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The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Hertfordshire 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
Rank1229
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads252193
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.218 %0.098 %
As % of the category below34.05 %18.19 %
Salaries quoted243167
Average minimum salary£38,901£33,886
Average salary£41,766£37,078
% change on same period last year+12.64 %
Average maximum salary£44,630£40,269
UK excluding London average salary£36,187£35,747
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads7401061
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.640 %0.541 %
Salaries quoted669907
Average minimum salary£36,002£33,190
Average salary£38,603£35,628
% change on same period last year+8.35 %
Average maximum salary£41,205£38,066
UK excluding London average salary£34,281£34,122
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Linux East of EnglandLinux
East of England

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire 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
WatfordUp+2299£40,609+2.80 %
StevenageUp+1728£40,769+17.92 %
St AlbansUp+2926£49,180+13.71 %
HertfordUp+139£31,833-0.52 %
Welwyn Garden CityNo change02£50,000+36.98 %
RoystonNo change01£46,000+62.11 %
Linux East of EnglandLinux
East of England

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1264 (51.66 %)UNIX
2170 (33.27 %)Windows
3122 (23.87 %)AIX
3122 (23.87 %)SAN
4110 (21.53 %)IBM
4110 (21.53 %)SQL
4110 (21.53 %)Red Hat Linux
5107 (20.94 %)Red Hat
693 (18.20 %)MySQL
790 (17.61 %)Oracle
888 (17.22 %)VMware
983 (16.24 %)Solaris
1076 (14.87 %)SQL Server
1172 (14.09 %)Apache
1263 (12.33 %)Perl
1362 (12.13 %)Microsoft
1459 (11.55 %)TCP/IP
1558 (11.35 %)HP
1656 (10.96 %)C
1755 (10.76 %)Middleware
1849 (9.589 %)Degree
1945 (8.806 %)Windows Server 2003
2044 (8.611 %)XML
2142 (8.219 %)C++
2142 (8.219 %)Java
2241 (8.023 %)Shell Script
2340 (7.828 %)Firewall
2340 (7.828 %)JBoss
2439 (7.632 %)J2EE
2439 (7.632 %)Disaster Recovery

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (10.76 %)Middleware
244 (8.611 %)XML
339 (7.632 %)J2EE
434 (6.654 %)WebSphere
531 (6.067 %)WebServices
626 (5.088 %)AJAX
725 (4.892 %)CSS
820 (3.914 %)Ruby on Rails
918 (3.523 %)OpenGL
918 (3.523 %).NET
1016 (3.131 %)HTML
1016 (3.131 %)LAMP
1016 (3.131 %)XHTML
1115 (2.935 %)XSLT
1115 (2.935 %)SOAP
1213 (2.544 %)JSP
1312 (2.348 %)Servlets
1312 (2.348 %)DirectX
1410 (1.957 %)JSTL
158 (1.566 %)Zend Framework
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
172 (14.09 %)Apache
240 (7.828 %)JBoss
329 (5.675 %)WebSphere Application Server
428 (5.479 %)MS Exchange
524 (4.697 %)Exchange Server 2003
621 (4.110 %)IIS
715 (2.935 %)Lotus Notes
813 (2.544 %)MQSeries
813 (2.544 %)SAS
912 (2.348 %)Exchange Server 2007
1011 (2.153 %)Tomcat
1110 (1.957 %)IBM HTTP Server
129 (1.761 %)SharePoint
137 (1.370 %)OpenEdge
137 (1.370 %)NetWeaver
146 (1.174 %)ColdFusion
154 (0.783 %)WebLogic
163 (0.587 %)WebSphere MQ
163 (0.587 %)Exchange Server 2000
172 (0.391 %)Oracle 10gAS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (5.871 %)MS Excel
