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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Stroud region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank812
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads56
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below41.67 %85.71 %
Salaries quoted46
Average minimum salary£29,250£31,667
Average salary£29,750£33,333
% change on same period last year-10.74 %
Average maximum salary£30,250£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,432£35,493
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Stroud IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Stroud
Matching permanent IT job ads127
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
Salaries quoted117
Average minimum salary£30,412£30,444
Average salary£31,735£32,389
% change on same period last year-2.01 %
Average maximum salary£33,059£34,333
UK excluding London average salary£34,399£34,145
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Linux GloucestershireLinux
Gloucestershire

Linux
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the Stroud region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Stroud Linux Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

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

Stroud Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

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

Stroud Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stroud region citing Linux 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 Linux.

16 (66.67 %)Apache
16 (66.67 %)MySQL
25 (55.56 %)JavaScript
25 (55.56 %)PHP
25 (55.56 %)Social Network
34 (44.44 %)Windows
43 (33.33 %)Electronics
43 (33.33 %)C
43 (33.33 %)C++
43 (33.33 %)CSS
43 (33.33 %)Flash
52 (22.22 %)HTML
61 (11.11 %)Ubuntu
61 (11.11 %)CentOS
61 (11.11 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (11.11 %)MS Excel
61 (11.11 %)Microsoft
61 (11.11 %)Embedded C++
61 (11.11 %)Red Hat
61 (11.11 %)Internet

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stroud region citing Linux 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 Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stroud IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (33.33 %)CSS
22 (22.22 %)HTML
Stroud IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (66.67 %)Apache
Stroud IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Stroud IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)Internet
Stroud IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (66.67 %)MySQL
Stroud IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (33.33 %)Flash
Stroud IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Electronics
Stroud IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Programmer
15 (55.56 %)PHP Programmer
15 (55.56 %)Web Programmer
23 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
32 (22.22 %)Software Engineer
32 (22.22 %)Products Support Engineer
32 (22.22 %)Software Support Engineer
41 (11.11 %)Developer
41 (11.11 %)Server Engineer
41 (11.11 %)Software Developer
Stroud IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (55.56 %)Social Network
Stroud IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)Windows
21 (11.11 %)Ubuntu
21 (11.11 %)CentOS
21 (11.11 %)Red Hat Linux
Stroud IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (55.56 %)JavaScript
15 (55.56 %)PHP
23 (33.33 %)C
23 (33.33 %)C++
31 (11.11 %)Embedded C++
Stroud IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft
11 (11.11 %)Red Hat