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The table below looks at the demand for UNIX skills within the Essex 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUNIX
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3933
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads69101
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.052 %
As % of the category below16.47 %18.91 %
Salaries quoted6373
Average minimum salary£45,203£36,685
Average salary£47,109£38,774
% change on same period last year+21.49 %
Average maximum salary£49,016£40,863
UK excluding London average salary£38,077£38,524
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads419534
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.362 %0.273 %
Salaries quoted373443
Average minimum salary£31,799£30,762
Average salary£33,239£32,526
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
Average maximum salary£34,678£34,290
UK excluding London average salary£34,281£34,122
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
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 Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex UNIX Salary Trend

UNIX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing UNIX across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 8 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
BasildonUp+28£40,375-1.52 %
Saffron WaldenNew entry-7£22,333-
ChelmsfordUp+35£46,100+27.09 %
ColchesterUp+263£45,000+74.19 %
HarlowNew entry-3£52,500-
BrentwoodUp+111£25,000-44.44 %
UNIX East of EnglandUNIX
East of England

UNIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

1134 (48.38 %)Linux
2120 (43.32 %)Oracle
390 (32.49 %)Windows
473 (26.35 %)Apache
572 (25.99 %)SQL
667 (24.19 %)SAN
765 (23.47 %)Finance
864 (23.10 %)Shell Script
963 (22.74 %)TCP/IP
1061 (22.02 %)Sun
1160 (21.66 %)IBM
1253 (19.13 %)Solaris
1350 (18.05 %)Java
1350 (18.05 %)Red Hat
1350 (18.05 %)Red Hat Linux
1448 (17.33 %)AIX
1546 (16.61 %)iSeries
1642 (15.16 %)Microsoft
1740 (14.44 %)Oracle 10g
1838 (13.72 %)PL/SQL
1933 (11.91 %)Cisco
2032 (11.55 %)SQL Server
2131 (11.19 %)NetApp
2229 (10.47 %)Replication
2328 (10.11 %)Disaster Recovery
2328 (10.11 %)Firewall
2427 (9.747 %)J2EE
2427 (9.747 %)Oracle Reports
2526 (9.386 %)Active Directory
2526 (9.386 %)Oracle Application Server

UNIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (9.747 %)J2EE
211 (3.971 %)XML
310 (3.610 %).NET
48 (2.888 %)Struts
57 (2.527 %)WebSphere
65 (1.805 %).NET Framework
74 (1.444 %)ASP.NET
83 (1.083 %)ASP
83 (1.083 %)XSLT
92 (0.722 %)Flash
92 (0.722 %)XML Schema
92 (0.722 %)SOAP
92 (0.722 %)JSP
92 (0.722 %)TopLink
101 (0.361 %)JRules
101 (0.361 %)AJAX
101 (0.361 %)WebServices
101 (0.361 %)Servlets
101 (0.361 %)CSS
101 (0.361 %)JavaBeans
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
173 (26.35 %)Apache
226 (9.386 %)Oracle Application Server
317 (6.137 %)Oracle Workflow
410 (3.610 %)MS Exchange
56 (2.166 %)Exchange Server 2003
65 (1.805 %)IIS
74 (1.444 %)WebSphere Application Server
74 (1.444 %)WPS
74 (1.444 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.361 %)Exchange Server 2000
81 (0.361 %)Tomcat
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (5.415 %)MS Office
27 (2.527 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (3.610 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.361 %)AWD
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
167 (24.19 %)SAN
263 (22.74 %)TCP/IP
328 (10.11 %)Firewall
421 (7.581 %)SSH
421 (7.581 %)Network Security
520 (7.220 %)SSL
611 (3.971 %)Intranet
611 (3.971 %)GPRS
611 (3.971 %)GSM
79 (3.249 %)WAN
79 (3.249 %)Internet
87 (2.527 %)LAN
95 (1.805 %)Extranet
103 (1.083 %)LDAP
112 (0.722 %)HTTP
112 (0.722 %)DNS
121 (0.361 %)VPN
121 (0.361 %)ICMP
121 (0.361 %)TELNET
121 (0.361 %)POP3
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
140 (14.44 %)Oracle 10g
232 (11.55 %)SQL Server
327 (9.747 %)Oracle Reports
425 (9.025 %)Oracle 9i
521 (7.581 %)MySQL
617 (6.137 %)SQLPlus
716 (5.776 %)Oracle 8/8i
813 (4.693 %)SQL Server 2005
813 (4.693 %)SQL Server 2000
912 (4.332 %)SQL Server 2008
107 (2.527 %)Crystal Reports
114 (1.444 %)Informix
123 (1.083 %)RDBMS
131 (0.361 %)MS Access
131 (0.361 %)Oracle 11g
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (4.693 %)PVCS
27 (2.527 %)Ant
27 (2.527 %)Eclipse
35 (1.805 %)JUnit
35 (1.805 %)Oracle Forms
42 (0.722 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
51 (0.361 %)Rational Rose
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
165 (23.47 %)Finance
221 (7.581 %)Insurance
319 (6.859 %)Banking
414 (5.054 %)Education
56 (2.166 %)Back Office
65 (1.805 %)Automotive
74 (1.444 %)Pensions
74 (1.444 %)Telecoms
74 (1.444 %)Government
83 (1.083 %)Health
92 (0.722 %)Construction
101 (0.361 %)Retail
101 (0.361 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.361 %)Electronics
101 (0.361 %)Aerospace
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
194 (33.94 %)Administrator
266 (23.83 %)Systems Administrator
347 (16.97 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
347 (16.97 %)UNIX Administrator
445 (16.25 %)Analyst
531 (11.19 %)DBA
630 (10.83 %)Oracle DBA
728 (10.11 %)Developer
823 (8.303 %)Systems Engineer
823 (8.303 %)Linux Systems Administrator
823 (8.303 %)Linux Administrator
917 (6.137 %)Security Analyst
1016 (5.776 %)Senior Analyst
1115 (5.415 %)Support Analyst
1115 (5.415 %)Senior Security Analyst
1212 (4.332 %)Operations Analyst
1212 (4.332 %)Senior Systems Engineer
1310 (3.610 %)3rd Line Support
149 (3.249 %)Oracle Developer
149 (3.249 %)UNIX Systems Engineer
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
146 (16.61 %)iSeries
229 (10.47 %)Replication
320 (7.220 %)Mainframe
320 (7.220 %)AS400
49 (3.249 %)Device Driver
49 (3.249 %)Firmware
57 (2.527 %)N-Tier
65 (1.805 %)Clustering
74 (1.444 %)IBM Mainframe
83 (1.083 %)Management Information System
92 (0.722 %)Computer Science
101 (0.361 %)Biology
101 (0.361 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
101 (0.361 %)Blackberry
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1134 (48.38 %)Linux
290 (32.49 %)Windows
353 (19.13 %)Solaris
450 (18.05 %)Red Hat Linux
548 (17.33 %)AIX
619 (6.859 %)Windows Server 2003
714 (5.054 %)OS/400
811 (3.971 %)Windows XP
98 (2.888 %)VxWorks
107 (2.527 %)Windows 2000
116 (2.166 %)Fedora
125 (1.805 %)Windows Vista
134 (1.444 %)Windows 2000 Server
134 (1.444 %)zOS
143 (1.083 %)MVS
151 (0.361 %)Windows Server 2008
151 (0.361 %)Windows NT
151 (0.361 %)Mac OS X
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (10.11 %)Disaster Recovery
219 (6.859 %)Workflow
312 (4.332 %)Penetration Testing
312 (4.332 %)Enterprise Architecture
410 (3.610 %)Risk Assessment
59 (3.249 %)DoDAF
59 (3.249 %)MODAF
59 (3.249 %)OO
68 (2.888 %)UML
68 (2.888 %)ISMS
77 (2.527 %)ITIL
77 (2.527 %)Configuration Management
86 (2.166 %)OOD
86 (2.166 %)Information Security
95 (1.805 %)Agile Software Development
95 (1.805 %)Unit Testing
95 (1.805 %)Service Management
104 (1.444 %)Process Management
104 (1.444 %)Change Management
104 (1.444 %)Migration
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
172 (25.99 %)SQL
264 (23.10 %)Shell Script
350 (18.05 %)Java
438 (13.72 %)PL/SQL
511 (3.971 %)C
610 (3.610 %)C++
76 (2.166 %)C#
84 (1.444 %)JavaScript
84 (1.444 %)VB.NET
84 (1.444 %)VC++
84 (1.444 %)Embedded C
84 (1.444 %)Korn
93 (1.083 %)Perl
93 (1.083 %)COBOL
102 (0.722 %)PHP
102 (0.722 %)VB
111 (0.361 %)VBScript
111 (0.361 %)Python
111 (0.361 %)VB6
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (5.054 %)Sun Certification
114 (5.054 %)Degree
212 (4.332 %)CISSP
310 (3.610 %)Microsoft Certification
49 (3.249 %)MCSE
56 (2.166 %)MCP
65 (1.805 %)MCSA
74 (1.444 %)DV Cleared
74 (1.444 %)Security Cleared
83 (1.083 %)SC Cleared
83 (1.083 %)Oracle Certification
83 (1.083 %)RHCE
83 (1.083 %)Cisco Certification
92 (0.722 %)CCNA
92 (0.722 %)SCJP
92 (0.722 %)MCDST
101 (0.361 %)HNC
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (3.610 %)ISO27001
25 (1.805 %)SLA
32 (0.722 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.361 %)QA
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
126 (9.386 %)Active Directory
219 (6.859 %)Oracle RMAN
316 (5.776 %)NetBackup
42 (0.722 %)Terminal Services
51 (0.361 %)Samba
51 (0.361 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.361 %)Oracle RAC
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
120 (7.220 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
218 (6.498 %)Data Guard
317 (6.137 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
44 (1.444 %)MOM
44 (1.444 %)Netcool
52 (0.722 %)Nagios
61 (0.361 %)Tivoli
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1120 (43.32 %)Oracle
261 (22.02 %)Sun
360 (21.66 %)IBM
450 (18.05 %)Red Hat
542 (15.16 %)Microsoft
633 (11.91 %)Cisco
731 (11.19 %)NetApp
816 (5.776 %)Brocade
914 (5.054 %)Intel
1011 (3.971 %)HP
118 (2.888 %)QNX
118 (2.888 %)VMware
122 (0.722 %)Trolltech
122 (0.722 %)Apple
122 (0.722 %)Citrix
122 (0.722 %)Macromedia
131 (0.361 %)Sybase
131 (0.361 %)BMC
131 (0.361 %)Sage
131 (0.361 %)Siemens