Unix Jobs in the South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Unix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Unix over the 3 months to 28 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Unix England / South West
Location	3 months to 28 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	86	62	56
Rank change year-on-year	-24	-6
Permanent jobs citing Unix	192	220	288
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West	3.63%	4.20%	4.84%
As % of the Operating Systems category	14.56%	16.33%	15.43%
Number of salaries quoted	144	187	232
Median salary	£42,500	£40,000	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+6.25%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,875	£23,000	£24,525
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,000	£67,500	£74,875
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£43,000	£45,000
% change year-on-year	+4.65%	-4.44%

Unix is in the operating system skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for operating system skills.

Operating System Skills South West
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills	1319	1347	1867
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West	24.92%	25.69%	31.36%
Number of salaries quoted	2442	2900	3858
Median salary	£37,500	£35,000	£35,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+7.14%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£23,250	£21,250	£20,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£57,500	£55,000	£55,000
UK excluding London median salary	£37,500	£37,500	£37,500

Unix
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Unix as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Unix in the South West

Unix
Salary Trend in the South West

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Unix in the South West.

Unix
Salary Histogram in the South West

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Unix in the South West over the 3 months to 28 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Unix in the South West

Unix
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix within the South West region over the 3 months to 28 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Bristol	-19	54	£50,000	+28.20%	5
Gloucestershire	-28	31	£45,000	-	1
Wiltshire	-7	27	£38,000	+16.92%	6
Somerset	-19	26	£42,500	-	1
Cornwall	+8	23	£55,000	+139.13%	2
Dorset	+7	17	£40,000	-20.00%	4
Devon	+15	14	£29,429	-15.31%	1
Unix England

Unix
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West

For the 6 months to 28 June 2017, IT jobs citing Unix also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the South West region with a requirement for Unix.

1	279 (75.41%)	Linux
2	203 (54.86%)	Java
3	155 (41.89%)	Windows
4	138 (37.30%)	SQL
5	122 (32.97%)	Agile Software Development
6	115 (31.08%)	Oracle
7	108 (29.19%)	Security Cleared
8	106 (28.65%)	JavaScript
9	98 (26.49%)	Software Engineering
10	86 (23.24%)	Python
11	82 (22.16%)	HTML
12	78 (21.08%)	Finance
13	71 (19.19%)	SC Cleared
14	67 (18.11%)	XML
15	65 (17.57%)	DV Cleared

16	62 (16.76%)	SQL Server
17	61 (16.49%)	OO
18	60 (16.22%)	SIEM
19	58 (15.68%)	Web Services
19	58 (15.68%)	Degree
20	56 (15.14%)	Subversion
21	55 (14.86%)	CSS
21	55 (14.86%)	Open Source
22	54 (14.59%)	MVC
23	53 (14.32%)	Test Automation
24	52 (14.05%)	Microsoft
24	52 (14.05%)	Jenkins
25	51 (13.78%)	ITIL
26	50 (13.51%)	TCP/IP
27	49 (13.24%)	.NET

Unix
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	46 (12.43%)	JBoss
2	45 (12.16%)	WebLogic
3	41 (11.08%)	Apache
4	40 (10.81%)	WebSphere
5	25 (6.76%)	Tomcat
6	21 (5.68%)	Alfresco
6	21 (5.68%)	Joomla!
7	15 (4.05%)	SharePoint
8	10 (2.70%)	MS Exchange
8	10 (2.70%)	Traefik
9	9 (2.43%)	OpenStack
10	8 (2.16%)	WebSphere Application Server
11	5 (1.35%)	CloudStack
11	5 (1.35%)	IIS
11	5 (1.35%)	Oracle Application Server
12	4 (1.08%)	Confluence
13	2 (0.54%)	Elasticsearch
13	2 (0.54%)	iPlanet
13	2 (0.54%)	Mule
14	1 (0.27%)	FileNet

Applications
1	17 (4.59%)	MS Visio
2	12 (3.24%)	Microsoft Excel
3	8 (2.16%)	Microsoft Office
4	4 (1.08%)	Adobe Creative Suite
5	1 (0.27%)	Microsoft PowerPoint