210 (1.957 %)MS Office
31 (0.196 %)Photoshop
31 (0.196 %)Fireworks
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.587 %)Oracle EBS
13 (0.587 %)SAP Retail
21 (0.196 %)Oracle 11i
21 (0.196 %)Oracle Applications
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1122 (23.87 %)SAN
259 (11.55 %)TCP/IP
340 (7.828 %)Firewall
437 (7.241 %)Internet
533 (6.458 %)HTTP
632 (6.262 %)Intranet
727 (5.284 %)Extranet
823 (4.501 %)LAN
823 (4.501 %)WAN
920 (3.914 %)VPN
1013 (2.544 %)VoIP
1111 (2.153 %)DNS
129 (1.761 %)PBX
137 (1.370 %)ISDN
137 (1.370 %)X.25
146 (1.174 %)Cisco PIX
154 (0.783 %)SSH
163 (0.587 %)NetScreen
172 (0.391 %)Network Security
172 (0.391 %)ATM
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
193 (18.20 %)MySQL
276 (14.87 %)SQL Server
329 (5.675 %)DB2
420 (3.914 %)Oracle 10g
420 (3.914 %)PostgreSQL
514 (2.740 %)RDBMS
613 (2.544 %)Text Mining
613 (2.544 %)Data Mining
77 (1.370 %)Oracle 8/8i
77 (1.370 %)SQL Server 2008
82 (0.391 %)SAP BW
82 (0.391 %)Oracle Reports
91 (0.196 %)BusinessObjects
91 (0.196 %)SQL Server 2005
91 (0.196 %)Data Cleansing
91 (0.196 %)MS Access
91 (0.196 %)TOAD
91 (0.196 %)Oracle Discoverer
91 (0.196 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.196 %)Informix
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (2.740 %)Subversion
27 (1.370 %)Git
33 (0.587 %)Oracle Forms
33 (0.587 %)Eclipse
42 (0.391 %)WebSpeed
42 (0.391 %)JUnit
51 (0.196 %)Ant
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (7.632 %)Finance
226 (5.088 %)Retail
325 (4.892 %)Insurance
420 (3.914 %)Publishing
517 (3.327 %)3D Graphics
616 (3.131 %)Marketing
710 (1.957 %)Health
89 (1.761 %)Military
98 (1.566 %)Advertising
98 (1.566 %)Construction
107 (1.370 %)Games
107 (1.370 %)Multimedia
107 (1.370 %)Pensions
116 (1.174 %)Banking
116 (1.174 %)Government
125 (0.978 %)Telecoms
134 (0.783 %)Electronics
142 (0.391 %)Investment Banking
142 (0.391 %)General Ledger
142 (0.391 %)Online Games
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1100 (19.57 %)Administrator
281 (15.85 %)Systems Administrator
374 (14.48 %)Developer
457 (11.15 %)UNIX Administrator
555 (10.76 %)Consultant
645 (8.806 %)Support Engineer
744 (8.611 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
842 (8.219 %)Architect
941 (8.023 %)Applications Support
1034 (6.654 %)Support Specialist
1133 (6.458 %)Technical Consultant
1229 (5.675 %)Applications Specialist
1229 (5.675 %)Applications Support Specialist
1326 (5.088 %)Analyst
1424 (4.697 %)Enterprise Architect
1523 (4.501 %)UNIX Support
1622 (4.305 %)Technical Engineer
1719 (3.718 %)AIX Administrator
1719 (3.718 %)Software Engineer
1818 (3.523 %)Senior Developer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (7.241 %)HACMP
220 (3.914 %)Firmware
313 (2.544 %)Client/Server
313 (2.544 %)MPEG
411 (2.153 %)Clustering
411 (2.153 %)Computer Science
58 (1.566 %)Speech Recognition
67 (1.370 %)IVR
67 (1.370 %)EFT
76 (1.174 %)W3C
85 (0.978 %)French Language
93 (0.587 %)Mathematics
93 (0.587 %)Physics
102 (0.391 %)Device Driver
102 (0.391 %)APACS
111 (0.196 %)Replication
111 (0.196 %)NHS
111 (0.196 %)EPoS
111 (0.196 %)IPTV
