Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 6 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
6 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1518
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads231391
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.203 %0.196 %
As % of the category below27.76 %32.53 %
Salaries quoted197332
Average minimum salary£33,854£34,164
Average salary£37,374£37,670
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Average maximum salary£40,894£41,176
UK excluding London average salary£38,103£38,486
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads8321202
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.731 %0.602 %
Salaries quoted7381052
Average minimum salary£34,439£31,951
Average salary£37,150£35,333
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Average maximum salary£39,862£38,715
UK excluding London average salary£34,301£34,137
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
UNIX East of EnglandUNIX
East of England

UNIX
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UNIX across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 January 2009.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeDown-2186£38,368-0.34 %
PeterboroughUp+1619£27,684-4.06 %
UNIX East of EnglandUNIX
East of England

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1314 (52.60 %)Linux
2276 (46.23 %)Windows
3236 (39.53 %)Java
4171 (28.64 %)Solaris
5145 (24.29 %)C
5145 (24.29 %)Perl
6127 (21.27 %)SQL
7126 (21.11 %)C++
8125 (20.94 %)Degree
9116 (19.43 %)Oracle
10115 (19.26 %)Apache
11108 (18.09 %)Python
1299 (16.58 %)HTML
1380 (13.40 %)Computer Science
1478 (13.07 %)SQL Server
1478 (13.07 %)AIX
1577 (12.90 %)Internet
1673 (12.23 %)Windows Server 2003
1769 (11.56 %)JavaScript
1866 (11.06 %)PHP
1963 (10.55 %)MySQL
1963 (10.55 %)Tomcat
2060 (10.05 %)Software Engineering
2159 (9.883 %)TCP/IP
2256 (9.380 %)Health
2256 (9.380 %)Red Hat
2256 (9.380 %)Red Hat Linux
2350 (8.375 %)Shell Script
2449 (8.208 %)J2EE
2547 (7.873 %)JBoss

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
199 (16.58 %)HTML
249 (8.208 %)J2EE
344 (7.370 %)CSS
424 (4.020 %)CGI
521 (3.518 %)AJAX
618 (3.015 %)XML
715 (2.513 %)WebServices
814 (2.345 %)Spring
814 (2.345 %)STL
814 (2.345 %).NET
911 (1.843 %)ODBC
1010 (1.675 %)JSP
1010 (1.675 %)Hibernate
119 (1.508 %)SOAP
128 (1.340 %)MFC
137 (1.173 %)J2SE
146 (1.005 %)ISAPI
146 (1.005 %)Ruby on Rails
155 (0.838 %)XHTML
155 (0.838 %)ASP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1115 (19.26 %)Apache
263 (10.55 %)Tomcat
347 (7.873 %)JBoss
422 (3.685 %)Zope
514 (2.345 %)MS Exchange
69 (1.508 %)WebLogic
77 (1.173 %)SAS
85 (0.838 %)SharePoint
85 (0.838 %)Exchange Server 2007
94 (0.670 %)Oracle Workflow
103 (0.503 %)Oracle Spatial
103 (0.503 %)IIS
103 (0.503 %)Smallworld
112 (0.335 %)Lotus Notes
112 (0.335 %)Oracle Application Server
112 (0.335 %)Exchange Server 2003
121 (0.168 %)Oracle 10gAS
121 (0.168 %)Office Project Server
121 (0.168 %)Lotus Domino
121 (0.168 %)CICS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (0.838 %)Acrobat
24 (0.670 %)MATLAB
24 (0.670 %)MS Excel
33 (0.503 %)Photoshop
