The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited VMware over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Buckinghamshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within VMware, Inc.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware
Rank 32 40 59
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +19
Contract jobs citing VMware 47 37 20
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 5.065% 3.957% 1.835%
As % of the Vendors category 11.03% 8.605% 4.237%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 12 5
Average daily rate £400 £338 £215
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.51% +56.97%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £251 £212
10% offered a daily rate of more than £455 £450 £313
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £320
% change year-on-year
- +1.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 3
Average hourly rate £22.50 - £17.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £24.00 £22.25 £21.86
% change year-on-year
+7.86% +1.78%
All Vendors
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
426 430 472
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 45.91% 45.99% 43.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 166 155
Average daily rate £350 £313 £345
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.00% -9.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £190 £164
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 39 82
Average hourly rate £13.00 £15.00 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.33% +7.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £8.90 £12.75 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.50 £32.30 £35.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.04 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+0.21% -5.00%
VMware
South East

VMware
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing VMware across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Buckinghamshire VMware Jobs Demand Trend

VMware
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire VMware Daily Rate Trend

VMware
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Buckinghamshire VMware Daily Rate Histogram

VMware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire VMware Hourly Rate Trend

VMware
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Milton Keynes -3 30 £423 +20.71% 3
Aylesbury - 7 £175 - 2
High Wycombe -2 2 £406 +170.83% 4
Marlow - - - -
Beaconsfield - - - -
Chesham - - - -
VMware
South East

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing VMware 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.

1 79 (77.45%) Windows
2 62 (60.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 49 (48.04%) Citrix
4 48 (47.06%) Microsoft
5 41 (40.20%) Windows Server 2008
6 39 (38.24%) SQL
7 35 (34.31%) Active Directory
7 35 (34.31%) MS Exchange
8 28 (27.45%) SAN
9 25 (24.51%) Security Cleared
10 24 (23.53%) Linux
11 23 (22.55%) ITIL
11 23 (22.55%) SQL Server
11 23 (22.55%) Firewall
11 23 (22.55%) Windows Server 2003
12 22 (21.57%) VMware ESX
13 21 (20.59%) Hyper-V
14 20 (19.61%) UNIX
15 19 (18.63%) Microsoft Certification
16 18 (17.65%) HP
16 18 (17.65%) MCSE
17 17 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2003
18 16 (15.69%) PowerShell
18 16 (15.69%) LAN
18 16 (15.69%) WAN
19 15 (14.71%) SC Cleared
19 15 (14.71%) Exchange Server 2010
20 14 (13.73%) VMware ESXi
20 14 (13.73%) Migration
20 14 (13.73%) MySQL

