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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Gloucestershire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLinux
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1432
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads15689
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.135 %0.045 %
As % of the category below36.45 %27.99 %
Salaries quoted14179
Average minimum salary£34,586£33,987
Average salary£36,346£36,203
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Average maximum salary£38,105£38,418
UK excluding London average salary£36,187£35,747
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads428318
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.370 %0.162 %
Salaries quoted394282
Average minimum salary£32,548£29,533
Average salary£34,507£32,079
% change on same period last year+7.56 %
Average maximum salary£36,465£34,625
UK excluding London average salary£34,281£34,122
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Linux South WestLinux
South West

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Linux Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

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

Gloucestershire Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Gloucestershire 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
GloucesterUp+756£39,255+0.84 %
CheltenhamUp+2045£41,410+13.84 %
CirencesterUp+636£28,712-17.96 %
TewkesburyNew entry-13£31,625-
StroudDown-24£29,500-13.65 %
Linux South WestLinux
South West

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing Linux 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 Linux.

1157 (59.02 %)Windows
296 (36.09 %)UNIX
366 (24.81 %)Security Cleared
461 (22.93 %)Internet
554 (20.30 %)C++
653 (19.92 %)SMTP
751 (19.17 %)Solaris
849 (18.42 %)DNS
849 (18.42 %)C
944 (16.54 %)FTP
1042 (15.79 %)PHP
1141 (15.41 %)MySQL
1239 (14.66 %)Windows 2000
1338 (14.29 %)Apache
1437 (13.91 %)SAN
1437 (13.91 %)Microsoft
1437 (13.91 %)HP
1536 (13.53 %)SQL Server
1634 (12.78 %)Red Hat
1634 (12.78 %)Red Hat Linux
1731 (11.65 %)Cisco
1731 (11.65 %)Windows XP
1731 (11.65 %)TCP/IP
1829 (10.90 %)HTTP
1829 (10.90 %)SQL
1928 (10.53 %)Java
1928 (10.53 %)Perl
1928 (10.53 %)MS Excel
2027 (10.15 %)Windows Server 2003
2126 (9.774 %)DV Cleared