33 (0.503 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (0.503 %)MS Office
41 (0.168 %)MS Project
41 (0.168 %)MS Visio
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (1.173 %)Oracle Applications
24 (0.670 %)ResourceLink
24 (0.670 %)Oracle Financials
24 (0.670 %)Oracle 11i
24 (0.670 %)Oracle HRMS
24 (0.670 %)Oracle EBS R12
31 (0.168 %)Oracle Clinical
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
177 (12.90 %)Internet
259 (9.883 %)TCP/IP
343 (7.203 %)SSL
439 (6.533 %)HTTP
537 (6.198 %)FTP
630 (5.025 %)VPN
726 (4.355 %)Network Security
823 (3.853 %)DNS
922 (3.685 %)Wireless
922 (3.685 %)BIG-IP
1021 (3.518 %)Intrusion Detection
1118 (3.015 %)LAN
1216 (2.680 %)2G
1216 (2.680 %)Firewall
1313 (2.178 %)WAN
1412 (2.010 %)GSM
1412 (2.010 %)3G
158 (1.340 %)GPRS
158 (1.340 %)Bluetooth
166 (1.005 %)POP3
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
178 (13.07 %)SQL Server
263 (10.55 %)MySQL
325 (4.188 %)SQL Server 2000
325 (4.188 %)SQL Server 2005
422 (3.685 %)Oracle 10g
519 (3.183 %)Oracle 9i
618 (3.015 %)GIS
714 (2.345 %)Oracle OWB
714 (2.345 %)RDBMS
88 (1.340 %)PostgreSQL
88 (1.340 %)Oracle Reports
95 (0.838 %)SQLPlus
104 (0.670 %)Oracle Discoverer
113 (0.503 %)Oracle 8/8i
122 (0.335 %)Crystal Reports
122 (0.335 %)MS Access
122 (0.335 %)Cognos Impromptu
122 (0.335 %)TOAD
131 (0.168 %)SAP BW
131 (0.168 %)EDRMS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (2.178 %)Ant
212 (2.010 %)ClearCase
212 (2.010 %)Eclipse
212 (2.010 %)Subversion
310 (1.675 %)JUnit
49 (1.508 %)PVCS
57 (1.173 %)ProC
64 (0.670 %)MSI
64 (0.670 %)Oracle Forms
73 (0.503 %)Visual Studio
82 (0.335 %)Bugzilla
82 (0.335 %)QuickTest Pro
82 (0.335 %)Selenium
82 (0.335 %)TestComplete
91 (0.168 %)TestPartner
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
156 (9.380 %)Health
247 (7.873 %)Pensions
342 (7.035 %)Finance
428 (4.690 %)Telecoms
428 (4.690 %)Games
526 (4.355 %)Pharmaceutical
623 (3.853 %)Education
720 (3.350 %)Insurance
813 (2.178 %)Marketing
96 (1.005 %)Electronics
104 (0.670 %)Aerospace
112 (0.335 %)Government
112 (0.335 %)Construction
112 (0.335 %)Military
112 (0.335 %)Manufacturing
112 (0.335 %)Publishing
112 (0.335 %)Online Games
121 (0.168 %)Retail
121 (0.168 %)Auditing
121 (0.168 %)Local Government
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1146 (24.46 %)Developer
2115 (19.26 %)Software Engineer
368 (11.39 %)Administrator
466 (11.06 %)Java Developer
556 (9.380 %)Software Developer
654 (9.045 %)Analyst
747 (7.873 %)Senior Developer
846 (7.705 %)Support Analyst
945 (7.538 %)Systems Administrator
1040 (6.700 %)Support Engineer
1139 (6.533 %)Consultant
1234 (5.695 %)Team Leader
1333 (5.528 %)Java Software Developer
1432 (5.360 %)Senior Software Engineer
1531 (5.193 %)Senior Analyst
1531 (5.193 %)Senior Support Analyst
1531 (5.193 %)Senior Java Developer
1630 (5.025 %)QA Engineer
1726 (4.355 %)C++ Developer
1824 (4.020 %)Support Consultant
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
180 (13.40 %)Computer Science
236 (6.030 %)Mathematics
324 (4.020 %)Device Driver
418 (3.015 %)Life Science
58 (1.340 %)Client/Server
65 (0.838 %)STB
74 (0.670 %)IPTV
74 (0.670 %)Replication
74 (0.670 %)Thin Client
74 (0.670 %)Fat Client
83 (0.503 %)Multithreading
