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This section looks at the demand for Sun Microsystems Solaris skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Solaris over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun Microsystems Solaris
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7998
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads273208
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.144 %0.085 %
As % of the category below10.40 %8.103 %
Salaries quoted208170
Average minimum salary£36,685£32,786
Average salary£38,894£34,874
% change on same period last year+11.52 %
Average maximum salary£41,104£36,962
UK excluding London average salary£41,435£40,865
% change on same period last year+1.39 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads26252567
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.386 %1.051 %
Salaries quoted21802106
Average minimum salary£29,358£28,660
Average salary£31,241£30,339
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Average maximum salary£33,124£32,018
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Solaris EnglandSolaris
England

Solaris
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Solaris Demand Trend

Solaris
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire Solaris Salary Trend

Solaris
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Solaris across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Yorkshire Solaris Salary Histogram

Solaris
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solaris within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
South YorkshireUp+52102£40,422+25.82 %
West YorkshireUp+290£36,819+16.32 %
North YorkshireUp+177£39,853+0.68 %
East YorkshireNew entry-10£36,300-
Solaris EnglandSolaris
England

Solaris
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Solaris 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 Solaris.

1354 (63.21 %)UNIX
2332 (59.29 %)Linux
3223 (39.82 %)Oracle
4204 (36.43 %)Sun
5133 (23.75 %)Finance
6130 (23.21 %)Java
7124 (22.14 %)Red Hat
8116 (20.71 %)Apache
9106 (18.93 %)SAN
10101 (18.04 %)IBM
1194 (16.79 %)Oracle 10g
1292 (16.43 %)WebSphere
1390 (16.07 %)SQL
1484 (15.00 %)Windows
1582 (14.64 %)AIX
1681 (14.46 %)Perl
1681 (14.46 %)MySQL
1681 (14.46 %)DNS
1779 (14.11 %)DB2
1875 (13.39 %)VERITAS
1969 (12.32 %)SQL Server
2066 (11.79 %)JBoss
2164 (11.43 %)Oracle 9i
2263 (11.25 %)J2EE
2361 (10.89 %)Tomcat
2361 (10.89 %)Shell Script
2361 (10.89 %)Oracle RAC
2456 (10.00 %)ITIL
2555 (9.821 %)HP
2654 (9.643 %)RDBMS