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing Linux 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 Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (7.895 %).NET
215 (5.639 %)ASP.NET
215 (5.639 %)Hibernate
314 (5.263 %)LAMP
412 (4.511 %)XML
511 (4.135 %)HTML
68 (3.008 %)ASP
68 (3.008 %)Middleware
68 (3.008 %)Spring
68 (3.008 %)AJAX
68 (3.008 %)Grails
76 (2.256 %)Tapestry
85 (1.880 %)WebServices
85 (1.880 %)J2EE
94 (1.504 %)Application Packaging
103 (1.128 %)CSS
103 (1.128 %)Flash
112 (0.752 %).NET Framework
112 (0.752 %)GWT
121 (0.376 %)JDBC
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
138 (14.29 %)Apache
219 (7.143 %)IIS
316 (6.015 %)MS Exchange
413 (4.887 %)Exchange Server 2003
58 (3.008 %)Tomcat
67 (2.632 %)SharePoint
74 (1.504 %)Lotus Notes
74 (1.504 %)Exchange Server 2000
83 (1.128 %)WebLogic
92 (0.752 %)Lotus Domino
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (10.53 %)MS Excel
214 (5.263 %)MS Office
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
161 (22.93 %)Internet
253 (19.92 %)SMTP
349 (18.42 %)DNS
444 (16.54 %)FTP
537 (13.91 %)SAN
631 (11.65 %)TCP/IP
729 (10.90 %)HTTP
822 (8.271 %)DHCP
918 (6.767 %)HTTPS
1015 (5.639 %)Cisco PIX
1114 (5.263 %)POP3
1211 (4.135 %)BIG-IP
1310 (3.759 %)Broadband
146 (2.256 %)LAN
146 (2.256 %)WAN
155 (1.880 %)Wireless
155 (1.880 %)Network Security
164 (1.504 %)Firewall
173 (1.128 %)SNMP
173 (1.128 %)VPN
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (15.41 %)MySQL
236 (13.53 %)SQL Server
39 (3.383 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (3.008 %)PostgreSQL
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (3.008 %)Eclipse
18 (3.008 %)IntelliJ
23 (1.128 %)ClearQuest
23 (1.128 %)Visual Studio
23 (1.128 %)ClearCase
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (8.271 %)Finance
217 (6.391 %)Pensions
314 (5.263 %)Telecoms
412 (4.511 %)Electronics
511 (4.135 %)Government
68 (3.008 %)Home Office
77 (2.632 %)Marketing
77 (2.632 %)Military
85 (1.880 %)Animation
93 (1.128 %)Health
102 (0.752 %)Games
102 (0.752 %)Pharmaceutical
102 (0.752 %)Banking
111 (0.376 %)Back Office
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (18.42 %)Consultant
246 (17.29 %)Developer
328 (10.53 %)Analyst
426 (9.774 %)Installations Engineer
525 (9.398 %)IT Consultant
624 (9.023 %)Support Engineer
720 (7.519 %)Storage Engineer
819 (7.143 %)Linux Engineer
917 (6.391 %)Storage Consultant
1015 (5.639 %)Java Developer
1015 (5.639 %)Junior
1015 (5.639 %)Software Engineer
1114 (5.263 %)Junior Developer
1114 (5.263 %)Products Support Engineer
1213 (4.887 %)Systems Analyst
1213 (4.887 %)C++ Developer
1213 (4.887 %)Technical Support
1312 (4.511 %)Technical Consultant
1411 (4.135 %)Support Consultant
159 (3.383 %)Test Engineer
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (5.263 %)Clustering
29 (3.383 %)Social Network
37 (2.632 %)Device Driver
43 (1.128 %)Computer Science
52 (0.752 %)Smartcard
61 (0.376 %)Video Conferencing
61 (0.376 %)Grid Computing
61 (0.376 %)CCTV
61 (0.376 %)Contract for Difference
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1157 (59.02 %)Windows
296 (36.09 %)UNIX
351 (19.17 %)Solaris
439 (14.66 %)Windows 2000
534 (12.78 %)Red Hat Linux
631 (11.65 %)Windows XP
727 (10.15 %)Windows Server 2003
813 (4.887 %)HPUX
912 (4.511 %)Ubuntu
912 (4.511 %)CentOS
105 (1.880 %)Debian
105 (1.880 %)Windows 2000 Server
114 (1.504 %)Windows Server 2008
123 (1.128 %)Windows Vista
131 (0.376 %)Embedded Linux
131 (0.376 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
131 (0.376 %)AIX
131 (0.376 %)SUSE
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (5.639 %)Disaster Recovery
211 (4.135 %)Information Security
310 (3.759 %)Web Development
49 (3.383 %)ITIL
58 (3.008 %)Configuration Management
58 (3.008 %)Project Management
58 (3.008 %)Software Engineering
67 (2.632 %)Unified Process
67 (2.632 %)RUP
67 (2.632 %)V-Model
76 (2.256 %)E-Commerce
76 (2.256 %)SEO
84 (1.504 %)Internet Marketing
93 (1.128 %)PRINCE2
93 (1.128 %)PRINCE
102 (0.752 %)OO
102 (0.752 %)Business Analysis
111 (0.376 %)Load Balancing
111 (0.376 %)Security Management
111 (0.376 %)OOP
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (20.30 %)C++
249 (18.42 %)C
342 (15.79 %)PHP
429 (10.90 %)SQL
528 (10.53 %)Java
528 (10.53 %)Perl
625 (9.398 %)C#
78 (3.008 %)Groovy
87 (2.632 %)Shell Script
87 (2.632 %)JavaScript
95 (1.880 %)Python
104 (1.504 %)Embedded C
104 (1.504 %)VBScript
104 (1.504 %)VB
113 (1.128 %)Embedded C++
122 (0.752 %)LotusScript
122 (0.752 %)Korn
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
166 (24.81 %)Security Cleared
226 (9.774 %)DV Cleared
312 (4.511 %)MCSE
312 (4.511 %)Microsoft Certification
411 (4.135 %)CCNA
411 (4.135 %)Cisco Certification
510 (3.759 %)CISSP
68 (3.008 %)SC Cleared
74 (1.504 %)Degree
81 (0.376 %)CCSA
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.752 %)SLA
12 (0.752 %)HL7
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (7.143 %)NFS
29 (3.383 %)NetBackup
38 (3.008 %)Active Directory
44 (1.504 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.376 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (0.376 %)Oracle RAC
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.504 %)MOM
21 (0.376 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (13.91 %)HP
137 (13.91 %)Microsoft
234 (12.78 %)Red Hat
331 (11.65 %)Cisco
424 (9.023 %)Novell
517 (6.391 %)Siemens
517 (6.391 %)CommVault
517 (6.391 %)Hitachi
517 (6.391 %)Fujitsu Siemens
614 (5.263 %)VMware
712 (4.511 %)Oracle
89 (3.383 %)Dell
89 (3.383 %)Symantec
89 (3.383 %)Brocade
98 (3.008 %)Intel
98 (3.008 %)Citrix
107 (2.632 %)IBM
115 (1.880 %)Sun
115 (1.880 %)NetApp
124 (1.504 %)Lotus