The first table below looks at the demand for OpenStack skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenStack over the 3 months to 17 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 Application Platforms category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
OpenStack
Rank 209 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing OpenStack 1 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.019% - -
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.086% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £57,500 £35,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year
+64.28% -50.00%
All Application Platforms
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
1166 1086 1024
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 22.23% 19.69% 17.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1011 961 921
Average salary £36,000 £35,000 £34,375
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.85% +1.81%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £45,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
OpenStack
England

OpenStack
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing OpenStack across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

South West OpenStack Jobs Demand Trend

OpenStack
Salary Trend

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

South West OpenStack Salary Trend

OpenStack
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OpenStack within the South West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Bristol - 1 - -
OpenStack
England

OpenStack
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing OpenStack 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 OpenStack.

1 1 (100.00%) UNIX
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) HTTP
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Automated Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Git (software)
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories

OpenStack
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing OpenStack 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 OpenStack. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git (software)
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Development Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Development Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Development Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Software Development Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) UNIX
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Automated Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HP