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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX 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 UNIX over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3314
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads83187
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.083 %
As % of the category below26.60 %38.24 %
Salaries quoted78168
Average minimum salary£34,949£30,934
Average salary£36,923£33,657
% change on same period last year+9.70 %
Average maximum salary£38,897£36,380
UK excluding London average salary£38,323£38,303
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads312489
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.202 %0.218 %
Salaries quoted299444
Average minimum salary£30,970£28,914
Average salary£33,884£31,746
% change on same period last year+6.73 %
Average maximum salary£36,797£34,578
UK excluding London average salary£34,390£34,262
% change on same period last year+0.37 %
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UK

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UNIX across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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 WalesDown-2358£36,491+1.75 %
North WalesDown-617£35,781+21.05 %
West WalesDown-117£46,250+70.39 %
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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

1159 (67.09 %)Oracle
2154 (64.98 %)Linux
391 (38.40 %)SQL
482 (34.60 %)Solaris
575 (31.65 %)Security Cleared
658 (24.47 %)Shell Script
755 (23.21 %)Red Hat
854 (22.78 %)Apache
854 (22.78 %)SUSE
854 (22.78 %)Red Hat Linux
949 (20.68 %)Windows
1048 (20.25 %)SQL Server
1142 (17.72 %)Samba
1239 (16.46 %)C
1336 (15.19 %)Oracle 10g
1336 (15.19 %)SC Cleared
1431 (13.08 %)C++
1431 (13.08 %)Perl
1526 (10.97 %)PL/SQL
1526 (10.97 %)Visual Studio
1625 (10.55 %)OO
1724 (10.13 %)XML
1821 (8.861 %)Oracle 9i
1821 (8.861 %)Firewall
1919 (8.017 %)AIX
2017 (7.173 %)SQL Server 2000
2017 (7.173 %)HPUX
2017 (7.173 %)SQL Server 2005
2116 (6.751 %)Korn
2215 (6.329 %)Tru64

