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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited UNIX over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2425
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads2530
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.013 %
As % of the category below22.12 %22.73 %
Salaries quoted2429
Average minimum salary£36,906£30,724
Average salary£38,453£33,362
% change on same period last year+15.26 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£36,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,323£38,303
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Worcestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads113132
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted102125
Average minimum salary£31,155£26,725
Average salary£32,925£28,890
% change on same period last year+13.96 %
Average maximum salary£34,695£31,056
UK excluding London average salary£34,390£34,262
% change on same period last year+0.37 %
UNIX West MidlandsUNIX
West Midlands

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire UNIX Demand Trend

UNIX
Salary Trend

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

Worcestershire UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UNIX across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Worcestershire UNIX Salary Histogram

UNIX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UNIX within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
WorcesterDown-515£38,467+13.20 %
RedditchNew entry-5£28,700-
EveshamNew entry-5£31,000-
UNIX West MidlandsUNIX
West Midlands

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire region citing UNIX 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 UNIX.

119 (61.29 %)Linux
216 (51.61 %)C++
312 (38.71 %)Windows
411 (35.48 %)C#
510 (32.26 %)Java
510 (32.26 %)Project Management
69 (29.03 %)Exchange Server 2003
69 (29.03 %)Citrix
69 (29.03 %)MS Exchange
78 (25.81 %)SQL
78 (25.81 %)SAN
87 (22.58 %)ITIL Certification
87 (22.58 %)SQL Server 2000
87 (22.58 %)Change Management
87 (22.58 %)Disaster Recovery
87 (22.58 %)Finance
87 (22.58 %)Business Continuity
87 (22.58 %)SQL Server
87 (22.58 %)MS Office
87 (22.58 %)ITIL
87 (22.58 %)Informix
87 (22.58 %)Requirements Management
87 (22.58 %)SQL Server 2005
87 (22.58 %)Exchange Server 2000
87 (22.58 %)SQL Server 2008
94 (12.90 %)Health
94 (12.90 %)PPP
94 (12.90 %)Solaris
94 (12.90 %)Software Engineering
103 (9.677 %)Banking

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire region citing UNIX 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 UNIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.452 %).NET
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (29.03 %)Exchange Server 2003
19 (29.03 %)MS Exchange
27 (22.58 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (6.452 %)Lotus Notes
41 (3.226 %)Oracle Application Server
Worcestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (22.58 %)MS Office
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (25.81 %)SAN
24 (12.90 %)PPP
32 (6.452 %)Internet
32 (6.452 %)Wireless
32 (6.452 %)Broadband
41 (3.226 %)TCP/IP
41 (3.226 %)DNS
41 (3.226 %)DHCP
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (22.58 %)SQL Server 2000
17 (22.58 %)SQL Server
17 (22.58 %)Informix
17 (22.58 %)SQL Server 2005
17 (22.58 %)SQL Server 2008
23 (9.677 %)MS Access
31 (3.226 %)Oracle 10g
31 (3.226 %)RDBMS
Worcestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (22.58 %)Finance
24 (12.90 %)Health
33 (9.677 %)Banking
33 (9.677 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (6.452 %)Pensions
51 (3.226 %)Government
51 (3.226 %)Electronics
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (32.26 %)Architect
110 (32.26 %)IT Consultant
110 (32.26 %)Consultant
110 (32.26 %)Systems Architect
110 (32.26 %)IT Architect
25 (16.13 %)Administrator
25 (16.13 %)Developer
34 (12.90 %)C++ Developer
34 (12.90 %)UNIX Administrator
34 (12.90 %)Solaris Administrator
42 (6.452 %)Junior
42 (6.452 %)Senior Developer
42 (6.452 %)Junior Developer
42 (6.452 %)Infrastructure Manager
42 (6.452 %)Senior C++ Developer
51 (3.226 %)Head Of Operations
51 (3.226 %)Graduate .NET Developer
51 (3.226 %)Graduate Programmer
51 (3.226 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
51 (3.226 %)Technical Manager
Worcestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.452 %)Clustering
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (61.29 %)Linux
212 (38.71 %)Windows
34 (12.90 %)Solaris
41 (3.226 %)HPUX
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (32.26 %)Project Management
27 (22.58 %)Change Management
27 (22.58 %)Disaster Recovery
27 (22.58 %)Business Continuity
27 (22.58 %)ITIL
27 (22.58 %)Requirements Management
34 (12.90 %)Software Engineering
43 (9.677 %)Data Security
51 (3.226 %)Security Cleared
51 (3.226 %)OO
51 (3.226 %)Quality Management
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (51.61 %)C++
211 (35.48 %)C#
310 (32.26 %)Java
48 (25.81 %)SQL
51 (3.226 %)C
Worcestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (22.58 %)ITIL Certification
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (9.677 %)ISO17799
21 (3.226 %)ISO9001
Worcestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.452 %)Active Directory
21 (3.226 %)Oracle RAC
21 (3.226 %)NFS
21 (3.226 %)NetBackup
Worcestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (29.03 %)Citrix
22 (6.452 %)Lotus
22 (6.452 %)Cisco
22 (6.452 %)Microsoft
31 (3.226 %)Oracle
31 (3.226 %)HP
31 (3.226 %)VERITAS