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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3763
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads229
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.009 %
As % of the category below8.059 %2.970 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£302-
Average daily rate£306-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£310-
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£339
% change on same period last year+4.31 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£33.33
Average hourly rate£25.00£36.67
% change on same period last year-31.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.27£29.30
% change on same period last year-10.33 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads273303
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.364 %0.302 %
Daily rates quoted5358
Average minimum daily rate£309£320
Average daily rate£327£332
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted3968
Average minimum hourly rate£20.80£26.33
Average hourly rate£22.78£27.95
% change on same period last year-18.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.76£29.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
VMware East of EnglandVMware
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within VMware, Inc.

VMware
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire VMware Demand Trend

VMware
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire VMware Daily Rate Trend

VMware
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Cambridgeshire VMware Daily Rate Histogram

VMware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire VMware Hourly Rate Trend

VMware
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+2410£218-
PeterboroughUp+47£350-
VMware East of EnglandVMware
East of England

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

133 (71.74 %)MS Exchange
229 (63.04 %)Windows
323 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
422 (47.83 %)Cisco
520 (43.48 %)Active Directory
619 (41.30 %)Microsoft
619 (41.30 %)Windows Server 2003
718 (39.13 %)Exchange Server 2007
817 (36.96 %)VMware Infrastructure
817 (36.96 %)VMware ESX
915 (32.61 %)LAN
1014 (30.43 %)SharePoint
1113 (28.26 %)WAN
1210 (21.74 %)DNS
139 (19.57 %)Citrix
139 (19.57 %)Microsoft Certification
139 (19.57 %)MCSE
148 (17.39 %)MPLS
148 (17.39 %)Linux
148 (17.39 %)HP
156 (13.04 %)ITIL
156 (13.04 %)CCNA
156 (13.04 %)Cisco Certification
156 (13.04 %)Migration
156 (13.04 %)Citrix Presentation Server
156 (13.04 %)Windows 2000 Server
165 (10.87 %)Firewall
165 (10.87 %)Telecoms
165 (10.87 %)VoIP
174 (8.696 %)Citrix Certification

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.174 %)ASP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (71.74 %)MS Exchange
223 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
318 (39.13 %)Exchange Server 2007
414 (30.43 %)SharePoint
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.348 %)MS Project
12 (4.348 %)MS Visio
21 (2.174 %)MS Office
21 (2.174 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (8.696 %)SoftGrid
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (32.61 %)LAN
213 (28.26 %)WAN
310 (21.74 %)DNS
48 (17.39 %)MPLS
55 (10.87 %)Firewall
55 (10.87 %)VoIP
64 (8.696 %)SAN
71 (2.174 %)TCP/IP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.348 %)SQL Server
21 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (10.87 %)Telecoms
22 (4.348 %)Finance
22 (4.348 %)Construction
22 (4.348 %)Government
22 (4.348 %)Manufacturing
31 (2.174 %)Banking
31 (2.174 %)Investment Banking
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (26.09 %)3rd Line Support
210 (21.74 %)Analyst
39 (19.57 %)Support Analyst
39 (19.57 %)Support Engineer
46 (13.04 %)Consultant
46 (13.04 %)Server Engineer
55 (10.87 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
55 (10.87 %)2nd Line Support
64 (8.696 %)Desktop Support
64 (8.696 %)Wintel Engineer
64 (8.696 %)IT Support Analyst
64 (8.696 %)Citrix Specialist
73 (6.522 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
73 (6.522 %)Server Support
82 (4.348 %)Support Specialist
82 (4.348 %)Administrator
82 (4.348 %)Infrastructure Engineer
82 (4.348 %)Migration Consultant
82 (4.348 %)Desktop Support Engineer
82 (4.348 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.696 %)German Language
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (63.04 %)Windows
219 (41.30 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (17.39 %)Linux
46 (13.04 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (4.348 %)UNIX
52 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
61 (2.174 %)Windows NT
61 (2.174 %)Windows XP
61 (2.174 %)Windows Vista
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (13.04 %)ITIL
16 (13.04 %)Migration
24 (8.696 %)SC Cleared
24 (8.696 %)BC Cleared
24 (8.696 %)Security Cleared
32 (4.348 %)Project Planning
41 (2.174 %)Systems Analysis
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (6.522 %)SQL
22 (4.348 %)PowerShell
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (19.57 %)MCSE
19 (19.57 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (13.04 %)Cisco Certification
26 (13.04 %)CCNA
34 (8.696 %)Citrix Certification
41 (2.174 %)CCNP
41 (2.174 %)MCP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (8.696 %)SLA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (43.48 %)Active Directory
217 (36.96 %)VMware ESX
217 (36.96 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (13.04 %)Citrix Presentation Server
44 (8.696 %)Terminal Server
51 (2.174 %)Terminal Services
51 (2.174 %)VMware Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (8.696 %)MOM
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (47.83 %)Cisco
219 (41.30 %)Microsoft
39 (19.57 %)Citrix
48 (17.39 %)HP
54 (8.696 %)AppSense
62 (4.348 %)Oracle
62 (4.348 %)Dell
62 (4.348 %)IBM