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The table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Cambridge 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank40-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.263 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£372
% change on same period last year-11.99 %
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£37.32£38.83
% change on same period last year-3.90 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads3820
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£205£400
Average daily rate£211£425
% change on same period last year-50.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£218£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£322
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Hourly rates quoted134
Average minimum hourly rate£19.24£33.67
Average hourly rate£20.79£35.67
% change on same period last year-41.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.35£37.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.36£21.40
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
VMware ESX CambridgeshireVMware ESX
Cambridgeshire

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge VMware ESX Daily Rate 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge VMware ESX Hourly Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

110 (100.00 %)VMware
27 (70.00 %)Windows
27 (70.00 %)MS Exchange
27 (70.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (50.00 %)Cisco
45 (50.00 %)Active Directory
45 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
54 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
54 (40.00 %)LAN
54 (40.00 %)WAN
54 (40.00 %)DNS
54 (40.00 %)Firewall
63 (30.00 %)SharePoint
63 (30.00 %)MPLS
63 (30.00 %)IBM
63 (30.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (20.00 %)Microsoft
72 (20.00 %)CCNA
72 (20.00 %)HP
72 (20.00 %)Dell
72 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
72 (20.00 %)SAN
81 (10.00 %)Telecoms
81 (10.00 %)Government
81 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (10.00 %)VoIP
81 (10.00 %)SQL
81 (10.00 %)Oracle
81 (10.00 %)ITIL

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (70.00 %)MS Exchange
17 (70.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
33 (30.00 %)SharePoint
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)LAN
14 (40.00 %)WAN
14 (40.00 %)DNS
14 (40.00 %)Firewall
23 (30.00 %)MPLS
32 (20.00 %)SAN
41 (10.00 %)VoIP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Telecoms
11 (10.00 %)Government
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)3rd Line Support
24 (40.00 %)Support Engineer
24 (40.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Server Administrator
32 (20.00 %)Administrator
32 (20.00 %)Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Desktop Support
41 (10.00 %)Server Support
41 (10.00 %)IT Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
41 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
41 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (70.00 %)Windows
26 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (30.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (10.00 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)ITIL
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)SQL
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)CCNA
12 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (10.00 %)MCSE
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (50.00 %)Active Directory
15 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (100.00 %)VMware
25 (50.00 %)Cisco
33 (30.00 %)IBM
42 (20.00 %)Microsoft
42 (20.00 %)HP
42 (20.00 %)Dell
51 (10.00 %)Oracle