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This section looks at the demand for Sun Microsystems Solaris skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Solaris over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun Microsystems Solaris
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4176
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching permanent IT job ads5937
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.015 %
As % of the category below13.44 %9.585 %
Salaries quoted5634
Average minimum salary£36,456£30,059
Average salary£39,132£32,044
% change on same period last year+22.11 %
Average maximum salary£41,807£34,029
UK excluding London average salary£41,435£40,865
% change on same period last year+1.39 %
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads439386
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.158 %
Salaries quoted419337
Average minimum salary£29,961£29,281
Average salary£32,973£31,575
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Average maximum salary£35,985£33,870
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Solaris UKSolaris
UK

Solaris
Demand Trend

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

Wales Solaris Demand Trend

Solaris
Salary Trend

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

Wales Solaris Salary Trend

Solaris
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solaris across the Wales region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Wales Solaris Salary Histogram

Solaris
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solaris within the Wales region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
South WalesUp+3653£39,556+36.13 %
North WalesNew entry-3--
West WalesUp+12£35,000-30.00 %
Solaris UKSolaris
UK

Solaris
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing Solaris 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 Solaris.

195 (91.35 %)UNIX
275 (72.12 %)Linux
359 (56.73 %)Oracle
449 (47.12 %)Security Cleared
533 (31.73 %)AIX
631 (29.81 %)Apache
728 (26.92 %)HPUX
728 (26.92 %)Red Hat
827 (25.96 %)SC Cleared
926 (25.00 %)SQL Server
926 (25.00 %)C
926 (25.00 %)C++
1025 (24.04 %)Visual Studio
1025 (24.04 %)Shell Script
1025 (24.04 %)SUSE
1025 (24.04 %)Samba
1124 (23.08 %)Sun
1219 (18.27 %)Tru64
1318 (17.31 %)VERITAS
1416 (15.38 %)Service Delivery
1515 (14.42 %)Project Management
1612 (11.54 %)Perl
1710 (9.615 %)Windows
1710 (9.615 %)Network Security
189 (8.654 %)Oracle 9i
189 (8.654 %)Oracle 10g
198 (7.692 %)Oracle Applications
198 (7.692 %)Oracle RMAN
198 (7.692 %)Oracle RAC
198 (7.692 %)Oracle Application Server

Solaris
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing Solaris 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 Solaris. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.962 %).NET
11 (0.962 %)ASP
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (29.81 %)Apache
28 (7.692 %)Oracle Application Server
33 (2.885 %)GroupWise
41 (0.962 %)WebLogic
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (7.692 %)Oracle Applications
25 (4.808 %)Oracle 11i
25 (4.808 %)Oracle EBS
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (9.615 %)Network Security
27 (6.731 %)TCP/IP
36 (5.769 %)Internet
44 (3.846 %)LAN
44 (3.846 %)WAN
52 (1.923 %)VPN
61 (0.962 %)DNS
61 (0.962 %)LDAP
61 (0.962 %)VoIP
61 (0.962 %)3G
61 (0.962 %)UTRAN
61 (0.962 %)MPLS
61 (0.962 %)BGP
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (25.00 %)SQL Server
29 (8.654 %)Oracle 9i
29 (8.654 %)Oracle 10g
35 (4.808 %)Oracle Reports
41 (0.962 %)SQL Server 2005
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (24.04 %)Visual Studio
25 (4.808 %)Oracle Forms
32 (1.923 %)WinRunner
32 (1.923 %)TestDirector
41 (0.962 %)SilkPerformer
41 (0.962 %)Rational Rose
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (3.846 %)Government
22 (1.923 %)Finance
31 (0.962 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (0.962 %)Telecoms
31 (0.962 %)Banking
31 (0.962 %)Retail
31 (0.962 %)Investment Banking
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (25.00 %)Developer
225 (24.04 %)Linux Support
324 (23.08 %)C++ Developer
423 (22.12 %)Software Engineer
522 (21.15 %)Software Developer
522 (21.15 %)C++ Software Developer
522 (21.15 %)C++ Software Engineer
619 (18.27 %)UNIX Consultant
619 (18.27 %)Consultant
619 (18.27 %)Technical Consultant
710 (9.615 %)Oracle DBA
89 (8.654 %)Administrator
89 (8.654 %)DBA
89 (8.654 %)UNIX Engineer
95 (4.808 %)UNIX Administrator
104 (3.846 %)Network Team Leader
104 (3.846 %)Team Leader
112 (1.923 %)C Developer
121 (0.962 %)WebLogic Developer
121 (0.962 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (5.769 %)Clustering
24 (3.846 %)Video Conferencing
33 (2.885 %)Streaming Video
42 (1.923 %)Client/Server
42 (1.923 %)HACMP
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
195 (91.35 %)UNIX
275 (72.12 %)Linux
333 (31.73 %)AIX
428 (26.92 %)HPUX
525 (24.04 %)SUSE
619 (18.27 %)Tru64
710 (9.615 %)Windows
84 (3.846 %)NetWare
91 (0.962 %)Windows NT
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
149 (47.12 %)Security Cleared
227 (25.96 %)SC Cleared
316 (15.38 %)Service Delivery
415 (14.42 %)Project Management
56 (5.769 %)Problem Management
65 (4.808 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (0.962 %)E-business
71 (0.962 %)Network Design
71 (0.962 %)Test Management
71 (0.962 %)UML
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (25.00 %)C
126 (25.00 %)C++
225 (24.04 %)Shell Script
312 (11.54 %)Perl
43 (2.885 %)SQL
52 (1.923 %)Korn
61 (0.962 %)Embedded C++
61 (0.962 %)PHP
61 (0.962 %)PL/SQL
61 (0.962 %)Java
61 (0.962 %)JavaScript
61 (0.962 %)C#
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (5.769 %)Cisco Certification
25 (4.808 %)CCNA
34 (3.846 %)MCSE
34 (3.846 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (3.846 %)CNE
34 (3.846 %)Novell Certification
41 (0.962 %)Degree
41 (0.962 %)CCIE
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.962 %)SLA
11 (0.962 %)QA
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (24.04 %)Samba
28 (7.692 %)Oracle RMAN
28 (7.692 %)Oracle RAC
33 (2.885 %)NDS
41 (0.962 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.962 %)NetBackup
41 (0.962 %)Backup Exec
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (4.808 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
21 (0.962 %)CiscoWorks
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (56.73 %)Oracle
228 (26.92 %)Red Hat
324 (23.08 %)Sun
418 (17.31 %)VERITAS
56 (5.769 %)HP
65 (4.808 %)IBM
72 (1.923 %)Cisco
72 (1.923 %)BMC
81 (0.962 %)QNX
81 (0.962 %)VMware
81 (0.962 %)Mitel
81 (0.962 %)Polycom
81 (0.962 %)Microsoft
81 (0.962 %)Nortel
81 (0.962 %)BEA
81 (0.962 %)Alcatel
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