83 (0.503 %)Biotechnology
83 (0.503 %)Cryptography
83 (0.503 %)Firmware
92 (0.335 %)Biology
92 (0.335 %)DTV
92 (0.335 %)Cloud Computing
101 (0.168 %)Wiki
101 (0.168 %)IBM Mainframe
101 (0.168 %)Video Conferencing
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1314 (52.60 %)Linux
2276 (46.23 %)Windows
3171 (28.64 %)Solaris
478 (13.07 %)AIX
573 (12.23 %)Windows Server 2003
656 (9.380 %)Red Hat Linux
735 (5.863 %)Windows XP
830 (5.025 %)Debian
928 (4.690 %)OpenBSD
1027 (4.523 %)Ubuntu
1122 (3.685 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1122 (3.685 %)HPUX
128 (1.340 %)Windows 2000
128 (1.340 %)Windows Vista
132 (0.335 %)CentOS
132 (0.335 %)Mac OS
141 (0.168 %)VxWorks
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
160 (10.05 %)Software Engineering
245 (7.538 %)OO
324 (4.020 %)Performance Management
420 (3.350 %)Validation
514 (2.345 %)Unit Testing
612 (2.010 %)ITIL
612 (2.010 %)Project Management
710 (1.675 %)B2B
710 (1.675 %)UML
710 (1.675 %)Test Scripting
89 (1.508 %)Supply Chain Management
89 (1.508 %)Configuration Management
98 (1.340 %)Data Security
107 (1.173 %)MOF
107 (1.173 %)OOP
107 (1.173 %)E-Commerce
107 (1.173 %)SOA
107 (1.173 %)Software Testing
107 (1.173 %)Operations Management
116 (1.005 %)Web Development
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1236 (39.53 %)Java
2145 (24.29 %)C
2145 (24.29 %)Perl
3127 (21.27 %)SQL
4126 (21.11 %)C++
5108 (18.09 %)Python
669 (11.56 %)JavaScript
766 (11.06 %)PHP
850 (8.375 %)Shell Script
920 (3.350 %)Korn
920 (3.350 %)Assembly Language
920 (3.350 %)C#
109 (1.508 %)PL/SQL
109 (1.508 %)Ruby
118 (1.340 %)VC++
125 (0.838 %)RPG
134 (0.670 %)VB
143 (0.503 %)VB.NET
143 (0.503 %)Magik
152 (0.335 %)Objective-C
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1125 (20.94 %)Degree
229 (4.858 %)PhD
314 (2.345 %)MCSE
314 (2.345 %)Microsoft Certification
413 (2.178 %)Cisco Certification
512 (2.010 %)RHCE
67 (1.173 %)ITIL Certification
76 (1.005 %)ISEB
84 (0.670 %)CCNA
84 (0.670 %)SCSA
84 (0.670 %)Security Cleared
93 (0.503 %)A+ Certification
93 (0.503 %)MCP
101 (0.168 %)CISSP
101 (0.168 %)MCSA
101 (0.168 %)CCSP
101 (0.168 %)CCNP
101 (0.168 %)GIAC
101 (0.168 %)JNCIA
101 (0.168 %)DV Cleared
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
137 (6.198 %)QA
222 (3.685 %)BS7799
310 (1.675 %)ISO27001
42 (0.335 %)ISO9000
51 (0.168 %)SLA
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
127 (4.523 %)Active Directory
219 (3.183 %)VMware ESX
36 (1.005 %)Xen
45 (0.838 %)VMware Infrastructure
54 (0.670 %)Oracle RMAN
61 (0.168 %)Samba
61 (0.168 %)Oracle RAC
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
119 (3.183 %)Nessus
27 (1.173 %)SCOM
27 (1.173 %)MOM
33 (0.503 %)Tivoli
42 (0.335 %)Data Guard
51 (0.168 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1116 (19.43 %)Oracle
256 (9.380 %)Red Hat
335 (5.863 %)Sun
429 (4.858 %)Microsoft
523 (3.853 %)HP
622 (3.685 %)Websense
719 (3.183 %)Symantec
719 (3.183 %)Sophos
719 (3.183 %)Tripwire
817 (2.848 %)Cisco
916 (2.680 %)VMware
109 (1.508 %)MKS
109 (1.508 %)Perforce
117 (1.173 %)Citrix
126 (1.005 %)IBM
135 (0.838 %)Adobe
143 (0.503 %)Novell
143 (0.503 %)Intel
143 (0.503 %)CheckPoint
152 (0.335 %)VERITAS