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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Suffolk 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
Rank1935
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads6065
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.029 %
As % of the category below33.33 %25.10 %
Salaries quoted4953
Average minimum salary£29,184£31,351
Average salary£32,867£33,833
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Average maximum salary£36,551£36,316
UK excluding London average salary£36,432£35,493
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads180259
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.116 %
Salaries quoted161217
Average minimum salary£28,337£31,361
Average salary£30,956£34,923
% change on same period last year-11.35 %
Average maximum salary£33,575£38,484
UK excluding London average salary£34,399£34,145
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Linux East of EnglandLinux
East of England

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Suffolk 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
IpswichUp+1235£32,712-3.12 %
FelixstoweDown-16--
Bury St EdmundsUp+53£44,583+20.22 %
LowestoftNew entry-2£25,000-
Linux East of EnglandLinux
East of England

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

137 (31.36 %)SQL
137 (31.36 %)Windows
234 (28.81 %)MySQL
234 (28.81 %)Degree
333 (27.97 %)Java
432 (27.12 %)Red Hat
432 (27.12 %)Red Hat Linux
526 (22.03 %)XML
526 (22.03 %)UNIX
623 (19.49 %)Data Protection
623 (19.49 %)Data Protection Act
721 (17.80 %)Cisco
819 (16.10 %)PHP
819 (16.10 %)Oracle
819 (16.10 %)Subversion
918 (15.25 %)JBoss
1017 (14.41 %)HTML
1116 (13.56 %)CSS
1116 (13.56 %)Windows XP
1215 (12.71 %)Microsoft
1215 (12.71 %)JSP
1215 (12.71 %)JavaScript
1215 (12.71 %)C++
1215 (12.71 %)Web Development
1314 (11.86 %)Firewall
1314 (11.86 %)SQL Server
1413 (11.02 %)C
1413 (11.02 %)J2EE
1512 (10.17 %)Debian
1611 (9.322 %)LAMP

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (22.03 %)XML
217 (14.41 %)HTML
316 (13.56 %)CSS
415 (12.71 %)JSP
513 (11.02 %)J2EE
611 (9.322 %)LAMP
710 (8.475 %)Hibernate
710 (8.475 %)Spring
89 (7.627 %)ASP
98 (6.780 %)Tapestry
98 (6.780 %)STL
106 (5.085 %)XHTML
106 (5.085 %)WAP
115 (4.237 %)Middleware
115 (4.237 %)AJAX
124 (3.390 %)SOAP
133 (2.542 %).NET
142 (1.695 %)XSLT
142 (1.695 %)Cocoon
142 (1.695 %)WebSphere
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (15.25 %)JBoss
211 (9.322 %)Tomcat
310 (8.475 %)Apache
45 (4.237 %)Oracle Workflow
52 (1.695 %)WebLogic
52 (1.695 %)IIS
61 (0.847 %)ColdFusion
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.695 %)MS Excel
21 (0.847 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.695 %)Oracle Applications
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (11.86 %)Firewall
211 (9.322 %)LDAP
310 (8.475 %)Broadband
49 (7.627 %)ADSL
49 (7.627 %)DNS
49 (7.627 %)Internet
57 (5.932 %)MPLS
65 (4.237 %)SMS
74 (3.390 %)TCP/IP
74 (3.390 %)BGP
74 (3.390 %)SAN
83 (2.542 %)IPv6
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (28.81 %)MySQL
214 (11.86 %)SQL Server
35 (4.237 %)Datawarehouse
44 (3.390 %)Data Mining
52 (1.695 %)DB2
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (16.10 %)Subversion
28 (6.780 %)JUnit
35 (4.237 %)PVCS
41 (0.847 %)Flash
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (3.390 %)Music
14 (3.390 %)Music Industry
22 (1.695 %)Marketing
22 (1.695 %)Billing
31 (0.847 %)Back Office
31 (0.847 %)Telecoms
31 (0.847 %)Finance
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
153 (44.92 %)Developer
219 (16.10 %)Support Engineer
315 (12.71 %)Administrator
413 (11.02 %)Systems Administrator
413 (11.02 %)Senior Developer
512 (10.17 %)Linux Administrator
611 (9.322 %)Systems Engineer
611 (9.322 %)C++ Developer
710 (8.475 %)Technical Support
710 (8.475 %)Analyst
710 (8.475 %)Linux Systems Administrator
89 (7.627 %)Technical Engineer
89 (7.627 %)Architect
89 (7.627 %)Technical Support Engineer
98 (6.780 %)LAMP Developer
107 (5.932 %)Junior Developer
107 (5.932 %)Java Developer
107 (5.932 %)Junior
107 (5.932 %)Programmer
116 (5.085 %)Software Developer
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (19.49 %)Data Protection Act
27 (5.932 %)Firmware
36 (5.085 %)Client/Server
45 (4.237 %)Computer Science
51 (0.847 %)MPEG
51 (0.847 %)DTV
51 (0.847 %)IPTV
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (31.36 %)Windows
232 (27.12 %)Red Hat Linux
326 (22.03 %)UNIX
416 (13.56 %)Windows XP
512 (10.17 %)Debian
67 (5.932 %)Windows 2000
67 (5.932 %)Windows NT
76 (5.085 %)Windows 2000 Server
84 (3.390 %)Windows Server 2003
92 (1.695 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
101 (0.847 %)HPUX
101 (0.847 %)Solaris
101 (0.847 %)Fedora
101 (0.847 %)Ubuntu
101 (0.847 %)Embedded Linux
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (19.49 %)Data Protection
215 (12.71 %)Web Development
311 (9.322 %)OO
311 (9.322 %)Configuration Management
47 (5.932 %)Validation
56 (5.085 %)Agile Software Development
56 (5.085 %)E-Commerce
56 (5.085 %)OOD
56 (5.085 %)Workflow
65 (4.237 %)Regression Testing
65 (4.237 %)Integration Testing
65 (4.237 %)Security Cleared
65 (4.237 %)Business Intelligence
65 (4.237 %)ITIL
65 (4.237 %)UML
65 (4.237 %)TDD
65 (4.237 %)Content Management
65 (4.237 %)Service Delivery
73 (2.542 %)Automated Testing
82 (1.695 %)Service Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (31.36 %)SQL
233 (27.97 %)Java
319 (16.10 %)PHP
415 (12.71 %)JavaScript
415 (12.71 %)C++
513 (11.02 %)C
610 (8.475 %)Perl
78 (6.780 %)C#
85 (4.237 %)Ruby
94 (3.390 %)VB6
94 (3.390 %)VB
101 (0.847 %)Python
101 (0.847 %)Embedded C
101 (0.847 %)Embedded C++
101 (0.847 %)Shell Script
101 (0.847 %)DHTML
101 (0.847 %)PHP5
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
134 (28.81 %)Degree
25 (4.237 %)HNC
25 (4.237 %)HND
33 (2.542 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.847 %)Microsoft Certification
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.542 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (7.627 %)Nagios
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (27.12 %)Red Hat
221 (17.80 %)Cisco
319 (16.10 %)Oracle
415 (12.71 %)Microsoft
56 (5.085 %)HP
65 (4.237 %)Dell
65 (4.237 %)Sun
65 (4.237 %)BT
72 (1.695 %)Novell
81 (0.847 %)Zend