Business Applications
1	10 (2.70%)	SAP Oil and Gas
2	5 (1.35%)	Oracle Applications
2	5 (1.35%)	Oracle EBS
2	5 (1.35%)	Oracle EBS R12
3	3 (0.81%)	Maximo
3	3 (0.81%)	Oracle 11i
4	2 (0.54%)	Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4	2 (0.54%)	Unit4 Business World
5	1 (0.27%)	Dynamics CRM
5	1 (0.27%)	Oracle ASCP
5	1 (0.27%)	Oracle ERP
5	1 (0.27%)	Oracle Financials

Cloud Services
1	31 (8.38%)	GitHub
2	19 (5.14%)	Amazon AWS
3	8 (2.16%)	SaaS
4	6 (1.62%)	Cloud Computing
5	4 (1.08%)	Microsoft Azure
6	3 (0.81%)	Office 365
7	1 (0.27%)	Amazon S3
7	1 (0.27%)	Amazon SQS
7	1 (0.27%)	AWS CloudFormation
7	1 (0.27%)	AWS Lambda

Communications & Networking
1	50 (13.51%)	TCP/IP
2	45 (12.16%)	Internet
3	35 (9.46%)	Firewall
4	27 (7.30%)	Wireshark
5	16 (4.32%)	DHCP
6	12 (3.24%)	DNS
6	12 (3.24%)	WAN
7	8 (2.16%)	LAN
8	7 (1.89%)	SAN
8	7 (1.89%)	VPN
9	5 (1.35%)	SNMP
9	5 (1.35%)	Wireless
10	4 (1.08%)	HTTP
11	3 (0.81%)	BGP
11	3 (0.81%)	FTP
11	3 (0.81%)	Intrusion Detection
11	3 (0.81%)	LDAP
11	3 (0.81%)	OSPF
11	3 (0.81%)	PSTN
11	3 (0.81%)	VLAN

Database & Business Intelligence
1	62 (16.76%)	SQL Server
2	38 (10.27%)	MySQL
3	31 (8.38%)	MongoDB
4	24 (6.49%)	Oracle Database
5	22 (5.95%)	Relational Database
6	21 (5.68%)	MS Access
7	17 (4.59%)	Data Warehouse
7	17 (4.59%)	NoSQL
8	13 (3.51%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
9	12 (3.24%)	OLAP
9	12 (3.24%)	PostgreSQL
9	12 (3.24%)	Power BI
9	12 (3.24%)	QlikView
10	8 (2.16%)	Blockchain
10	8 (2.16%)	RDBMS
11	7 (1.89%)	Oracle Database 11g
12	6 (1.62%)	Big Data
12	6 (1.62%)	Oracle Reports
12	6 (1.62%)	OrientDB
13	5 (1.35%)	DB2

Development Applications
1	56 (15.14%)	Subversion
2	52 (14.05%)	Jenkins
3	49 (13.24%)	Selenium
4	41 (11.08%)	Maven
5	37 (10.00%)	Cucumber
6	36 (9.73%)	Git (software)
7	35 (9.46%)	JUnit
8	22 (5.95%)	Oracle Forms
9	18 (4.86%)	WebDriver
10	16 (4.32%)	JMeter
11	13 (3.51%)	Appium
11	13 (3.51%)	Calabash
11	13 (3.51%)	JBehave
12	12 (3.24%)	JIRA
12	12 (3.24%)	TeamCity
13	11 (2.97%)	Ant
14	9 (2.43%)	Bitbucket
14	9 (2.43%)	PROIV
15	5 (1.35%)	LoadRunner
16	4 (1.08%)	Artifactory

General
1	78 (21.08%)	Finance
2	37 (10.00%)	Telecoms
3	21 (5.68%)	Manufacturing
4	17 (4.59%)	Banking
5	13 (3.51%)	Retail
6	11 (2.97%)	Electronics
7	10 (2.70%)	Marketing
8	6 (1.62%)	Military
9	4 (1.08%)	Financial Institution
9	4 (1.08%)	Private Banking
10	3 (0.81%)	Aerospace
10	3 (0.81%)	Local Government
11	2 (0.54%)	Corporate Banking
11	2 (0.54%)	Investment Banking
12	1 (0.27%)	Law
12	1 (0.27%)	Legal

