The first table below looks at the demand for Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the West Sussex region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Linux
Rank 16 26 33
Rank change year-on-year
+10 +7
Permanent jobs citing Linux 158 93 86
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 10.53% 6.729% 6.022%
As % of the Operating Systems category 32.05% 32.29% 28.10%
Number of salaries quoted 121 64 65
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £23,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £43,750 £42,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +8.33%
All Operating Systems
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
493 288 306
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 32.87% 20.84% 21.43%
Number of salaries quoted 406 242 251
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +4.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £24,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £48,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Linux
South East

Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

West Sussex Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Crawley +23 100 £36,250 +57.60%
Gatwick +25 12 £43,500 +15.23%
Worthing - 6 £40,000 -
Pulborough - 4 £37,500 -
Horsham -10 3 £42,500 +6.25%
East Grinstead - 3 £43,750 -
Chichester -19 1 £47,500 +37.68%
Linux
South East

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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.

1 120 (38.10%) UNIX
2 117 (37.14%) SQL
3 109 (34.60%) Windows
4 87 (27.62%) Oracle
4 87 (27.62%) TCP/IP
5 83 (26.35%) DNS
6 82 (26.03%) CSS
7 78 (24.76%) HTML
7 78 (24.76%) Solaris
8 74 (23.49%) Apache
9 73 (23.17%) JavaScript
9 73 (23.17%) Cisco
10 69 (21.90%) J2EE
11 62 (19.68%) Shell Script
11 62 (19.68%) Degree
12 61 (19.37%) LAN
13 56 (17.78%) DHCP
14 54 (17.14%) WAN
14 54 (17.14%) Oracle 11g
15 53 (16.83%) Oracle Reports
15 53 (16.83%) Oracle 10g
16 52 (16.51%) VPN
16 52 (16.51%) XML
16 52 (16.51%) ITIL
17 51 (16.19%) MySQL
17 51 (16.19%) Java
18 49 (15.56%) HTTP
19 48 (15.24%) PCI DSS
20 47 (14.92%) Firewall
21 46 (14.60%) WLAN

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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.

