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The table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Birmingham 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank41-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.941 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£333
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.29£34.97
% change on same period last year-16.23 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads3478
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.098 %
Daily rates quoted25
Average minimum daily rate£375£212
Average daily rate£375£229
% change on same period last year+63.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£246
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£315
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1339
Average minimum hourly rate£14.76£20.13
Average hourly rate£15.90£20.98
% change on same period last year-24.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.04£21.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.18£20.42
% change on same period last year+3.73 %
VMware ESX West MidlandsVMware ESX
West Midlands

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 Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Birmingham VMware ESX Demand Trend

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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham VMware ESX Hourly Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

13 (100.00 %)VMware
22 (66.67 %)Citrix
31 (33.33 %)Government
31 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %)MCSE
31 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
31 (33.33 %)Active Directory
31 (33.33 %)Insurance
31 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (33.33 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
11 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Government
11 (33.33 %)Insurance
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Consultant
12 (66.67 %)Citrix Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Citrix Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)IT Support Analyst
21 (33.33 %)IT Support Engineer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)MCSE
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)Active Directory
11 (33.33 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)VMware
22 (66.67 %)Citrix