary£35,958£34,519
% change on same period last year+4.16 %
Average maximum salary£39,905£38,469
UK excluding London average salary£38,185£39,281
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
UNIX Support WalesUNIX Support
Wales

UNIX Support
Demand Trend

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

South Wales UNIX Support Demand Trend

UNIX Support
Salary Trend

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

South Wales UNIX Support Salary Trend

UNIX Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UNIX Support across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

South Wales UNIX Support Salary Histogram

UNIX Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX Support within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 6 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
CardiffNew entry-6£30,000-
UNIX Support WalesUNIX Support
Wales

UNIX Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region that cited UNIX 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 UNIX Support in their job title.

110 (100.00 %)UNIX
29 (90.00 %)Linux
37 (70.00 %)XML
46 (60.00 %)SQL
46 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
55 (50.00 %)Data Migration
55 (50.00 %)Migration
63 (30.00 %)SC Cleared
63 (30.00 %)Oracle
72 (20.00 %)JavaScript
72 (20.00 %)Degree
81 (10.00 %)Oracle Application Server
81 (10.00 %)Computer Science
81 (10.00 %)AIX
81 (10.00 %)HPUX
81 (10.00 %)Solaris
81 (10.00 %)Streaming Video
81 (10.00 %)Firewall
81 (10.00 %)Government
81 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
81 (10.00 %)Sybase
81 (10.00 %)VB
81 (10.00 %)C
81 (10.00 %)C++
81 (10.00 %)Apache
81 (10.00 %)LAN
81 (10.00 %)WAN
81 (10.00 %)SLA
81 (10.00 %)Cisco
81 (10.00 %)Shell Script

UNIX Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region that cited UNIX 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 UNIX Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (70.00 %)XML
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)Apache
11 (10.00 %)Oracle Application Server
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)LAN
11 (10.00 %)WAN
11 (10.00 %)Firewall
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Government
11 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Streaming Video
11 (10.00 %)Computer Science
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (100.00 %)UNIX
29 (90.00 %)Linux
31 (10.00 %)Tru64
31 (10.00 %)AIX
31 (10.00 %)HPUX
31 (10.00 %)Solaris
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
25 (50.00 %)Migration
25 (50.00 %)Data Migration
33 (30.00 %)SC Cleared
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (60.00 %)SQL
22 (20.00 %)JavaScript
31 (10.00 %)VB
31 (10.00 %)Shell Script
31 (10.00 %)C
31 (10.00 %)C++
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)Degree
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)SLA
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Oracle
21 (10.00 %)Sybase
21 (10.00 %)Cisco