Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Linux skills within the Leeds 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
Rank2027
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads156213
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.135 %0.109 %
As % of the category below29.89 %25.79 %
Salaries quoted131152
Average minimum salary£30,489£32,539
Average salary£32,870£35,263
% change on same period last year-6.78 %
Average maximum salary£35,252£37,987
UK excluding London average salary£36,187£35,747
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads522826
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.451 %0.422 %
Salaries quoted460665
Average minimum salary£28,591£29,235
Average salary£30,226£31,769
% change on same period last year-4.85 %
Average maximum salary£31,861£34,303
UK excluding London average salary£34,281£34,122
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Linux West YorkshireLinux
West Yorkshire

Linux
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

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

Leeds Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1129 (37.61 %)SQL
2126 (36.73 %)UNIX
3118 (34.40 %)PHP
4104 (30.32 %)Windows
5102 (29.74 %)MySQL
699 (28.86 %)OO
797 (28.28 %)Apache
882 (23.91 %)Java
967 (19.53 %)Perl
1063 (18.37 %)SQL Server
1161 (17.78 %)XML
1256 (16.33 %)HTML
1346 (13.41 %)TCP/IP
1444 (12.83 %)SAN
1444 (12.83 %)Finance
1543 (12.54 %)C++
1543 (12.54 %)Oracle
1642 (12.24 %)Subversion
1741 (11.95 %)C
1840 (11.66 %)Solaris
1939 (11.37 %)CSS
2037 (10.79 %)ITIL
2037 (10.79 %)Project Management
2037 (10.79 %)Windows Server 2003
2134 (9.913 %)SOAP
2134 (9.913 %)JavaScript
2134 (9.913 %)Spring
2134 (9.913 %)Web Development
2233 (9.621 %)Red Hat Linux
2233 (9.621 %)Red Hat