Job Titles
1	78 (21.08%)	Developer
2	69 (18.65%)	Analyst
3	42 (11.35%)	Java Developer
4	41 (11.08%)	Software Engineer
5	34 (9.19%)	Applications Support
6	29 (7.84%)	SOC Analyst
7	26 (7.03%)	Senior Developer
7	26 (7.03%)	Test Engineer
8	24 (6.49%)	Senior Analyst
9	20 (5.41%)	Infrastructure Engineer
10	19 (5.14%)	Tester
11	18 (4.86%)	Automation Tester
12	17 (4.59%)	DBA
12	17 (4.59%)	DevOps Engineer
12	17 (4.59%)	Test Automation Engineer
13	15 (4.05%)	Cybersecurity Engineer
13	15 (4.05%)	Infrastructure Security Engineer
13	15 (4.05%)	Security Engineer
14	14 (3.78%)	Administrator
14	14 (3.78%)	Technical Tester

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	82 (22.16%)	HTML
2	67 (18.11%)	XML
3	58 (15.68%)	Web Services
4	55 (14.86%)	CSS
5	49 (13.24%)	.NET
6	42 (11.35%)	J2EE
7	41 (11.08%)	Spring
8	36 (9.73%)	SOAP
9	35 (9.46%)	AngularJS
10	29 (7.84%)	Hibernate
10	29 (7.84%)	HTML5
11	28 (7.57%)	REST
12	25 (6.76%)	Ember.js
13	22 (5.95%)	JSP
13	22 (5.95%)	Spring MVC
13	22 (5.95%)	WSDL
14	21 (5.68%)	Ajax
14	21 (5.68%)	Backbone.js
14	21 (5.68%)	Dojo
14	21 (5.68%)	jQuery

Miscellaneous
1	36 (9.73%)	Computer Science
2	32 (8.65%)	Linux Command Line
3	28 (7.57%)	Security Operations Centre
4	26 (7.03%)	Analytical Skills
5	23 (6.22%)	Management Information System
6	16 (4.32%)	Embedded Systems
7	15 (4.05%)	Client/Server
7	15 (4.05%)	Distributed Denial-of-Service
8	13 (3.51%)	Data Structures
9	12 (3.24%)	Cyberthreat
10	11 (2.97%)	Fintech
11	10 (2.70%)	User Experience
12	9 (2.43%)	Enterprise Software
13	6 (1.62%)	Cyber Defence
14	5 (1.35%)	CCTV
14	5 (1.35%)	Data Centre
15	4 (1.08%)	Graphic Design
16	3 (0.81%)	Clustering
16	3 (0.81%)	Derivative
16	3 (0.81%)	Fixed Income

Operating Systems
1	279 (75.41%)	Linux
2	155 (41.89%)	Windows
3	45 (12.16%)	Solaris
4	36 (9.73%)	Android
5	32 (8.65%)	Apple iOS
6	21 (5.68%)	AIX
7	19 (5.14%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8	14 (3.78%)	Windows Server
8	14 (3.78%)	Windows Server 2008
9	13 (3.51%)	Windows Server 2003
9	13 (3.51%)	Windows Server 2012
10	11 (2.97%)	Embedded Linux
11	8 (2.16%)	Windows 2000 Server
11	8 (2.16%)	Windows XP
12	7 (1.89%)	SUSE
12	7 (1.89%)	Ubuntu
13	6 (1.62%)	CentOS
13	6 (1.62%)	HPUX
13	6 (1.62%)	Windows 2000
14	5 (1.35%)	Windows Vista

Processes & Methodologies
1	122 (32.97%)	Agile Software Development
2	98 (26.49%)	Software Engineering
3	61 (16.49%)	OO
4	60 (16.22%)	SIEM
5	55 (14.86%)	Open Source
6	54 (14.59%)	MVC
7	53 (14.32%)	Test Automation
8	51 (13.78%)	ITIL
9	49 (13.24%)	Scrum
10	48 (12.97%)	Cybersecurity
10	48 (12.97%)	Information Security
11	46 (12.43%)	Continuous Integration
12	42 (11.35%)	Unit Testing
13	41 (11.08%)	DevOps
14	37 (10.00%)	Network Monitoring
15	36 (9.73%)	Coaching
16	34 (9.19%)	OOP
17	32 (8.65%)	Mentoring
18	31 (8.38%)	Security Operations
19	30 (8.11%)	SDLC

