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The table below looks at the demand for VMware Infrastructure (VI3) 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 Infrastructure over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank40-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below13.64 %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£339£366
% change on same period last year-7.26 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.75£27.99
% change on same period last year+13.41 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads4489
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.095 %
Daily rates quoted514
Average minimum daily rate£243£299
Average daily rate£250£315
% change on same period last year-20.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£257£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£317
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted2147
Average minimum hourly rate£24.17£17.99
Average hourly rate£25.39£19.15
% change on same period last year+32.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.60£20.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.19£21.57
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
VMware Infrastructure West MidlandsVMware Infrastructure
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 Infrastructure
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Trend

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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

113 (100.00 %)VMware
29 (69.23 %)Active Directory
37 (53.85 %)Microsoft
37 (53.85 %)Windows
37 (53.85 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (38.46 %)Migration
54 (30.77 %)Windows XP
54 (30.77 %)MS Office
62 (15.38 %)Network Design
62 (15.38 %)Windows Vista
62 (15.38 %)Windows NT
62 (15.38 %)Project Management
62 (15.38 %)SAN
62 (15.38 %)Novell
62 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
62 (15.38 %)C
62 (15.38 %)VPN
62 (15.38 %)HP
62 (15.38 %)Citrix
71 (7.692 %)CCA
71 (7.692 %)Citrix Certification
71 (7.692 %)IBM
71 (7.692 %)Oracle 10g
71 (7.692 %)Oracle
71 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
71 (7.692 %)HPUX
71 (7.692 %)Linux
71 (7.692 %)VERITAS
71 (7.692 %)Red Hat
71 (7.692 %)NetApp

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
11 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (30.77 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (15.38 %)VPN
12 (15.38 %)SAN
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)Oracle 10g
11 (7.692 %)Oracle 11g
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (38.46 %)2nd Line Support
24 (30.77 %)Desktop Support
33 (23.08 %)Analyst
33 (23.08 %)Support Analyst
33 (23.08 %)Project Manager
33 (23.08 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
42 (15.38 %)Team Leader
42 (15.38 %)Technical Project Manager
42 (15.38 %)Desktop Support Analyst
42 (15.38 %)Technical Manager
42 (15.38 %)Desktop Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Storage Administrator
51 (7.692 %)Technical Lead
51 (7.692 %)SAN Administrator
51 (7.692 %)Junior Project Manager
51 (7.692 %)Administrator
51 (7.692 %)Systems Engineer
51 (7.692 %)Senior Systems Engineer
51 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Consultant
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Clustering
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (53.85 %)Windows
17 (53.85 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (30.77 %)Windows XP
32 (15.38 %)Windows NT
32 (15.38 %)Windows Vista
41 (7.692 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (7.692 %)HPUX
41 (7.692 %)Linux
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (38.46 %)Migration
22 (15.38 %)Network Design
22 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
22 (15.38 %)Project Management
31 (7.692 %)Data Migration
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (15.38 %)C
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)CCA
11 (7.692 %)Citrix Certification
11 (7.692 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
11 (7.692 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (69.23 %)Active Directory
21 (7.692 %)VMware ESX
21 (7.692 %)NetBackup
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
21 (7.692 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.692 %)MOM
11 (7.692 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (7.692 %)Norton AntiVirus
11 (7.692 %)HP Data Protector
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (100.00 %)VMware
27 (53.85 %)Microsoft
32 (15.38 %)HP
32 (15.38 %)Citrix
32 (15.38 %)Novell
41 (7.692 %)VERITAS
41 (7.692 %)Red Hat
41 (7.692 %)Symantec
41 (7.692 %)NetApp
41 (7.692 %)Altiris
41 (7.692 %)Oracle
41 (7.692 %)IBM