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing VMware 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (3.922%) .NET
1 4 (3.922%) SOAP
2 3 (2.941%) Application Packaging
2 3 (2.941%) WebSphere
2 3 (2.941%) JMS
3 2 (1.961%) LAMP
4 1 (0.980%) Middleware
4 1 (0.980%) HTML
4 1 (0.980%) CSS
4 1 (0.980%) Web Services
4 1 (0.980%) XML
4 1 (0.980%) RSS
Application Platforms
1 35 (34.31%) MS Exchange
2 17 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2003
3 15 (14.71%) Exchange Server 2010
4 12 (11.76%) Lync
5 10 (9.804%) Exchange Server 2007
6 9 (8.824%) SharePoint
7 4 (3.922%) IIS
7 4 (3.922%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 3 (2.941%) Apache
8 3 (2.941%) lighttpd
9 2 (1.961%) GroupWise
10 1 (0.980%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.980%) SharePoint 2010
10 1 (0.980%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 11 (10.78%) MS Excel
2 4 (3.922%) MS Office
3 1 (0.980%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (0.980%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 1 (0.980%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 28 (27.45%) SAN
2 23 (22.55%) Firewall
3 16 (15.69%) LAN
3 16 (15.69%) WAN
4 10 (9.804%) NAS
5 8 (7.843%) TCP/IP
6 7 (6.863%) Network Security
6 7 (6.863%) DHCP
6 7 (6.863%) VoIP
6 7 (6.863%) DNS
7 5 (4.902%) Wireless
7 5 (4.902%) WLAN
7 5 (4.902%) VPN
8 4 (3.922%) SMTP
8 4 (3.922%) Internet
9 3 (2.941%) iSCSI
9 3 (2.941%) HTTP
10 2 (1.961%) Broadband
10 2 (1.961%) ICMP
10 2 (1.961%) SS7
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (22.55%) SQL Server
2 14 (13.73%) MySQL
3 6 (5.882%) SQL Server 2008
4 5 (4.902%) SQL Server 2005
5 3 (2.941%) OLTP
5 3 (2.941%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (2.941%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (0.980%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.980%) GIS
6 1 (0.980%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (0.980%) Subversion
1 1 (0.980%) MSI
1 1 (0.980%) Jenkins
General
1 12 (11.76%) Retail
2 10 (9.804%) Finance
3 4 (3.922%) Telecoms
4 1 (0.980%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 25 (24.51%) Analyst
2 16 (15.69%) Support Analyst
3 15 (14.71%) Support Engineer
4 11 (10.78%) 3rd Line Support
5 10 (9.804%) Architect
6 8 (7.843%) Project Manager
6 8 (7.843%) Consultant
7 6 (5.882%) 2nd Line Support
7 6 (5.882%) Administrator
7 6 (5.882%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
7 6 (5.882%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (4.902%) Infrastructure Manager
8 5 (4.902%) Infrastructure Project Manager
9 4 (3.922%) Systems Engineer
9 4 (3.922%) Systems Administrator
9 4 (3.922%) Security Analyst
10 3 (2.941%) Security Architect
10 3 (2.941%) Integration Engineer
10 3 (2.941%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
10 3 (2.941%) Technical Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 8 (7.843%) Clustering
1 8 (7.843%) Cryptography
2 5 (4.902%) PKI
2 5 (4.902%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (3.922%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.941%) Blackberry
4 3 (2.941%) N-Tier
5 2 (1.961%) EPoS
5 2 (1.961%) Thin Client
5 2 (1.961%) Fat Client
5 2 (1.961%) CESG
6 1 (0.980%) Replication
6 1 (0.980%) Mainframe
6 1 (0.980%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 79 (77.45%) Windows
2 41 (40.20%) Windows Server 2008
3 24 (23.53%) Linux
4 23 (22.55%) Windows Server 2003
5 20 (19.61%) UNIX
6 10 (9.804%) Windows 7
7 6 (5.882%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (3.922%) Windows NT
8 4 (3.922%) Windows 2000
8 4 (3.922%) Windows XP
8 4 (3.922%) Windows Vista
9 3 (2.941%) Windows 2000 Server
9 3 (2.941%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (2.941%) Windows 8
10 2 (1.961%) AIX
10 2 (1.961%) Solaris
11 1 (0.980%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (22.55%) ITIL
2 14 (13.73%) Migration
3 12 (11.76%) Service Management
4 9 (8.824%) Service Delivery
5 8 (7.843%) Change Management
6 6 (5.882%) Load Balancing
6 6 (5.882%) Stakeholder Management
6 6 (5.882%) Information Security
7 5 (4.902%) Capacity Planning
7 5 (4.902%) Penetration Testing
7 5 (4.902%) Compatibility Testing
7 5 (4.902%) Incident Management
7 5 (4.902%) Disaster Recovery
8 4 (3.922%) CRM
8 4 (3.922%) Programme Management
9 3 (2.941%) Validation
9 3 (2.941%) Ethical Hacking
9 3 (2.941%) Integration Testing
9 3 (2.941%) Test Scripting
9 3 (2.941%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 39 (38.24%) SQL
2 16 (15.69%) PowerShell
3 13 (12.75%) Perl
4 11 (10.78%) T-SQL
5 5 (4.902%) Java
6 4 (3.922%) C#
7 2 (1.961%) VB
8 1 (0.980%) Groovy
8 1 (0.980%) VBA
8 1 (0.980%) VBScript
8 1 (0.980%) PHP
Qualifications
1 25 (24.51%) Security Cleared
2 19 (18.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (17.65%) MCSE
4 15 (14.71%) SC Cleared
5 13 (12.75%) MCP
5 13 (12.75%) DV Cleared
6 6 (5.882%) ISEB
7 5 (4.902%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (4.902%) CCNA
8 4 (3.922%) CCSP
8 4 (3.922%) MCTS
8 4 (3.922%) Degree
9 1 (0.980%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.980%) MCITP
9 1 (0.980%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.980%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.980%) IBM Certification
9 1 (0.980%) CISSP
9 1 (0.980%) MCSA
9 1 (0.980%) VCP5
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.882%) SLA
2 4 (3.922%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.980%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 62 (60.78%) VMware Infrastructure
2 35 (34.31%) Active Directory
3 22 (21.57%) VMware ESX
4 21 (20.59%) Hyper-V
5 14 (13.73%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (12.75%) XenApp
7 12 (11.76%) vSphere
8 4 (3.922%) XenDesktop
9 3 (2.941%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (1.961%) Forefront TMG
11 1 (0.980%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.980%) Citrix Presentation Server
11 1 (0.980%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.980%) ISA Server
11 1 (0.980%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.980%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 12 (11.76%) Backup Exec
2 8 (7.843%) SCCM
3 7 (6.863%) SCOM
4 5 (4.902%) OpenView
5 4 (3.922%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (1.961%) AppManager
6 2 (1.961%) SCVMM
6 2 (1.961%) OVSD
6 2 (1.961%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.980%) WSUS
7 1 (0.980%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.980%) BladeLogic
7 1 (0.980%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.980%) MOM
7 1 (0.980%) BMC PATROL
7 1 (0.980%) Control-M
7 1 (0.980%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.980%) HP SIM
7 1 (0.980%) Tivoli Endpoint Manager
Vendors
1 49 (48.04%) Citrix
2 48 (47.06%) Microsoft
3 18 (17.65%) HP
4 13 (12.75%) Oracle
5 7 (6.863%) Intel
6 6 (5.882%) Cisco
6 6 (5.882%) NetApp
7 4 (3.922%) Compaq
7 4 (3.922%) Websense
8 3 (2.941%) Symantec
8 3 (2.941%) StorageTek
8 3 (2.941%) Sun
8 3 (2.941%) Facebook
9 2 (1.961%) Dell
9 2 (1.961%) EMC
9 2 (1.961%) Novell
9 2 (1.961%) NetIQ
9 2 (1.961%) Veeam
9 2 (1.961%) Civica
10 1 (0.980%) AppSense
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