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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Worcester 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1819
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads1219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.010 %
As % of the category below27.91 %27.54 %
Salaries quoted1218
Average minimum salary£35,417£28,500
Average salary£36,833£33,417
% change on same period last year+10.22 %
Average maximum salary£38,250£38,333
UK excluding London average salary£36,176£35,740
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Worcester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Worcester
Matching permanent IT job ads4369
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.035 %
Salaries quoted4168
Average minimum salary£30,244£26,745
Average salary£32,692£30,045
% change on same period last year+8.81 %
Average maximum salary£35,141£33,345
UK excluding London average salary£34,276£34,119
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
Linux WorcestershireLinux
Worcestershire

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Worcester 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 Worcester region.

Worcester Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Worcester region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Worcester Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Worcester 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.

117 (38.64 %)Insurance
216 (36.36 %)C++
315 (34.09 %)Windows
414 (31.82 %)UNIX
512 (27.27 %)C#
611 (25.00 %)Java
611 (25.00 %)Pensions
710 (22.73 %)MySQL
89 (20.45 %)Microsoft
98 (18.18 %)Project Management
98 (18.18 %)Finance
98 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
107 (15.91 %)XML
107 (15.91 %)CSS
107 (15.91 %)JavaScript
107 (15.91 %)C
107 (15.91 %)Active Directory
107 (15.91 %)Citrix
107 (15.91 %)Tomcat
107 (15.91 %)Exchange Server 2003
115 (11.36 %)MS Excel
115 (11.36 %)Apache
115 (11.36 %)SQL Server
124 (9.091 %)Oracle
124 (9.091 %)PHP
124 (9.091 %)WebServices
124 (9.091 %)MCSE
124 (9.091 %)MCSA
124 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
124 (9.091 %)Disaster Recovery

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Worcester 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.

Worcester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (15.91 %)CSS
17 (15.91 %)XML
24 (9.091 %)WebServices
33 (6.818 %)NetBeans
33 (6.818 %)HTML
33 (6.818 %).NET
33 (6.818 %)ASP.NET
41 (2.273 %)SOAP
41 (2.273 %)AJAX
Worcester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
27 (15.91 %)Exchange Server 2003
27 (15.91 %)Tomcat
35 (11.36 %)Apache
43 (6.818 %)IIS
52 (4.545 %)Lotus Notes
61 (2.273 %)Exchange Server 2000
Worcester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (11.36 %)MS Excel
Worcester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.818 %)Broadband
13 (6.818 %)SAN
13 (6.818 %)Internet
22 (4.545 %)Wireless
31 (2.273 %)LAN
31 (2.273 %)WLAN
31 (2.273 %)WAN
31 (2.273 %)SMTP
31 (2.273 %)HTTP
31 (2.273 %)TCP/IP
31 (2.273 %)VPN
31 (2.273 %)DNS
Worcester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (22.73 %)MySQL
25 (11.36 %)SQL Server
31 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.273 %)GIS
31 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2008
Worcester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (6.818 %)Dreamweaver
21 (2.273 %)Subversion
Worcester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (38.64 %)Insurance
211 (25.00 %)Pensions
38 (18.18 %)Finance
43 (6.818 %)Banking
43 (6.818 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (4.545 %)Back Office
61 (2.273 %)Telecoms
Worcester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (25.00 %)Developer
28 (18.18 %)Architect
28 (18.18 %)Consultant
28 (18.18 %)IT Consultant
28 (18.18 %)Programmer
28 (18.18 %)Systems Architect
28 (18.18 %)IT Architect
28 (18.18 %)Systems Programmer
36 (13.64 %)Support Analyst
36 (13.64 %)Analyst
45 (11.36 %)Systems Administrator
45 (11.36 %)Senior Developer
45 (11.36 %)Administrator
54 (9.091 %)C++ Developer
54 (9.091 %)PHP Developer
54 (9.091 %)Systems Analyst
63 (6.818 %)Lead Developer
63 (6.818 %)Head of Operations
63 (6.818 %)Senior PHP Developer
72 (4.545 %)Junior C++ Developer
Worcester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.091 %)W3C
Worcester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (34.09 %)Windows
214 (31.82 %)UNIX
34 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (2.273 %)Windows Server 2003
Worcester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (18.18 %)Project Management
24 (9.091 %)Disaster Recovery
24 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
33 (6.818 %)Service Delivery
33 (6.818 %)ITIL
33 (6.818 %)OOA/OOD
33 (6.818 %)OO
33 (6.818 %)E-Commerce
Worcester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (36.36 %)C++
212 (27.27 %)C#
311 (25.00 %)Java
47 (15.91 %)JavaScript
47 (15.91 %)C
54 (9.091 %)PHP
54 (9.091 %)PHP5
63 (6.818 %)VB.NET
63 (6.818 %)VC++
72 (4.545 %)Assembly Language
72 (4.545 %)SQL
81 (2.273 %)PHP4
Worcester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (9.091 %)MCSE
14 (9.091 %)MCSA
14 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (9.091 %)Degree
23 (6.818 %)ITIL Certification
31 (2.273 %)Security Cleared
Worcester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (15.91 %)Active Directory
Worcester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (20.45 %)Microsoft
27 (15.91 %)Citrix
34 (9.091 %)Oracle
34 (9.091 %)Red Hat
43 (6.818 %)Cisco
52 (4.545 %)Motorola
52 (4.545 %)Lotus