Application Development
1 82 (26.03%) CSS
2 78 (24.76%) HTML
3 69 (21.90%) J2EE
4 52 (16.51%) XML
5 31 (9.841%) JSF
6 23 (7.302%) Ajax
7 22 (6.984%) Middleware
7 22 (6.984%) HTML5
8 21 (6.667%) XSLT
8 21 (6.667%) Web Services
9 19 (6.032%) JSP
10 17 (5.397%) JSON
11 16 (5.079%) Velocity
11 16 (5.079%) Yii
12 15 (4.762%) Spring
13 13 (4.127%) Hibernate
13 13 (4.127%) WebCenter
14 12 (3.810%) XHTML
15 9 (2.857%) XML Schema
15 9 (2.857%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 74 (23.49%) Apache
2 34 (10.79%) Tomcat
3 33 (10.48%) WebLogic
4 12 (3.810%) IIS
4 12 (3.810%) MS Exchange
5 10 (3.175%) Exchange Server 2003
6 8 (2.540%) Apache Solr
7 6 (1.905%) Amazon AWS
7 6 (1.905%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 5 (1.587%) CMS
9 4 (1.270%) Zimbra
9 4 (1.270%) SharePoint
10 3 (0.952%) Exchange Server 2007
10 3 (0.952%) Drupal
10 3 (0.952%) WordPress
10 3 (0.952%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.635%) Joomla!
11 2 (0.635%) Liferay
11 2 (0.635%) Documentum
12 1 (0.317%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 33 (10.48%) MS Office
2 28 (8.889%) MS Excel
3 13 (4.127%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (0.635%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.317%) Oracle BPM
Communications & Networking
1 87 (27.62%) TCP/IP
2 83 (26.35%) DNS
3 61 (19.37%) LAN
4 56 (17.78%) DHCP
5 54 (17.14%) WAN
6 52 (16.51%) VPN
7 49 (15.56%) HTTP
8 47 (14.92%) Firewall
9 46 (14.60%) WLAN
10 40 (12.70%) SSL
10 40 (12.70%) Junos
11 38 (12.06%) OSPF
11 38 (12.06%) BGP
11 38 (12.06%) EIGRP
11 38 (12.06%) SMTP
12 37 (11.75%) IPsec
13 36 (11.43%) Cisco ASA
14 31 (9.841%) tcpdump
15 30 (9.524%) Wireless
16 24 (7.619%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (17.14%) Oracle 11g
2 53 (16.83%) Oracle Reports
2 53 (16.83%) Oracle 10g
3 51 (16.19%) MySQL
4 16 (5.079%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (3.492%) Big Data
6 10 (3.175%) SQL Server
6 10 (3.175%) Informix
6 10 (3.175%) RDBMS
7 9 (2.857%) MarkLogic
8 4 (1.270%) SQL Server 2008
8 4 (1.270%) SQL Server 2005
8 4 (1.270%) SQL Server 2000
9 1 (0.317%) GIS
9 1 (0.317%) CouchDB
9 1 (0.317%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.317%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 35 (11.11%) Git (software)
2 24 (7.619%) Eclipse
3 23 (7.302%) ClearCase
4 22 (6.984%) Rational DOORS
5 21 (6.667%) ClearQuest
5 21 (6.667%) Subversion
6 11 (3.492%) Ant
7 9 (2.857%) JIRA
8 8 (2.540%) JUnit
9 5 (1.587%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.317%) QuickTest Pro
10 1 (0.317%) Maven
10 1 (0.317%) LabVIEW
10 1 (0.317%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 28 (8.889%) Telecoms
2 26 (8.254%) Electronics
2 26 (8.254%) Aerospace
3 25 (7.937%) Military
4 21 (6.667%) Avionics
5 9 (2.857%) Back Office
6 6 (1.905%) Finance
6 6 (1.905%) Games
6 6 (1.905%) Multimedia
7 3 (0.952%) Retail
8 2 (0.635%) Marketing
8 2 (0.635%) Advertising
9 1 (0.317%) Publishing
9 1 (0.317%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 84 (26.67%) Developer
2 78 (24.76%) Analyst
3 62 (19.68%) DBA
4 56 (17.78%) Oracle DBA
5 47 (14.92%) Network Analyst
6 46 (14.60%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 43 (13.65%) Network Infrastructure Analyst
8 39 (12.38%) Administrator
9 25 (7.937%) Java Developer
10 22 (6.984%) PHP Developer
11 20 (6.349%) Software Engineer
12 19 (6.032%) Support Analyst
13 13 (4.127%) Web Developer
13 13 (4.127%) Web Analyst
14 12 (3.810%) Network Security Analyst
14 12 (3.810%) Web Support Analyst
14 12 (3.810%) Security Analyst
15 11 (3.492%) Architect
16 10 (3.175%) Junior
16 10 (3.175%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 32 (10.16%) Computer Science
2 25 (7.937%) Chip and PIN
3 22 (6.984%) Device Driver
4 21 (6.667%) Management Information System
5 15 (4.762%) SecurID
6 9 (2.857%) IVR
7 7 (2.222%) Replication
8 6 (1.905%) Client/Server
9 5 (1.587%) PMI
9 5 (1.587%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.270%) Mathematics
10 4 (1.270%) Physics
11 3 (0.952%) Blackberry
11 3 (0.952%) Mainframe
11 3 (0.952%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (0.952%) Statistics
11 3 (0.952%) IBM Mainframe
12 2 (0.635%) EFT
12 2 (0.635%) W3C
13 1 (0.317%) CLARiiON
Operating Systems
1 120 (38.10%) UNIX
2 109 (34.60%) Windows
3 78 (24.76%) Solaris
4 31 (9.841%) Windows Server 2008
5 30 (9.524%) Windows Server 2003
6 26 (8.254%) VxWorks
7 20 (6.349%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 11 (3.492%) Windows 7
9 10 (3.175%) Embedded Linux
10 7 (2.222%) AIX
10 7 (2.222%) Android
11 6 (1.905%) Windows XP
12 5 (1.587%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.635%) Mac OS
13 2 (0.635%) SUSE
14 1 (0.317%) Gentoo
14 1 (0.317%) HPUX
14 1 (0.317%) openSUSE
14 1 (0.317%) Windows Vista
14 1 (0.317%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (16.51%) ITIL
2 42 (13.33%) Service Delivery
3 34 (10.79%) OO
4 28 (8.889%) Software Engineering
5 26 (8.254%) MVC
6 25 (7.937%) Software Testing
6 25 (7.937%) Configuration Management
7 22 (6.984%) UML
7 22 (6.984%) Requirements Management
7 22 (6.984%) Waterfall
7 22 (6.984%) Embedded Software Development
