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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX 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 UNIX over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1712
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads67133
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.059 %
As % of the category below37.22 %51.35 %
Salaries quoted54100
Average minimum salary£40,852£39,135
Average salary£43,278£43,649
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Average maximum salary£45,704£48,163
UK excluding London average salary£38,193£38,350
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
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 %
UNIX East of EnglandUNIX
East of England

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk UNIX Demand Trend

UNIX
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk UNIX Salary Histogram

UNIX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX 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
IpswichDown-351£43,938-5.92 %
FelixstoweDown-16--
Bury St EdmundsDown-21£42,500+11.17 %
UNIX East of EnglandUNIX
East of England

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1124 (88.57 %)Oracle
2109 (77.86 %)C++
3107 (76.43 %)Telecoms
475 (53.57 %)C
565 (46.43 %)Requirements Analysis
659 (42.14 %)Degree
754 (38.57 %)SQL
850 (35.71 %)INAP
945 (32.14 %)GSM
1035 (25.00 %)SS7
1126 (18.57 %)Linux
1221 (15.00 %)Unit Testing
1317 (12.14 %)Java
1317 (12.14 %)H.323
1317 (12.14 %)Software Testing
1317 (12.14 %)TCAP
1416 (11.43 %)HP
1514 (10.00 %)Perl
1611 (7.857 %)SQL Server
1611 (7.857 %)Windows
1611 (7.857 %)HPUX
1611 (7.857 %)Solaris
1710 (7.143 %)Billing
1710 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
1710 (7.143 %)Release Management
189 (6.429 %)PL/SQL
189 (6.429 %)HTML
198 (5.714 %)SNMP
198 (5.714 %)3GPP
198 (5.714 %)C7

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (6.429 %)HTML
27 (5.000 %)J2EE
35 (3.571 %)Middleware
44 (2.857 %)WebSphere
51 (0.714 %).NET
51 (0.714 %)ASP
51 (0.714 %)CSS
51 (0.714 %)STL
51 (0.714 %)XML
51 (0.714 %)WAP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (3.571 %)Oracle Workflow
24 (2.857 %)Tomcat
24 (2.857 %)WebLogic
33 (2.143 %)Apache
42 (1.429 %)WebSphere Application Server
42 (1.429 %)CICS
42 (1.429 %)Oracle Application Server
51 (0.714 %)JBoss
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.714 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.429 %)Oracle Applications
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
150 (35.71 %)INAP
245 (32.14 %)GSM
335 (25.00 %)SS7
417 (12.14 %)TCAP
417 (12.14 %)H.323
58 (5.714 %)C7
58 (5.714 %)3GPP
58 (5.714 %)SNMP
63 (2.143 %)TCP/IP
63 (2.143 %)IPv6
63 (2.143 %)MPLS
63 (2.143 %)Firewall
71 (0.714 %)TETRA
71 (0.714 %)WAN
71 (0.714 %)LAN
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (7.857 %)SQL Server
25 (3.571 %)Datawarehouse
34 (2.857 %)Data Mining
34 (2.857 %)DB2
34 (2.857 %)MySQL
42 (1.429 %)Oracle Reports
51 (0.714 %)Oracle 10g
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (3.571 %)PVCS
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1107 (76.43 %)Telecoms
210 (7.143 %)Billing
31 (0.714 %)Finance
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
196 (68.57 %)Developer
272 (51.43 %)C++ Developer
317 (12.14 %)Programmer
416 (11.43 %)C Developer
515 (10.71 %)Senior Developer
612 (8.571 %)C++ Programmer
612 (8.571 %)Software Programmer
711 (7.857 %)Systems Engineer
89 (6.429 %)Software Developer
89 (6.429 %)C++ Software Developer
89 (6.429 %)Senior C++ Developer
98 (5.714 %)Analyst
105 (3.571 %)Support Analyst
114 (2.857 %)2nd Line Support
114 (2.857 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
123 (2.143 %)C Programmer
123 (2.143 %)Senior Systems Engineer
123 (2.143 %)Support Engineer
123 (2.143 %)Applications Support
123 (2.143 %)Project Manager
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (5.000 %)Firmware
22 (1.429 %)Mainframe
22 (1.429 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (0.714 %)Data Protection Act
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (18.57 %)Linux
211 (7.857 %)Windows
211 (7.857 %)HPUX
211 (7.857 %)Solaris
37 (5.000 %)Windows 2000
37 (5.000 %)Windows NT
37 (5.000 %)Windows XP
43 (2.143 %)Debian
43 (2.143 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (0.714 %)Fedora
51 (0.714 %)Ubuntu
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
165 (46.43 %)Requirements Analysis
221 (15.00 %)Unit Testing
317 (12.14 %)Software Testing
410 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
410 (7.143 %)Release Management
57 (5.000 %)Validation
57 (5.000 %)Security Cleared
65 (3.571 %)Integration Testing
65 (3.571 %)Regression Testing
65 (3.571 %)Workflow
65 (3.571 %)ITIL
65 (3.571 %)UML
65 (3.571 %)Business Intelligence
73 (2.143 %)Configuration Management
73 (2.143 %)Project Management
82 (1.429 %)Service Management
82 (1.429 %)OO
91 (0.714 %)E-Commerce
91 (0.714 %)ERP
91 (0.714 %)Agile Software Development
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1109 (77.86 %)C++
275 (53.57 %)C
354 (38.57 %)SQL
417 (12.14 %)Java
514 (10.00 %)Perl
69 (6.429 %)PL/SQL
72 (1.429 %)COBOL
72 (1.429 %)LINC
81 (0.714 %)PHP
81 (0.714 %)Python
81 (0.714 %)Shell Script
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
159 (42.14 %)Degree
25 (3.571 %)HNC
25 (3.571 %)HND
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1124 (88.57 %)Oracle
216 (11.43 %)HP
35 (3.571 %)Dell
35 (3.571 %)Sun
35 (3.571 %)BT
35 (3.571 %)Cisco
43 (2.143 %)Red Hat
52 (1.429 %)IBM
52 (1.429 %)Microsoft