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This section looks at the demand for VMware Infrastructure (VI3) 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 Infrastructure over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank108147
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads2119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.019 %
As % of the category below8.140 %4.872 %
Daily rates quoted86
Average minimum daily rate£392£358
Average daily rate£401£412
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£339
% change on same period last year+6.52 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£17.81£27.50
Average hourly rate£18.72£32.00
% change on same period last year-41.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.64£36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£29.88
% change on same period last year-6.14 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads258390
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.340 %0.388 %
Daily rates quoted56124
Average minimum daily rate£347£345
Average daily rate£364£375
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£404
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Hourly rates quoted2980
Average minimum hourly rate£20.57£24.98
Average hourly rate£21.10£26.32
% change on same period last year-19.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.62£27.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.86£21.86
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
VMware Infrastructure South EastVMware Infrastructure
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 Infrastructure
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire VMware Infrastructure Demand Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Berkshire VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Histogram

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Berkshire VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Histogram

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BracknellNew entry-7£427-
ReadingDown-132--
SloughDown-31--
VMware Infrastructure South EastVMware Infrastructure
South East

VMware Infrastructure
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing VMware Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure.

136 (100.00 %)VMware
224 (66.67 %)Windows
317 (47.22 %)Windows Server 2003
414 (38.89 %)Security Cleared
511 (30.56 %)Microsoft
511 (30.56 %)Active Directory
610 (27.78 %)HP
610 (27.78 %)SAN
79 (25.00 %)NetApp
79 (25.00 %)VMware ESX
88 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
97 (19.44 %)Citrix
106 (16.67 %)IBM
106 (16.67 %)Perl
106 (16.67 %)SQL
115 (13.89 %)VBScript
115 (13.89 %)VB
115 (13.89 %)Oracle
115 (13.89 %)TCP/IP
115 (13.89 %)iSCSI
115 (13.89 %)Government
115 (13.89 %)Windows Vista
124 (11.11 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
124 (11.11 %)Clustering
124 (11.11 %)Altiris
124 (11.11 %)NetBackup
124 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
124 (11.11 %)DV Cleared
124 (11.11 %)SLA
124 (11.11 %)Cisco

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing VMware Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.778 %)XML
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.778 %)Lotus Notes
11 (2.778 %)Lotus Domino
11 (2.778 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2007
11 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (8.333 %)MS Project
13 (8.333 %)MS Office
13 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (27.78 %)SAN
25 (13.89 %)TCP/IP
25 (13.89 %)iSCSI
33 (8.333 %)DMZ
33 (8.333 %)LAN
33 (8.333 %)DHCP
33 (8.333 %)DNS
42 (5.556 %)WAN
51 (2.778 %)NetScreen
51 (2.778 %)Firewall
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
22 (5.556 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (13.89 %)Government
22 (5.556 %)Finance
22 (5.556 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (2.778 %)FMCG
31 (2.778 %)Telecoms
31 (2.778 %)Automotive
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (11.11 %)Analyst
14 (11.11 %)Consultant
14 (11.11 %)3rd Line Support
23 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
32 (5.556 %)Infrastructure Engineer
32 (5.556 %)Technical Consultant
41 (2.778 %)Architect
41 (2.778 %)Systems Analyst
41 (2.778 %)2nd Line Support
41 (2.778 %)Systems Engineer
41 (2.778 %)Systems Support
41 (2.778 %)Support Analyst
41 (2.778 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
41 (2.778 %)PC Engineer
41 (2.778 %)Server Specialist
41 (2.778 %)Support Specialist
41 (2.778 %)Team Leader
41 (2.778 %)Technical Engineer
41 (2.778 %)Server Engineer
41 (2.778 %)Infrastructure Specialist
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (11.11 %)Clustering
22 (5.556 %)Spread Betting
31 (2.778 %)Video Conferencing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (66.67 %)Windows
217 (47.22 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (13.89 %)Windows Vista
44 (11.11 %)Linux
44 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
53 (8.333 %)Solaris
53 (8.333 %)Windows XP
53 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2008
62 (5.556 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (2.778 %)UNIX
71 (2.778 %)AIX
71 (2.778 %)NetWare
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (38.89 %)Security Cleared
28 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
34 (11.11 %)DV Cleared
43 (8.333 %)OOP
43 (8.333 %)OO
52 (5.556 %)Disaster Recovery
52 (5.556 %)System Testing
61 (2.778 %)Configuration Management
61 (2.778 %)Service Delivery
61 (2.778 %)ITIL
61 (2.778 %)Web Development
61 (2.778 %)Migration
61 (2.778 %)Content Management
61 (2.778 %)Asset Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (16.67 %)Perl
16 (16.67 %)SQL
25 (13.89 %)VBScript
25 (13.89 %)VB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (11.11 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (11.11 %)MCSE
23 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
23 (8.333 %)CCNA
31 (2.778 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (11.11 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (30.56 %)Active Directory
29 (25.00 %)VMware ESX
34 (11.11 %)NetBackup
34 (11.11 %)ISA Server
42 (5.556 %)VMware GSX
51 (2.778 %)MetaFrame
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.556 %)EMC NetWorker
12 (5.556 %)Legato
21 (2.778 %)Netcool
21 (2.778 %)Unicenter
21 (2.778 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (100.00 %)VMware
211 (30.56 %)Microsoft
310 (27.78 %)HP
49 (25.00 %)NetApp
57 (19.44 %)Citrix
66 (16.67 %)IBM
75 (13.89 %)Oracle
84 (11.11 %)Altiris
84 (11.11 %)Cisco
84 (11.11 %)VERITAS
92 (5.556 %)Dell
92 (5.556 %)EMC
92 (5.556 %)Nortel
92 (5.556 %)Lotus
92 (5.556 %)Symantec
101 (2.778 %)Novell
101 (2.778 %)CA
101 (2.778 %)BT