111 (0.196 %)Spread Betting
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1264 (51.66 %)UNIX
2170 (33.27 %)Windows
3122 (23.87 %)AIX
4110 (21.53 %)Red Hat Linux
583 (16.24 %)Solaris
645 (8.806 %)Windows Server 2003
736 (7.045 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
834 (6.654 %)HPUX
927 (5.284 %)NetWare
1026 (5.088 %)Fedora
1119 (3.718 %)Windows CE
1217 (3.327 %)Windows Server 2008
1217 (3.327 %)Windows 2000 Server
1312 (2.348 %)Windows Vista
1411 (2.153 %)Windows XP
159 (1.761 %)Windows 2000
164 (0.783 %)Debian
164 (0.783 %)Embedded Linux
173 (0.587 %)Windows Mobile
173 (0.587 %)VxWorks
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (7.632 %)Disaster Recovery
227 (5.284 %)Business Continuity
322 (4.305 %)Agile Software Development
421 (4.110 %)E-Commerce
516 (3.131 %)OO
615 (2.935 %)Asset Management
615 (2.935 %)Content Management
714 (2.740 %)Technical Architecture
89 (1.761 %)Project Management
89 (1.761 %)Service Delivery
89 (1.761 %)OOP
89 (1.761 %)Automated Testing
98 (1.566 %)UML
107 (1.370 %)Scrum
107 (1.370 %)TDD
116 (1.174 %)Risk Management
116 (1.174 %)Software Testing
125 (0.978 %)ERP
125 (0.978 %)Data Modelling
134 (0.783 %)Business Intelligence
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1110 (21.53 %)SQL
263 (12.33 %)Perl
356 (10.96 %)C
442 (8.219 %)C++
442 (8.219 %)Java
541 (8.023 %)Shell Script
636 (7.045 %)PHP
730 (5.871 %)Korn
826 (5.088 %)JavaScript
923 (4.501 %)PHP5
1020 (3.914 %)Ruby
1116 (3.131 %)Embedded C
1215 (2.935 %)PL/SQL
1310 (1.957 %)Embedded C++
149 (1.761 %)C#
157 (1.370 %)VB.NET
164 (0.783 %)Python
164 (0.783 %)VB
172 (0.391 %)Progress 4GL
172 (0.391 %)Assembly Language
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
149 (9.589 %)Degree
236 (7.045 %)Microsoft Certification
327 (5.284 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
426 (5.088 %)MCSE
511 (2.153 %)RHCE
69 (1.761 %)Cisco Certification
69 (1.761 %)CCNA
77 (1.370 %)MCP
77 (1.370 %)MCSA
84 (0.783 %)PhD
84 (0.783 %)Security Cleared
93 (0.587 %)HND
102 (0.391 %)PRINCE2 Certification
102 (0.391 %)SC Cleared
102 (0.391 %)CCNP
111 (0.196 %)HNC
111 (0.196 %)ISEB
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (3.327 %)QA
29 (1.761 %)JTAG
31 (0.196 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
136 (7.045 %)VMware Infrastructure
229 (5.675 %)VMware ESX
316 (3.131 %)Active Directory
43 (0.587 %)Citrix Presentation Server
52 (0.391 %)NetBackup
61 (0.196 %)Oracle RMAN
61 (0.196 %)ISA Server
61 (0.196 %)VMware Server
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (1.761 %)HP Data Protector
23 (0.587 %)ZENworks
31 (0.196 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (0.196 %)BMC PATROL
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1110 (21.53 %)IBM
2107 (20.94 %)Red Hat
390 (17.61 %)Oracle
488 (17.22 %)VMware
562 (12.13 %)Microsoft
658 (11.35 %)HP
730 (5.871 %)NetApp
829 (5.675 %)Sun
928 (5.479 %)Citrix
1023 (4.501 %)Symbian
1023 (4.501 %)Cisco
1117 (3.327 %)SAP
1117 (3.327 %)Novell
1215 (2.935 %)Lotus
1215 (2.935 %)Dell
1314 (2.740 %)EMC
1314 (2.740 %)CommVault
1314 (2.740 %)Sybase
1410 (1.957 %)Juniper
158 (1.566 %)Reuters