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The table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware ESX over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank101105
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads1637
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.040 %
As % of the category below6.612 %10.54 %
Daily rates quoted615
Average minimum daily rate£312£305
Average daily rate£341£319
% change on same period last year+6.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£338
% change on same period last year+0.08 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00£48.40
Average hourly rate£45.00£51.40
% change on same period last year-12.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£54.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.92£35.02
% change on same period last year+2.56 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads242351
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.381 %0.376 %
Daily rates quoted6599
Average minimum daily rate£356£330
Average daily rate£372£345
% change on same period last year+7.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£317
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted2299
Average minimum hourly rate£25.33£25.74
Average hourly rate£27.09£27.24
% change on same period last year-0.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.85£28.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.19£21.57
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
VMware ESX South EastVMware ESX
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

VMware ESX
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VMware ESX across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Berkshire VMware ESX Demand Trend

VMware ESX
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VMware ESX across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire VMware ESX Daily Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware ESX across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire VMware ESX Daily Rate Histogram

VMware ESX
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VMware ESX across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire VMware ESX Hourly Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware ESX across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire VMware ESX Hourly Rate Histogram

VMware ESX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESX within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+65£260-10.71 %
SloughUp+93£375-
BracknellUp+61£400-11.11 %
WokinghamNew entry-1--
VMware ESX South EastVMware ESX
South East

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing VMware ESX 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited VMware ESX.

127 (93.10 %)VMware
216 (55.17 %)Windows
313 (44.83 %)VMware Infrastructure
412 (41.38 %)Windows Server 2003
511 (37.93 %)Microsoft
511 (37.93 %)Citrix
69 (31.03 %)Security Cleared
78 (27.59 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
87 (24.14 %)SC Cleared
87 (24.14 %)SQL Server
96 (20.69 %)Active Directory
105 (17.24 %)EMC
105 (17.24 %)SAN
105 (17.24 %)Clustering
105 (17.24 %)Government
114 (13.79 %)Disaster Recovery
114 (13.79 %)Cisco
114 (13.79 %)SQL
114 (13.79 %)VBScript
114 (13.79 %)Windows 2000
114 (13.79 %)Windows Server 2008
114 (13.79 %)Windows Vista
123 (10.34 %)Exchange Server 2003
123 (10.34 %)NetBackup
123 (10.34 %)Citrix Presentation Server
123 (10.34 %)DV Cleared
123 (10.34 %)Solaris
123 (10.34 %)Linux
123 (10.34 %)UNIX
123 (10.34 %)VB

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing VMware ESX also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited VMware ESX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.448 %)HTML
11 (3.448 %).NET
11 (3.448 %)CGI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (10.34 %)MS Exchange
13 (10.34 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (6.897 %)Exchange Server 2007
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.897 %)MS Excel
21 (3.448 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (17.24 %)SAN
23 (10.34 %)DMZ
32 (6.897 %)DHCP
32 (6.897 %)DNS
32 (6.897 %)iSCSI
41 (3.448 %)TCP/IP
41 (3.448 %)VLAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (24.14 %)SQL Server
22 (6.897 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2008
31 (3.448 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2000
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (10.34 %)MSI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (17.24 %)Government
21 (3.448 %)Insurance
21 (3.448 %)Finance
21 (3.448 %)Education
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (24.14 %)Consultant
23 (10.34 %)Analyst
32 (6.897 %)Support Engineer
32 (6.897 %)Technical Consultant
32 (6.897 %)Infrastructure Engineer
32 (6.897 %)Technical Analyst
32 (6.897 %)Team Leader
32 (6.897 %)Citrix Engineer
41 (3.448 %)Exchange Administrator
41 (3.448 %)Infrastructure Consultant
41 (3.448 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
41 (3.448 %)Wintel Support
41 (3.448 %)Server Specialist
41 (3.448 %)Citrix Support
41 (3.448 %)Infrastructure Architect
41 (3.448 %)Citrix Consultant
41 (3.448 %)Administrator
41 (3.448 %)Support Specialist
41 (3.448 %)3rd Line Support
41 (3.448 %)Architect
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (17.24 %)Clustering
21 (3.448 %)Fat Client
21 (3.448 %)Thin Client
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (55.17 %)Windows
212 (41.38 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (13.79 %)Windows Vista
34 (13.79 %)Windows Server 2008
34 (13.79 %)Windows 2000
43 (10.34 %)Solaris
43 (10.34 %)Linux
43 (10.34 %)UNIX
51 (3.448 %)Windows XP
51 (3.448 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (3.448 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (31.03 %)Security Cleared
27 (24.14 %)SC Cleared
34 (13.79 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (10.34 %)DV Cleared
51 (3.448 %)Business Continuity
51 (3.448 %)Asset Management
51 (3.448 %)ITIL
51 (3.448 %)E-Commerce
51 (3.448 %)Configuration Management
51 (3.448 %)Service Delivery
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (13.79 %)SQL
14 (13.79 %)VBScript
23 (10.34 %)VB
31 (3.448 %)Java
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (27.59 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
23 (10.34 %)CCA
23 (10.34 %)Citrix Certification
32 (6.897 %)CCEA
32 (6.897 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (6.897 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
32 (6.897 %)MCSE
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.897 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (44.83 %)VMware Infrastructure
26 (20.69 %)Active Directory
33 (10.34 %)ISA Server
33 (10.34 %)NetBackup
33 (10.34 %)Citrix Presentation Server
42 (6.897 %)VMware GSX
42 (6.897 %)MetaFrame
51 (3.448 %)VMware Workstation
51 (3.448 %)NFS
51 (3.448 %)Xen
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.448 %)Tivoli
11 (3.448 %)EMC NetWorker
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (93.10 %)VMware
211 (37.93 %)Citrix
211 (37.93 %)Microsoft
35 (17.24 %)EMC
44 (13.79 %)Cisco
53 (10.34 %)Sun
53 (10.34 %)HP
53 (10.34 %)VERITAS
62 (6.897 %)Oracle
62 (6.897 %)Intel
71 (3.448 %)IBM
71 (3.448 %)Dell
71 (3.448 %)Altiris
71 (3.448 %)Red Hat
71 (3.448 %)Symantec
71 (3.448 %)NetApp