Solaris
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Solaris 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 Solaris. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
192 (16.43 %)WebSphere
263 (11.25 %)J2EE
342 (7.500 %)XML
431 (5.536 %)JSP
528 (5.000 %)HTML
617 (3.036 %)ASP
713 (2.321 %)J2SE
713 (2.321 %).NET
811 (1.964 %)Servlets
96 (1.071 %)CSS
96 (1.071 %)X-Windows
96 (1.071 %)Ruby on Rails
105 (0.893 %)Java EE
114 (0.714 %)Middleware
123 (0.536 %)Swing
123 (0.536 %)XHTML
123 (0.536 %)WML
123 (0.536 %)Hibernate
123 (0.536 %)Spring
132 (0.357 %).NET Framework
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1116 (20.71 %)Apache
266 (11.79 %)JBoss
361 (10.89 %)Tomcat
452 (9.286 %)WebLogic
530 (5.357 %)WebSphere Application Server
530 (5.357 %)Oracle Application Server
628 (5.000 %)MQSeries
711 (1.964 %)Tuxedo
810 (1.786 %)Lotus Domino
99 (1.607 %)MS Exchange
108 (1.429 %)WebSphere MQ
108 (1.429 %)Lotus Notes
117 (1.250 %)iPlanet
126 (1.071 %)Exchange Server 2000
135 (0.893 %)IIS
144 (0.714 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
153 (0.536 %)Oracle 9iAS
153 (0.536 %)Exchange Server 2003
162 (0.357 %)CMS
162 (0.357 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (1.786 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (1.429 %)Oracle Financials
25 (0.893 %)Oracle EBS
32 (0.357 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.179 %)Oracle ERP
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1106 (18.93 %)SAN
281 (14.46 %)DNS
352 (9.286 %)Internet
445 (8.036 %)TCP/IP
543 (7.679 %)Firewall
625 (4.464 %)LDAP
720 (3.571 %)LAN
720 (3.571 %)WAN
815 (2.679 %)Broadband
914 (2.500 %)FTP
914 (2.500 %)Intranet
914 (2.500 %)2G
1013 (2.321 %)VLAN
1110 (1.786 %)VPN
128 (1.429 %)Cisco PIX
137 (1.250 %)Wireless
146 (1.071 %)802.11
146 (1.071 %)OSPF
146 (1.071 %)HTTP
146 (1.071 %)SNMP
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
194 (16.79 %)Oracle 10g
281 (14.46 %)MySQL
379 (14.11 %)DB2
469 (12.32 %)SQL Server
564 (11.43 %)Oracle 9i
654 (9.643 %)RDBMS
747 (8.393 %)Oracle 8/8i
812 (2.143 %)SQL Server 2000
910 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2005
910 (1.786 %)DB2 UDB
108 (1.429 %)Datawarehouse
117 (1.250 %)NonStop SQL
121 (0.179 %)DataStage
121 (0.179 %)Oracle 11g
121 (0.179 %)OLTP
121 (0.179 %)Oracle Reports
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (2.500 %)JUnit
28 (1.429 %)Ant
36 (1.071 %)Oracle APEX
45 (0.893 %)NUnit
52 (0.357 %)Subversion
52 (0.357 %)Eclipse
61 (0.179 %)TestDirector
61 (0.179 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.179 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.179 %)Oracle Forms
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1133 (23.75 %)Finance
241 (7.321 %)Financial Institution
334 (6.071 %)Pensions
430 (5.357 %)Banking
528 (5.000 %)Health
622 (3.929 %)Telecoms
713 (2.321 %)Multimedia
86 (1.071 %)Online Banking
86 (1.071 %)Publishing
94 (0.714 %)Investment Banking
94 (0.714 %)Insurance
94 (0.714 %)Retail
103 (0.536 %)Education
112 (0.357 %)Legal
121 (0.179 %)Billing
121 (0.179 %)Online Gambling
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1156 (27.86 %)Administrator
2107 (19.11 %)Systems Administrator
395 (16.96 %)DBA
471 (12.68 %)Oracle DBA
471 (12.68 %)UNIX Administrator
552 (9.286 %)UNIX Engineer
648 (8.571 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
742 (7.500 %)Analyst
838 (6.786 %)Team Leader
933 (5.893 %)Linux Administrator
1030 (5.357 %)Developer
1129 (5.179 %)Solaris Administrator
1228 (5.000 %)Linux Systems Administrator
1324 (4.286 %)Linux Engineer
1423 (4.107 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
1521 (3.750 %)Support Analyst
1521 (3.750 %)Technical Specialist
1620 (3.571 %)Support Engineer
1620 (3.571 %)Architect
1717 (3.036 %)Systems Engineer
