The first table below looks at the demand for the Linux Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Linux Consultant
Rank 211 213 222
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Consultant 4 4 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.075% 0.071% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.078% 0.074% 0.051%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 3
Average salary £45,000 £25,000 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+80.00% -58.33%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88% -29.16%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5123 5409 5938
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.15% 96.33% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 4525 4683 5106
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Linux Consultant
England

Linux Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Linux Consultant across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Linux Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Linux Consultant
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Linux Consultant across the South West region.

South West Linux Consultant Salary Trend

Linux Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Consultant within the South West region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Gloucestershire +14 4 £45,000 - 1
Linux Consultant
England

Linux Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Linux Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title.

1 15 (100.00%) UNIX
1 15 (100.00%) Linux
2 14 (93.33%) DNS
2 14 (93.33%) Perl
2 14 (93.33%) Shell Script
3 10 (66.67%) Bash shell
3 10 (66.67%) qmail
3 10 (66.67%) Postfix
3 10 (66.67%) Sendmail
3 10 (66.67%) Squid
3 10 (66.67%) Load Balancing
3 10 (66.67%) HTTP
3 10 (66.67%) Internet
3 10 (66.67%) ISA Server
3 10 (66.67%) Cisco
3 10 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 10 (66.67%) Juniper
3 10 (66.67%) Python
3 10 (66.67%) LDAP
3 10 (66.67%) MS Exchange
3 10 (66.67%) SMTP
3 10 (66.67%) Firewall
4 7 (46.67%) SaaS
5 5 (33.33%) DV Cleared
5 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
6 4 (26.67%) DHCP
6 4 (26.67%) Clustering
7 1 (6.667%) Cyber Security
7 1 (6.667%) Red Hat
7 1 (6.667%) Telecoms

Linux Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Linux Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 10 (66.67%) MS Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 14 (93.33%) DNS
2 10 (66.67%) Internet
2 10 (66.67%) Firewall
2 10 (66.67%) LDAP
2 10 (66.67%) SMTP
2 10 (66.67%) HTTP
3 4 (26.67%) DHCP
General
1 1 (6.667%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (46.67%) SaaS
2 4 (26.67%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 15 (100.00%) UNIX
1 15 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (6.667%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Load Balancing
2 1 (6.667%) Information Assurance
2 1 (6.667%) Cyber Security
Programming Languages
1 14 (93.33%) Perl
1 14 (93.33%) Shell Script
2 10 (66.67%) Bash shell
2 10 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 10 (66.67%) ISA Server
1 10 (66.67%) Squid
1 10 (66.67%) qmail
1 10 (66.67%) Postfix
1 10 (66.67%) Sendmail
Vendors
1 10 (66.67%) Cisco
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 10 (66.67%) Juniper
2 1 (6.667%) Red Hat
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
RED Hat/ SUSE/ Linux Tutor / Linux TRAINER... The role will involve a blend of training delivery for Linux administration and security level courses, practical exercises, supporting self-study...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Up to 50000 plus benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
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