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (10.13 %)XML
212 (5.063 %)HTML
38 (3.376 %)J2EE
38 (3.376 %)JSP
45 (2.110 %).NET
54 (1.688 %)CSS
62 (0.844 %)ISPF
71 (0.422 %)ADO.NET
71 (0.422 %)WebServices
71 (0.422 %)Middleware
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
154 (22.78 %)Apache
211 (4.641 %)WebLogic
34 (1.688 %)BizTalk Server
43 (1.266 %)GroupWise
43 (1.266 %)Oracle Application Server
52 (0.844 %)SAS
61 (0.422 %)Tomcat
61 (0.422 %)IIS
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (0.844 %)SPSS
21 (0.422 %)MS Excel
21 (0.422 %)MS Office
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (2.532 %)Oracle EBS
24 (1.688 %)Oracle Applications
24 (1.688 %)Oracle 11i
32 (0.844 %)Oracle EBS R12
41 (0.422 %)WebTrends
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (8.861 %)Firewall
213 (5.485 %)TCP/IP
38 (3.376 %)DVB
46 (2.532 %)WAN
46 (2.532 %)LAN
55 (2.110 %)DNS
64 (1.688 %)Network Security
64 (1.688 %)HTTP
72 (0.844 %)Nortel Meridian
72 (0.844 %)ISDN
72 (0.844 %)SNMP
81 (0.422 %)VoIP
81 (0.422 %)SSL
81 (0.422 %)VPN
81 (0.422 %)Internet
81 (0.422 %)DMZ
81 (0.422 %)IP Telephony
81 (0.422 %)Wireless
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (20.25 %)SQL Server
236 (15.19 %)Oracle 10g
321 (8.861 %)Oracle 9i
417 (7.173 %)SQL Server 2000
417 (7.173 %)SQL Server 2005
512 (5.063 %)PostgreSQL
64 (1.688 %)Oracle 8/8i
64 (1.688 %)Datawarehouse
73 (1.266 %)Data Mining
73 (1.266 %)DB2
73 (1.266 %)OLAP
73 (1.266 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
73 (1.266 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
82 (0.844 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
82 (0.844 %)TOAD
82 (0.844 %)BusinessObjects
82 (0.844 %)SQLPlus
82 (0.844 %)Oracle Reports
91 (0.422 %)DTS
91 (0.422 %)Oracle 11g
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (10.97 %)Visual Studio
214 (5.907 %)TestDirector
39 (3.797 %)ClearCase
46 (2.532 %)WinRunner
51 (0.422 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.422 %)QuickTest Pro
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (3.376 %)Government
18 (3.376 %)Manufacturing
26 (2.532 %)Telecoms
26 (2.532 %)Finance
26 (2.532 %)Insurance
35 (2.110 %)Health
44 (1.688 %)Pensions
53 (1.266 %)FMCG
53 (1.266 %)Retail
53 (1.266 %)Mobile Games
53 (1.266 %)Games
53 (1.266 %)Electronics
62 (0.844 %)Publishing
62 (0.844 %)Education
62 (0.844 %)Banking
62 (0.844 %)Investment Banking
62 (0.844 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.422 %)Automotive
71 (0.422 %)Back Office
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
168 (28.69 %)Developer
239 (16.46 %)Linux Support
332 (13.50 %)Software Engineer
430 (12.66 %)Software Developer
527 (11.39 %)C++ Software Engineer
626 (10.97 %)C++ Developer
626 (10.97 %)Administrator
626 (10.97 %)C++ Software Developer
725 (10.55 %)DBA
725 (10.55 %)Oracle DBA
824 (10.13 %)Perl Developer
918 (7.595 %)Systems Administrator
918 (7.595 %)Analyst
1015 (6.329 %)Linux Systems Administrator
1015 (6.329 %)Linux Administrator
1015 (6.329 %)Consultant
1113 (5.485 %)UNIX Consultant
1113 (5.485 %)Applications Support
1113 (5.485 %)Technical Consultant
128 (3.376 %)Oracle Developer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (2.532 %)Streaming Video
24 (1.688 %)Data Conversion
24 (1.688 %)Video Conferencing
24 (1.688 %)HACMP
33 (1.266 %)iDTV
33 (1.266 %)STB
42 (0.844 %)Computer Science
42 (0.844 %)Mainframe
51 (0.422 %)Client/Server
51 (0.422 %)NHS
51 (0.422 %)Data Integration
51 (0.422 %)Welsh Language
51 (0.422 %)IPTV
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1154 (64.98 %)Linux
282 (34.60 %)Solaris
354 (22.78 %)SUSE
354 (22.78 %)Red Hat Linux
449 (20.68 %)Windows
519 (8.017 %)AIX
617 (7.173 %)HPUX
715 (6.329 %)Tru64
86 (2.532 %)Embedded Linux
95 (2.110 %)Windows Server 2003
104 (1.688 %)NetWare
113 (1.266 %)Ubuntu
113 (1.266 %)Debian
113 (1.266 %)Fedora
113 (1.266 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
113 (1.266 %)CentOS
121 (0.422 %)VMS
121 (0.422 %)Windows 2000 Server
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
175 (31.65 %)Security Cleared
236 (15.19 %)SC Cleared
325 (10.55 %)OO
414 (5.907 %)Project Management
511 (4.641 %)Migration
511 (4.641 %)Service Delivery
511 (4.641 %)Data Migration
68 (3.376 %)Load Balancing
68 (3.376 %)Software Engineering
77 (2.954 %)Test Scripting
86 (2.532 %)Integration Testing
95 (2.110 %)Business Intelligence
95 (2.110 %)ITIL
104 (1.688 %)ERP
113 (1.266 %)Disaster Recovery
113 (1.266 %)Service Management
113 (1.266 %)Information Security
122 (0.844 %)Validation
122 (0.844 %)Data Analysis
122 (0.844 %)BPEL
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
191 (38.40 %)SQL
258 (24.47 %)Shell Script
339 (16.46 %)C
431 (13.08 %)C++
431 (13.08 %)Perl
526 (10.97 %)PL/SQL
616 (6.751 %)Korn
713 (5.485 %)VBScript
812 (5.063 %)Java
98 (3.376 %)Embedded C
104 (1.688 %)C#
113 (1.266 %)JavaScript
113 (1.266 %)PHP
122 (0.844 %)REXX
122 (0.844 %)JCL
122 (0.844 %)VB
131 (0.422 %)VB.NET
131 (0.422 %)Delphi
131 (0.422 %)VB6
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (5.907 %)Degree
27 (2.954 %)Cisco Certification
35 (2.110 %)MCSE
35 (2.110 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (1.688 %)CNE
44 (1.688 %)Novell Certification
44 (1.688 %)CCNA
53 (1.266 %)Oracle Certification
61 (0.422 %)MCSA
61 (0.422 %)MCP
61 (0.422 %)HNC
61 (0.422 %)HND
61 (0.422 %)CISSP
61 (0.422 %)OCP
61 (0.422 %)MCDST
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.844 %)SLA
21 (0.422 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.422 %)BS7799
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
142 (17.72 %)Samba
29 (3.797 %)Oracle RMAN
36 (2.532 %)Oracle RAC
44 (1.688 %)NFS
53 (1.266 %)NDS
61 (0.422 %)VMware Infrastructure
61 (0.422 %)Backup Exec
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.844 %)Oracle Statspack
12 (0.844 %)Netcool
12 (0.844 %)Tivoli
21 (0.422 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1159 (67.09 %)Oracle
255 (23.21 %)Red Hat
312 (5.063 %)Sun
411 (4.641 %)VERITAS
510 (4.219 %)Microsoft
66 (2.532 %)Cisco
74 (1.688 %)Nortel
74 (1.688 %)HP
82 (0.844 %)CA
82 (0.844 %)Business Objects
91 (0.422 %)Symbian
91 (0.422 %)Micromuse
91 (0.422 %)IBM
91 (0.422 %)CheckPoint
91 (0.422 %)BEA
91 (0.422 %)Polycom
91 (0.422 %)Mitel
91 (0.422 %)VMware