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This section looks at the demand for the Linux Administrator role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Linux Administrator
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank166196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads223
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.435 %0.052 %
Salaries quoted112
Average minimum salary£32,588£30,000
Average salary£35,500£32,500
% change on same period last year+9.23 %
Average maximum salary£38,412£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,859£32,760
% change on same period last year+9.45 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads50595811
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.723 %2.422 %
Salaries quoted41114850
Average minimum salary£30,838£31,131
Average salary£33,335£33,733
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Average maximum salary£35,833£36,336
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Linux Administrator YorkshireLinux Administrator
Yorkshire

Linux Administrator
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Linux Administrator Demand Trend

Linux Administrator
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Linux Administrator Salary Trend

Linux Administrator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux Administrator across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Yorkshire Linux Administrator Salary Histogram

Linux Administrator
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Administrator within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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+3520£36,222+11.45 %
BradfordNew entry-7£35,000-
Linux Administrator YorkshireLinux Administrator
Yorkshire

Linux Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Linux Administrator in their job title 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 with Linux Administrator in their job title.

137 (100.00 %)Linux
229 (78.38 %)Apache
328 (75.68 %)UNIX
423 (62.16 %)MySQL
522 (59.46 %)DNS
522 (59.46 %)Firewall
620 (54.05 %)VLAN
719 (51.35 %)Load Balancing
818 (48.65 %)TCP/IP
818 (48.65 %)Oracle
917 (45.95 %)Java
917 (45.95 %)JBoss
1016 (43.24 %)Python
1016 (43.24 %)RDBMS
1016 (43.24 %)Perl
1016 (43.24 %)SQL Server
1016 (43.24 %)DB2
1016 (43.24 %)XML
1016 (43.24 %)Ruby
1110 (27.03 %)Debian
127 (18.92 %)PHP
136 (16.22 %)Solaris
145 (13.51 %)Red Hat
145 (13.51 %)Red Hat Linux
154 (10.81 %)CentOS
154 (10.81 %)PHP5
154 (10.81 %)Shell Script
154 (10.81 %)Banking
154 (10.81 %)Samba
154 (10.81 %)Finance

Linux Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Linux Administrator in their job title 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 with Linux Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (43.24 %)XML
23 (8.108 %)LAMP
23 (8.108 %)WebSphere
31 (2.703 %)J2EE
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (78.38 %)Apache
217 (45.95 %)JBoss
34 (10.81 %)WebLogic
34 (10.81 %)Tomcat
42 (5.405 %)MS Exchange
51 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (2.703 %)DotNetNuke
51 (2.703 %)IIS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.703 %)MS Project
11 (2.703 %)MS Excel
11 (2.703 %)MS Visio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (59.46 %)DNS
122 (59.46 %)Firewall
220 (54.05 %)VLAN
318 (48.65 %)TCP/IP
42 (5.405 %)SAN
51 (2.703 %)SMTP
51 (2.703 %)Ethernet
51 (2.703 %)FTP
51 (2.703 %)Cisco PIX
51 (2.703 %)SSH
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (62.16 %)MySQL
216 (43.24 %)SQL Server
216 (43.24 %)DB2
216 (43.24 %)RDBMS
33 (8.108 %)PostgreSQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.81 %)Finance
14 (10.81 %)Banking
21 (2.703 %)Marketing
21 (2.703 %)Back Office
21 (2.703 %)Telecoms
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (100.00 %)Linux
228 (75.68 %)UNIX
310 (27.03 %)Debian
46 (16.22 %)Solaris
55 (13.51 %)Red Hat Linux
64 (10.81 %)CentOS
64 (10.81 %)Windows
73 (8.108 %)Fedora
73 (8.108 %)Ubuntu
73 (8.108 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (5.405 %)Windows 2000
82 (5.405 %)Windows XP
91 (2.703 %)Windows Vista
91 (2.703 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (51.35 %)Load Balancing
24 (10.81 %)OO
33 (8.108 %)Web Development
41 (2.703 %)ITIL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (45.95 %)Java
216 (43.24 %)Perl
216 (43.24 %)Python
216 (43.24 %)Ruby
37 (18.92 %)PHP
44 (10.81 %)SQL
44 (10.81 %)PHP5
44 (10.81 %)Shell Script
53 (8.108 %)PHP4
61 (2.703 %)C
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.703 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (10.81 %)Samba
23 (8.108 %)Active Directory
31 (2.703 %)Terminal Services
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (48.65 %)Oracle
25 (13.51 %)Red Hat
32 (5.405 %)Cisco
32 (5.405 %)Sun
41 (2.703 %)Nortel
41 (2.703 %)McAfee Security
41 (2.703 %)Kaspersky