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
161 (17.78 %)XML
256 (16.33 %)HTML
339 (11.37 %)CSS
434 (9.913 %)SOAP
434 (9.913 %)Spring
533 (9.621 %)Hibernate
624 (6.997 %)CPAN
721 (6.122 %)XHTML
721 (6.122 %)JSP
820 (5.831 %)AJAX
918 (5.248 %)Servlets
918 (5.248 %)Struts
1016 (4.665 %)J2EE
1115 (4.373 %)Apache Wicket
1214 (4.082 %)WAP
1312 (3.499 %)J2SE
1312 (3.499 %)LAMP
1411 (3.207 %)JSF
1411 (3.207 %)Flash
1510 (2.915 %)WebServices
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
197 (28.28 %)Apache
221 (6.122 %)MS Exchange
319 (5.539 %)WebLogic
413 (3.790 %)Exchange Server 2003
413 (3.790 %)SharePoint
59 (2.624 %)IIS
67 (2.041 %)JBoss
67 (2.041 %)Exchange Server 2007
76 (1.749 %)CMS
84 (1.166 %)Tomcat
84 (1.166 %)TeamSite
93 (0.875 %)Lotus Domino
93 (0.875 %)Zope
93 (0.875 %)ESB
93 (0.875 %)Drupal
93 (0.875 %)Flash Media Server
102 (0.583 %)Joomla!
111 (0.292 %)Oracle 10gAS
111 (0.292 %)WebSphere MQ
111 (0.292 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (3.790 %)MS Excel
29 (2.624 %)Photoshop
37 (2.041 %)AutoCAD
37 (2.041 %)InDesign
42 (0.583 %)Adobe Illustrator
42 (0.583 %)MS Office
51 (0.292 %)MS Visio
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
146 (13.41 %)TCP/IP
244 (12.83 %)SAN
332 (9.329 %)Internet
428 (8.163 %)VPN
526 (7.580 %)DNS
526 (7.580 %)LAN
625 (7.289 %)Firewall
717 (4.956 %)SNMP
717 (4.956 %)WAN
815 (4.373 %)VoIP
815 (4.373 %)FTP
815 (4.373 %)DOCSIS
912 (3.499 %)DVB
1011 (3.207 %)DHCP
1011 (3.207 %)SMS
1110 (2.915 %)RTP
1110 (2.915 %)RTSP
129 (2.624 %)VLAN
129 (2.624 %)iSCSI
129 (2.624 %)MPLS
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1102 (29.74 %)MySQL
263 (18.37 %)SQL Server
331 (9.038 %)DB2
426 (7.580 %)Oracle 9i
426 (7.580 %)Oracle 10g
521 (6.122 %)SQL Server 2005
612 (3.499 %)RDBMS
710 (2.915 %)SQL Server 2000
710 (2.915 %)PostgreSQL
86 (1.749 %)SQL Server 2008
94 (1.166 %)Data Mining
103 (0.875 %)ETL
103 (0.875 %)OLAP
103 (0.875 %)Oracle OLAP
112 (0.583 %)Cognos Impromptu
112 (0.583 %)Crystal Reports
112 (0.583 %)Oracle 8/8i
121 (0.292 %)MS Access
Leeds IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
142 (12.24 %)Subversion
214 (4.082 %)Ant
36 (1.749 %)JUnit
42 (0.583 %)Eclipse
42 (0.583 %)Dreamweaver
42 (0.583 %)Bugzilla
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
144 (12.83 %)Finance
230 (8.746 %)Telecoms
322 (6.414 %)Marketing
415 (4.373 %)Publishing
514 (4.082 %)Multimedia
514 (4.082 %)Pensions
68 (2.332 %)Electronics
76 (1.749 %)Automotive
85 (1.458 %)Retail
93 (0.875 %)Health
102 (0.583 %)Games
102 (0.583 %)Banking
111 (0.292 %)Education
111 (0.292 %)Financial Institution
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1146 (42.57 %)Developer
249 (14.29 %)Administrator
344 (12.83 %)PHP Developer
443 (12.54 %)Perl Developer
542 (12.24 %)Java Developer
629 (8.455 %)DBA
726 (7.580 %)Support Engineer
825 (7.289 %)Oracle DBA
921 (6.122 %)Web Developer
1019 (5.539 %)Software Engineer
1117 (4.956 %)Senior Developer
1117 (4.956 %)Technical Support
1117 (4.956 %)UNIX Support
1214 (4.082 %)Analyst
1313 (3.790 %)Architect
1313 (3.790 %)Programmer
1313 (3.790 %)Linux Administrator
1412 (3.499 %)PHP Web Developer
1412 (3.499 %)Systems Administrator
1412 (3.499 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (4.956 %)MPEG
213 (3.790 %)Computer Science
310 (2.915 %)Web 2.0
47 (2.041 %)Clustering
56 (1.749 %)Social Network
56 (1.749 %)DTV
64 (1.166 %)Blog
64 (1.166 %)Replication
64 (1.166 %)iPhone
64 (1.166 %)iSeries
73 (0.875 %)AS400
73 (0.875 %)Firmware
82 (0.583 %)PMI
82 (0.583 %)Device Driver
82 (0.583 %)Mainframe
82 (0.583 %)Mathematics
82 (0.583 %)RIA
91 (0.292 %)Multithreading
91 (0.292 %)Client/Server
91 (0.292 %)Management Information System
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1126 (36.73 %)UNIX
2104 (30.32 %)Windows
340 (11.66 %)Solaris
437 (10.79 %)Windows Server 2003
533 (9.621 %)Red Hat Linux
629 (8.455 %)AIX
715 (4.373 %)Windows XP
812 (3.499 %)HPUX
910 (2.915 %)VxWorks
910 (2.915 %)Windows 2000 Server
109 (2.624 %)Embedded Linux
115 (1.458 %)Windows 2000
124 (1.166 %)Windows Server 2008
124 (1.166 %)Mac OS
133 (0.875 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
133 (0.875 %)i5/OS
142 (0.583 %)Debian
142 (0.583 %)FreeBSD
142 (0.583 %)Mac OS X
151 (0.292 %)Ubuntu
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
199 (28.86 %)OO
237 (10.79 %)ITIL
237 (10.79 %)Project Management
334 (9.913 %)Web Development
422 (6.414 %)E-Commerce
519 (5.539 %)OOP
610 (2.915 %)TDD
79 (2.624 %)OOD
87 (2.041 %)SOA
87 (2.041 %)Project Planning
96 (1.749 %)Load Balancing
96 (1.749 %)PRINCE2
105 (1.458 %)UML
105 (1.458 %)Web Design
105 (1.458 %)Internet Marketing
114 (1.166 %)Software Engineering
114 (1.166 %)Requirements Analysis
114 (1.166 %)Service Delivery
123 (0.875 %)Quality Management
123 (0.875 %)OOA/OOD
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1129 (37.61 %)SQL
2118 (34.40 %)PHP
382 (23.91 %)Java
467 (19.53 %)Perl
543 (12.54 %)C++
641 (11.95 %)C
734 (9.913 %)JavaScript
819 (5.539 %)Ruby
914 (4.082 %)PHP5
1010 (2.915 %)Shell Script
119 (2.624 %)ActionScript
126 (1.749 %)Python
135 (1.458 %)Embedded C
135 (1.458 %)Embedded C++
144 (1.166 %)Assembly Language
144 (1.166 %)PHP4
144 (1.166 %)Objective-C
153 (0.875 %)RPG
161 (0.292 %)Lingo
161 (0.292 %)MAXScript
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (6.997 %)Degree
212 (3.499 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (2.332 %)MCSE
44 (1.166 %)MCP
53 (0.875 %)HND
53 (0.875 %)CCNA
53 (0.875 %)Cisco Certification
53 (0.875 %)IBM Certification
61 (0.292 %)ITIL Certification
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (5.248 %)SLA
29 (2.624 %)PCI DSS
34 (1.166 %)QA
41 (0.292 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Leeds IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (9.621 %)Active Directory
226 (7.580 %)Oracle RAC
325 (7.289 %)Oracle RMAN
410 (2.915 %)Terminal Services
59 (2.624 %)NetBackup
67 (2.041 %)Backup Exec
67 (2.041 %)VMware Server
76 (1.749 %)VMware Infrastructure
84 (1.166 %)NDS
93 (0.875 %)Xen
102 (0.583 %)Terminal Server
102 (0.583 %)ISA Server
111 (0.292 %)VMware Workstation
111 (0.292 %)MSMQ
Leeds IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
125 (7.289 %)Data Guard
214 (4.082 %)OpenView
32 (0.583 %)Tivoli
32 (0.583 %)Nagios
41 (0.292 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (12.54 %)Oracle
233 (9.621 %)Red Hat
331 (9.038 %)Microsoft
428 (8.163 %)HP
428 (8.163 %)Citrix
525 (7.289 %)VMware
616 (4.665 %)IBM
714 (4.082 %)Adobe
714 (4.082 %)Sun
88 (2.332 %)VERITAS
97 (2.041 %)EMC
106 (1.749 %)Cisco
114 (1.166 %)OpenTV
123 (0.875 %)Lotus
132 (0.583 %)BEA
132 (0.583 %)Cognos
132 (0.583 %)Zend
141 (0.292 %)Apple
141 (0.292 %)Hummingbird
141 (0.292 %)Dell