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (5.714 %)Clustering
216 (2.857 %)HACMP
310 (1.786 %)AS400
310 (1.786 %)Thin Client
310 (1.786 %)Fat Client
48 (1.429 %)Mainframe
54 (0.714 %)Management Information System
62 (0.357 %)Streaming Video
62 (0.357 %)Replication
62 (0.357 %)Firmware
62 (0.357 %)Computer Science
71 (0.179 %)PKI
71 (0.179 %)Statistics
71 (0.179 %)Client/Server
71 (0.179 %)N-Tier
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1354 (63.21 %)UNIX
2332 (59.29 %)Linux
384 (15.00 %)Windows
482 (14.64 %)AIX
524 (4.286 %)Tru64
524 (4.286 %)SUSE
620 (3.571 %)HPUX
715 (2.679 %)Debian
811 (1.964 %)VMS
99 (1.607 %)Windows Server 2003
99 (1.607 %)Fedora
108 (1.429 %)Ubuntu
108 (1.429 %)Windows 2000
115 (0.893 %)i5/OS
115 (0.893 %)Windows NT
123 (0.536 %)FreeBSD
132 (0.357 %)OpenVMS
132 (0.357 %)NetBSD
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
156 (10.00 %)ITIL
220 (3.571 %)Load Balancing
316 (2.857 %)Project Planning
316 (2.857 %)E-Commerce
415 (2.679 %)Service Delivery
512 (2.143 %)Performance Management
69 (1.607 %)Migration
78 (1.429 %)Disaster Recovery
78 (1.429 %)Agile Software Development
78 (1.429 %)Change Management
78 (1.429 %)Business Intelligence
87 (1.250 %)Incident Management
96 (1.071 %)Network Design
96 (1.071 %)Automated Testing
96 (1.071 %)Continuous Integration
105 (0.893 %)Problem Management
105 (0.893 %)Usability Testing
105 (0.893 %)Performance Testing
105 (0.893 %)Unit Testing
105 (0.893 %)Integration Testing
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1130 (23.21 %)Java
290 (16.07 %)SQL
381 (14.46 %)Perl
461 (10.89 %)Shell Script
545 (8.036 %)PL/SQL
622 (3.929 %)PHP
715 (2.679 %)C++
715 (2.679 %)Ruby
812 (2.143 %)C
911 (1.964 %)Tcl
1010 (1.786 %)Python
119 (1.607 %)RPG
124 (0.714 %)JavaScript
124 (0.714 %)Smalltalk
124 (0.714 %)Korn
124 (0.714 %)AWK
132 (0.357 %)Jython
132 (0.357 %)Groovy
132 (0.357 %)VB
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (3.214 %)Microsoft Certification
216 (2.857 %)Citrix Certification
216 (2.857 %)Degree
315 (2.679 %)Cisco Certification
315 (2.679 %)CCNA
413 (2.321 %)MCSE
511 (1.964 %)CCEA
610 (1.786 %)ITIL Certification
610 (1.786 %)SCSA
78 (1.429 %)CCSA
86 (1.071 %)CCSE
86 (1.071 %)IBM Certification
86 (1.071 %)CCA
95 (0.893 %)MCP
104 (0.714 %)CCNP
104 (0.714 %)Sun Certification
113 (0.536 %)OCP
113 (0.536 %)Oracle Certification
122 (0.357 %)Check Point Certification
131 (0.179 %)RHCE
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (2.143 %)SLA
28 (1.429 %)QA
36 (1.071 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
161 (10.89 %)Oracle RAC
237 (6.607 %)Oracle RMAN
316 (2.857 %)Active Directory
415 (2.679 %)NetBackup
58 (1.429 %)Terminal Services
65 (0.893 %)NFS
65 (0.893 %)VMware Infrastructure
72 (0.357 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
72 (0.357 %)Squid
72 (0.357 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
134 (6.071 %)Nagios
29 (1.607 %)Tivoli
38 (1.429 %)OpenView
38 (1.429 %)Legato
45 (0.893 %)Unicenter
54 (0.714 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
63 (0.536 %)HP Data Protector
72 (0.357 %)WSUS
72 (0.357 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
72 (0.357 %)BMC PATROL
72 (0.357 %)CONTROL-M
81 (0.179 %)Netcool
81 (0.179 %)CiscoWorks
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1223 (39.82 %)Oracle
2204 (36.43 %)Sun
3124 (22.14 %)Red Hat
4101 (18.04 %)IBM
575 (13.39 %)VERITAS
655 (9.821 %)HP
743 (7.679 %)Cisco
833 (5.893 %)Microsoft
926 (4.643 %)Citrix
1018 (3.214 %)Lotus
1117 (3.036 %)EMC
1216 (2.857 %)NetApp
1216 (2.857 %)VMware
1315 (2.679 %)Hitachi
1315 (2.679 %)Intel
1414 (2.500 %)Nokia
1512 (2.143 %)BEA
1611 (1.964 %)Sybase
1710 (1.786 %)Juniper
189 (1.607 %)BMC
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