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The table below looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAMP over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank157156
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads1635
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.929 %1.443 %
Salaries quoted1629
Average minimum salary£25,370£23,324
Average salary£29,109£26,706
% change on same period last year+8.99 %
Average maximum salary£32,848£30,088
UK excluding London average salary£31,533£32,410
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17232425
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.152 %1.082 %
Salaries quoted15702140
Average minimum salary£30,542£29,683
Average salary£33,100£32,499
% change on same period last year+1.84 %
Average maximum salary£35,658£35,315
UK excluding London average salary£36,023£36,564
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
LAMP YorkshireLAMP
Yorkshire

LAMP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing LAMP across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Yorkshire LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire LAMP Salary Trend

LAMP
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire LAMP Salary Histogram

LAMP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAMP within the West Yorkshire 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
LeedsUp+914£31,321+16.99 %
BradfordNew entry-4£28,000-
HuddersfieldUp+32£22,250-28.22 %
DewsburyNew entry-2£22,250-
LAMP YorkshireLAMP
Yorkshire

LAMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing LAMP 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 LAMP.

133 (78.57 %)PHP
231 (73.81 %)MySQL
320 (47.62 %)Apache
419 (45.24 %)Linux
514 (33.33 %)CSS
613 (30.95 %)HTML
613 (30.95 %)OO
711 (26.19 %)JavaScript
810 (23.81 %)AJAX
99 (21.43 %)XML
108 (19.05 %)Flash
108 (19.05 %)XHTML
108 (19.05 %)Dreamweaver
117 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
117 (16.67 %)Intranet
117 (16.67 %)Telecoms
117 (16.67 %)Windows
117 (16.67 %)Web Development
126 (14.29 %)Subversion
126 (14.29 %)OOP
126 (14.29 %)Photoshop
126 (14.29 %)MVC
135 (11.90 %)Cisco
135 (11.90 %)Oracle
135 (11.90 %)Perl
135 (11.90 %)UNIX
135 (11.90 %)Marketing
144 (9.524 %)Multimedia
144 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
153 (7.143 %)Windows XP

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (33.33 %)CSS
213 (30.95 %)HTML
310 (23.81 %)AJAX
49 (21.43 %)XML
58 (19.05 %)XHTML
66 (14.29 %)MVC
73 (7.143 %)WebServices
73 (7.143 %)jQuery
73 (7.143 %)WAP
82 (4.762 %)SOAP
91 (2.381 %)J2EE
91 (2.381 %)XSLT
91 (2.381 %)Drupal
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (47.62 %)Apache
24 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
33 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (2.381 %)CMS
41 (2.381 %)Tomcat
41 (2.381 %)WebLogic
41 (2.381 %)JBoss
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (14.29 %)Photoshop
23 (7.143 %)Fireworks
32 (4.762 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (2.381 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (16.67 %)Intranet
23 (7.143 %)Firewall
23 (7.143 %)DNS
32 (4.762 %)SSL
32 (4.762 %)Internet
41 (2.381 %)Cisco PIX
41 (2.381 %)Broadband
41 (2.381 %)TCP/IP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (73.81 %)MySQL
21 (2.381 %)SQL Server
21 (2.381 %)PostgreSQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (19.05 %)Flash
18 (19.05 %)Dreamweaver
26 (14.29 %)Subversion
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (16.67 %)Telecoms
25 (11.90 %)Marketing
34 (9.524 %)Multimedia
43 (7.143 %)Finance
52 (4.762 %)Pensions
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (66.67 %)Developer
215 (35.71 %)PHP Developer
36 (14.29 %)Web Developer
45 (11.90 %)Senior Developer
45 (11.90 %)Junior
45 (11.90 %)Junior Developer
45 (11.90 %)Junior PHP Developer
54 (9.524 %)Perl Developer
54 (9.524 %)Infrastructure Engineer
63 (7.143 %)Web Designer
63 (7.143 %)Senior Perl Developer
63 (7.143 %)Linux Systems Administrator
63 (7.143 %)Linux Administrator
63 (7.143 %)Administrator
63 (7.143 %)Technical Support
63 (7.143 %)Systems Administrator
72 (4.762 %)PHP Web Developer
72 (4.762 %)Senior PHP Developer
72 (4.762 %)Technical Support Manager
72 (4.762 %)Technical Manager
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.762 %)PMI
12 (4.762 %)Cryptography
12 (4.762 %)Web 2.0
12 (4.762 %)RIA
21 (2.381 %)Social Network
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (45.24 %)Linux
27 (16.67 %)Windows
35 (11.90 %)UNIX
43 (7.143 %)Windows XP
52 (4.762 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (4.762 %)Windows 2000
61 (2.381 %)Solaris
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (30.95 %)OO
27 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
27 (16.67 %)Web Development
36 (14.29 %)OOP
41 (2.381 %)Time Management
41 (2.381 %)Project Management
41 (2.381 %)SEO
41 (2.381 %)Data Management
41 (2.381 %)Pay per click
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (78.57 %)PHP
211 (26.19 %)JavaScript
35 (11.90 %)Perl
43 (7.143 %)ActionScript
43 (7.143 %)PHP5
52 (4.762 %)DHTML
61 (2.381 %)Java
61 (2.381 %)C
61 (2.381 %)C++
61 (2.381 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.381 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.762 %)Active Directory
21 (2.381 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.90 %)Oracle
15 (11.90 %)Cisco
22 (4.762 %)Adobe
22 (4.762 %)Nortel
31 (2.381 %)VMware
31 (2.381 %)Zend
31 (2.381 %)Sun