8 21 (6.667%) Communications Security
8 21 (6.667%) Information Management
9 19 (6.032%) Performance Management
10 15 (4.762%) Validation
10 15 (4.762%) Web Design
11 14 (4.444%) Web Development
12 13 (4.127%) Yourdon
12 13 (4.127%) SSADM
12 13 (4.127%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 117 (37.14%) SQL
2 73 (23.17%) JavaScript
3 62 (19.68%) Shell Script
4 51 (16.19%) Java
5 44 (13.97%) C
6 43 (13.65%) C++
7 30 (9.524%) PHP
8 23 (7.302%) Perl
9 22 (6.984%) Ada
10 9 (2.857%) XQuery
10 9 (2.857%) Python
11 7 (2.222%) C#
11 7 (2.222%) HQL
12 6 (1.905%) Erlang
12 6 (1.905%) Objective-C
13 5 (1.587%) XPath
14 1 (0.317%) PHP5
Qualifications
1 62 (19.68%) Degree
2 13 (4.127%) PhD
3 7 (2.222%) CCNA
3 7 (2.222%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (2.222%) CWNA
4 6 (1.905%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (1.587%) PMI Certification
6 3 (0.952%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.635%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (0.635%) IBM Certification
7 2 (0.635%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.635%) MCP
7 2 (0.635%) MCSE
8 1 (0.317%) ISEB
8 1 (0.317%) EMC Certification
8 1 (0.317%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.317%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (15.24%) PCI DSS
2 22 (6.984%) DO-178B
3 9 (2.857%) IEC 61508
4 5 (1.587%) ISO 9000
4 5 (1.587%) TickIT
5 4 (1.270%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 4 (1.270%) QA
6 3 (0.952%) SLA
7 1 (0.317%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 28 (8.889%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.127%) vSphere
3 12 (3.810%) Hyper-V
4 9 (2.857%) XenApp
4 9 (2.857%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.270%) VMware ESX
5 4 (1.270%) Citrix Presentation Server
5 4 (1.270%) Postfix
6 3 (0.952%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.317%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.317%) NFS
Systems Management
1 30 (9.524%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 15 (4.762%) Cisco IPCC
3 4 (1.270%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.952%) EMC NetWorker
4 3 (0.952%) NetBackup
4 3 (0.952%) Backup Exec
5 2 (0.635%) WSUS
5 2 (0.635%) ServiceCenter
6 1 (0.317%) SCCM
Vendors
1 87 (27.62%) Oracle
2 73 (23.17%) Cisco
3 45 (14.29%) Juniper
4 42 (13.33%) VMware
5 39 (12.38%) CheckPoint
6 31 (9.841%) Microsoft
7 20 (6.349%) Red Hat
8 19 (6.032%) Avaya
9 18 (5.714%) HP
10 15 (4.762%) Nortel
11 13 (4.127%) F5
12 12 (3.810%) Citrix
12 12 (3.810%) CA
13 10 (3.175%) hybris
14 9 (2.857%) Verint
14 9 (2.857%) AirMagnet
15 8 (2.540%) Endeca
16 7 (2.222%) FatWire
16 7 (2.222%) EMC
16 7 (2.222%) IBM
West Sussex, South East
The intermediate Java developer will be familiar with the latest trends be able to pick up the technology quickly and want to be part of a collaborative environment...
Annapurna HR
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
West Sussex
These include: -PHP -MySQL -JavaScript -CSS -Linux As such you will have gained a strong level of commercial development experience with the above technologies and will enjoy working...
ARC IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000 Per Annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Ideally, you will have experience in supporting a company's web applications and be familiar with using Oracle Weblogic and Oracle WebCenter Sites . The Web Support Analyst will...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £37500 per annum + Bens + Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Essential skills and experience must include: A knowledge of Solaris and Linux. Oracle Weblogic and Oracle WebCentre Sites. Apache Webserver. Load Balancer technology, (F5 etc) Understanding of J2EE...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Highly skilled in PHP and/or Java web application development... Experience with MySQL/Oracle/MS SQL Server... *Good MySQL/Oracle/MS SQL Server experience *Experience working with third-...
TTR UK Ltd
Posted: 17 May 2013
South East, Surrey, Crawley, Epsom, Sussex
Skills: - Oracle Database Administration - Unix ( AIX, Linux ) - Troubleshooting / Technical Support - Systems Integration - Good appreciation of infrastructure environments Your role as Technical Consultant will involve providing consultancy services, inc...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: c£40,000 + excellent bonus + bens
Posted: 14 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Alongside this you will hold a broad knowledge across infrastructure including networking (routing, switching and firewalls), storage (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel), servers, virtualisation (particularly VMWare is highly...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Circa 28-32k plus benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
West Sussex
Required Skills *Embedded Software *Microcontrollers / Microprocessors *C / C++ *QNX or Linux Desirable *Open GL (Scrolling Graphics) *DSP This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career as an...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013