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This section looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Watford 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2332
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads4229
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.012 %
As % of the category below23.46 %14.36 %
Salaries quoted3627
Average minimum salary£34,797£32,889
Average salary£37,273£35,593
% change on same period last year+4.72 %
Average maximum salary£39,749£38,296
UK excluding London average salary£36,503£36,697
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads179202
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.098 %0.085 %
Salaries quoted131175
Average minimum salary£35,615£32,941
Average salary£38,064£35,520
% change on same period last year+7.16 %
Average maximum salary£40,513£38,098
UK excluding London average salary£34,018£34,611
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Linux HertfordshireLinux
Hertfordshire

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Watford 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 Watford region.

Watford Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Watford region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Watford Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

154 (65.06 %)UNIX
241 (49.40 %)IBM
334 (40.96 %)Windows
433 (39.76 %)AIX
526 (31.33 %)Oracle
526 (31.33 %)Perl
526 (31.33 %)DB2
624 (28.92 %)WebSphere
720 (24.10 %)Tomcat
720 (24.10 %)MQSeries
720 (24.10 %)HTTP
819 (22.89 %)E-Commerce
819 (22.89 %)SQL
819 (22.89 %)Retail
917 (20.48 %)Finance
917 (20.48 %)WebSphere Application Server
1016 (19.28 %)Red Hat
1016 (19.28 %)Red Hat Linux
1114 (16.87 %)Middleware
1213 (15.66 %)IBM HTTP Server
1213 (15.66 %)IIS
1213 (15.66 %)PL/SQL
1312 (14.46 %)Insurance
1411 (13.25 %)PHP
1510 (12.05 %)Games
1510 (12.05 %)C
1510 (12.05 %)C++
1510 (12.05 %)Apache
1510 (12.05 %)Korn
169 (10.84 %)SAN

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

Watford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (28.92 %)WebSphere
214 (16.87 %)Middleware
38 (9.639 %)J2EE
42 (2.410 %).NET
42 (2.410 %)XML
51 (1.205 %)HTML
51 (1.205 %)CSS
Watford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (24.10 %)Tomcat
120 (24.10 %)MQSeries
217 (20.48 %)WebSphere Application Server
313 (15.66 %)IIS
313 (15.66 %)IBM HTTP Server
410 (12.05 %)Apache
54 (4.819 %)JBoss
Watford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.614 %)MS Office
22 (2.410 %)Spreadsheet
31 (1.205 %)MS Excel
31 (1.205 %)MS PowerPoint
Watford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (24.10 %)HTTP
29 (10.84 %)SAN
37 (8.434 %)Internet
37 (8.434 %)SNMP
37 (8.434 %)SSH
45 (6.024 %)TCP/IP
53 (3.614 %)SSL
53 (3.614 %)Firewall
53 (3.614 %)Wireless
62 (2.410 %)LAN
62 (2.410 %)VoIP
62 (2.410 %)WAN
Watford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (31.33 %)DB2
26 (7.229 %)PostgreSQL
33 (3.614 %)TOAD
33 (3.614 %)MySQL
41 (1.205 %)SQL Server
41 (1.205 %)MS Access
41 (1.205 %)GIS
Watford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (4.819 %)TestDirector
21 (1.205 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (1.205 %)Subversion
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (22.89 %)Retail
217 (20.48 %)Finance
312 (14.46 %)Insurance
410 (12.05 %)Games
53 (3.614 %)Electronics
61 (1.205 %)Pensions
61 (1.205 %)Banking
61 (1.205 %)Investment Banking
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (40.96 %)Administrator
231 (37.35 %)Systems Administrator
324 (28.92 %)UNIX Administrator
418 (21.69 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
511 (13.25 %)Developer
610 (12.05 %)Web Developer
79 (10.84 %)Analyst
86 (7.229 %)Systems Support
86 (7.229 %)Programmer
86 (7.229 %)C++ Programmer
86 (7.229 %)C Programmer
95 (6.024 %)Embedded C Programmer
95 (6.024 %)Junior
104 (4.819 %)Software Engineer
104 (4.819 %)Applications Support
104 (4.819 %)Network Administrator
104 (4.819 %)Linux Engineer
113 (3.614 %)Insurance Business Analyst
113 (3.614 %)Linux Administrator
113 (3.614 %)Electronics Engineer
Watford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (6.024 %)HACMP
15 (6.024 %)VAX
23 (3.614 %)Computer Science
23 (3.614 %)Firmware
31 (1.205 %)Clustering
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
154 (65.06 %)UNIX
234 (40.96 %)Windows
333 (39.76 %)AIX
416 (19.28 %)Red Hat Linux
59 (10.84 %)Solaris
68 (9.639 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
75 (6.024 %)VMS
84 (4.819 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (3.614 %)SUSE
93 (3.614 %)Debian
93 (3.614 %)Embedded Linux
102 (2.410 %)Windows XP
102 (2.410 %)Windows 2000 Server
111 (1.205 %)Windows Vista
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (22.89 %)E-Commerce
25 (6.024 %)Service Management
25 (6.024 %)ITSM
33 (3.614 %)Software Testing
33 (3.614 %)Risk Analysis
33 (3.614 %)Change Management
33 (3.614 %)CAD
33 (3.614 %)UML
42 (2.410 %)OOP
42 (2.410 %)OOA/OOD
42 (2.410 %)OO
42 (2.410 %)ITIL
51 (1.205 %)Manual Testing
51 (1.205 %)Automated Testing
Watford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (31.33 %)Perl
219 (22.89 %)SQL
313 (15.66 %)PL/SQL
411 (13.25 %)PHP
510 (12.05 %)C
510 (12.05 %)C++
510 (12.05 %)Korn
69 (10.84 %)VB
69 (10.84 %)Java
78 (9.639 %)Shell Script
87 (8.434 %)Python
95 (6.024 %)Embedded C
95 (6.024 %)Embedded C++
103 (3.614 %)PHP5
111 (1.205 %)AWK
111 (1.205 %)JavaScript
111 (1.205 %)VBScript
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (7.229 %)Degree
24 (4.819 %)RHCE
33 (3.614 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (3.614 %)HND
42 (2.410 %)MCP
51 (1.205 %)HNC
51 (1.205 %)MCSE
51 (1.205 %)CCNA
51 (1.205 %)CCA
51 (1.205 %)Citrix Certification
51 (1.205 %)Cisco Certification
Watford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.614 %)SLA
13 (3.614 %)QA
Watford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.205 %)Active Directory
Watford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (10.84 %)Tivoli
27 (8.434 %)Tivoli Monitoring
27 (8.434 %)Netcool
27 (8.434 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
27 (8.434 %)CONTROL-M
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
141 (49.40 %)IBM
226 (31.33 %)Oracle
316 (19.28 %)Red Hat
47 (8.434 %)BMC
54 (4.819 %)Citrix
62 (2.410 %)Microsoft
71 (1.205 %)Sun
71 (1.205 %)HP
71 (1.205 %)Cisco