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The table below looks at the demand for VMware Infrastructure (VI3) skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4675
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.001 %
As % of the category below15.58 %1.667 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£335
% change on same period last year+3.75 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50-
Average hourly rate£28.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.96£31.00
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads7760
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.108 %0.062 %
Daily rates quoted93
Average minimum daily rate£245£207
Average daily rate£247£218
% change on same period last year+13.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£230
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£322
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Hourly rates quoted2321
Average minimum hourly rate£17.21£25.18
Average hourly rate£19.22£26.95
% change on same period last year-28.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.24£28.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.36£21.40
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
VMware Infrastructure East of EnglandVMware Infrastructure
East of England

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 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
CambridgeUp+205--
PeterboroughNew entry-5£350-
VMware Infrastructure East of EnglandVMware Infrastructure
East of England

VMware Infrastructure
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

124 (100.00 %)VMware
216 (66.67 %)Windows
313 (54.17 %)MS Exchange
411 (45.83 %)Exchange Server 2007
510 (41.67 %)Cisco
69 (37.50 %)Microsoft
69 (37.50 %)Linux
69 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
78 (33.33 %)Active Directory
86 (25.00 %)LAN
86 (25.00 %)WAN
86 (25.00 %)VMware ESX
86 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
95 (20.83 %)Python
95 (20.83 %)UNIX
95 (20.83 %)AIX
95 (20.83 %)HPUX
95 (20.83 %)Solaris
95 (20.83 %)C
95 (20.83 %)C++
104 (16.67 %)Migration
113 (12.50 %)Data Protection
113 (12.50 %)MPLS
113 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
113 (12.50 %)SAN
113 (12.50 %)Identity Management
113 (12.50 %)MCSE
113 (12.50 %)SharePoint
122 (8.333 %)MS Visio
122 (8.333 %)DNS

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.167 %)ASP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (54.17 %)MS Exchange
211 (45.83 %)Exchange Server 2007
39 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (12.50 %)SharePoint
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.333 %)MS Project
12 (8.333 %)MS Visio
21 (4.167 %)MS Office
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (25.00 %)LAN
16 (25.00 %)WAN
23 (12.50 %)SAN
23 (12.50 %)MPLS
32 (8.333 %)Firewall
32 (8.333 %)DNS
32 (8.333 %)VoIP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.333 %)SQL Server
21 (4.167 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.333 %)Finance
12 (8.333 %)Manufacturing
21 (4.167 %)Telecoms
21 (4.167 %)Government
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support
25 (20.83 %)Support Engineer
34 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
34 (16.67 %)Consultant
43 (12.50 %)Administrator
43 (12.50 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
52 (8.333 %)Server Administrator
52 (8.333 %)Migration Consultant
52 (8.333 %)Analyst
61 (4.167 %)Desktop Support
61 (4.167 %)Developer
61 (4.167 %)Systems Administrator
61 (4.167 %)Network Engineer
61 (4.167 %)Systems Engineer
61 (4.167 %)Server Support
61 (4.167 %)Support Analyst
61 (4.167 %)Desktop Support Engineer
61 (4.167 %)Technical Analyst
61 (4.167 %)Network Support Engineer
61 (4.167 %)Desktop Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.167 %)Thin Client
11 (4.167 %)Fat Client
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (66.67 %)Windows
29 (37.50 %)Linux
36 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (20.83 %)AIX
45 (20.83 %)HPUX
45 (20.83 %)Solaris
45 (20.83 %)UNIX
52 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (4.167 %)Windows Vista
61 (4.167 %)Windows NT
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (16.67 %)Migration
23 (12.50 %)Identity Management
23 (12.50 %)Data Protection
32 (8.333 %)Project Planning
32 (8.333 %)ITIL
41 (4.167 %)Systems Analysis
41 (4.167 %)Operations Management
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (20.83 %)C
15 (20.83 %)C++
15 (20.83 %)Python
22 (8.333 %)PowerShell
31 (4.167 %)SQL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (12.50 %)MCSE
13 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (8.333 %)CCNA
22 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (33.33 %)Active Directory
26 (25.00 %)VMware ESX
31 (4.167 %)Samba
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.167 %)MOM
11 (4.167 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (100.00 %)VMware
210 (41.67 %)Cisco
39 (37.50 %)Microsoft
42 (8.333 %)HP
42 (8.333 %)Dell
42 (8.333 %)Citrix
42 (8.333 %)IBM
51 (4.167 %)Oracle