Programming Languages
1	203 (54.86%)	Java
2	138 (37.30%)	SQL
3	106 (28.65%)	JavaScript
4	86 (23.24%)	Python
5	49 (13.24%)	PHP
6	48 (12.97%)	C++
7	40 (10.81%)	C#
8	39 (10.54%)	PowerShell
8	39 (10.54%)	Shell Script
9	37 (10.00%)	Ruby
10	30 (8.11%)	C
11	24 (6.49%)	Bash Shell
12	23 (6.22%)	Pascal
13	22 (5.95%)	Perl
13	22 (5.95%)	PL/SQL
13	22 (5.95%)	VBA
14	21 (5.68%)	Delphi
15	12 (3.24%)	Embedded C++
16	10 (2.70%)	VB
17	5 (1.35%)	Fortran

Qualifications
1	108 (29.19%)	Security Cleared
2	71 (19.19%)	SC Cleared
3	65 (17.57%)	DV Cleared
4	58 (15.68%)	Degree
5	44 (11.89%)	CISSP
6	34 (9.19%)	GCIA
7	29 (7.84%)	GCIH
7	29 (7.84%)	SANS
8	25 (6.76%)	Computer Science Degree
9	18 (4.86%)	GIAC
10	15 (4.05%)	CISM
10	15 (4.05%)	CREST Certified
10	15 (4.05%)	RHCA
10	15 (4.05%)	RHCE
10	15 (4.05%)	RHCSA
11	14 (3.78%)	Master's Degree
12	9 (2.43%)	Microsoft Certification
12	9 (2.43%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13	8 (2.16%)	CCNA
13	8 (2.16%)	Cisco Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	49 (13.24%)	QA
2	21 (5.68%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	10 (2.70%)	SLA
4	7 (1.89%)	ISO/IEC 20000
5	5 (1.35%)	ISO 22301
6	4 (1.08%)	GPG13
7	2 (0.54%)	ISO 9001
8	1 (0.27%)	PCI DSS

System Software
1	45 (12.16%)	Snort
2	18 (4.86%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	16 (4.32%)	Active Directory
4	9 (2.43%)	vSphere
5	8 (2.16%)	Docker
6	7 (1.89%)	XenApp
7	6 (1.62%)	Hyper-V
7	6 (1.62%)	VMware ESXi
8	5 (1.35%)	Oracle RAC
8	5 (1.35%)	VMware Workstation
8	5 (1.35%)	Xen
8	5 (1.35%)	XenServer
9	4 (1.08%)	XenDesktop
10	3 (0.81%)	MetaFrame
10	3 (0.81%)	Terminal Server
10	3 (0.81%)	Virtual Machines
11	2 (0.54%)	KVM
11	2 (0.54%)	Samba
11	2 (0.54%)	Veritas Volume Manager
12	1 (0.27%)	VirtualBox

Systems Management
1	27 (7.30%)	Nagios
2	21 (5.68%)	Puppet
3	20 (5.41%)	Nessus
4	18 (4.86%)	Nmap
5	17 (4.59%)	Opscode Chef
6	16 (4.32%)	Ansible
7	9 (2.43%)	Backup Exec
8	8 (2.16%)	Cobbler
8	8 (2.16%)	RSA enVision
8	8 (2.16%)	Terraform
8	8 (2.16%)	Tivoli
9	7 (1.89%)	Norton AntiVirus
10	5 (1.35%)	NetBackup
10	5 (1.35%)	Oracle RMAN
11	4 (1.08%)	Graylog
11	4 (1.08%)	Icinga
12	3 (0.81%)	ArcSight ESM
12	3 (0.81%)	Data Guard
12	3 (0.81%)	Salt
12	3 (0.81%)	SCCM

Vendors
1	115 (31.08%)	Oracle
2	52 (14.05%)	Microsoft
3	45 (12.16%)	VMware
4	41 (11.08%)	LogRhythm
5	29 (7.84%)	ArcSight
6	26 (7.03%)	Cisco
7	24 (6.49%)	IBM
7	24 (6.49%)	Splunk
8	22 (5.95%)	Red Hat
9	18 (4.86%)	FireEye
10	17 (4.59%)	Zend
11	15 (4.05%)	Acunetix
11	15 (4.05%)	AlienVault
11	15 (4.05%)	Rapid7
12	13 (3.51%)	Citrix
12	13 (3.51%)	HP
13	12 (3.24%)	NetApp
14	10 (2.70%)	Apigee
14	10 (2.70%)	SAP
14	10 (2.70%)	Sophos