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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services in IT contracts within the Cheshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5368
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.807 %0.721 %
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£345£351
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£25.67-
Average hourly rate£26.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£27.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.67£25.63
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads332416
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.469 %0.421 %
Daily rates quoted84113
Average minimum daily rate£321£320
Average daily rate£333£333
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted6824
Average minimum hourly rate£22.14£21.89
Average hourly rate£23.14£22.40
% change on same period last year+3.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.14£22.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.41£24.34
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
VMware North WestVMware
North West

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 Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire VMware Daily Rate Trend

VMware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire VMware Hourly Rate Trend

VMware
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Cheshire VMware Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
ChesterUp+32--
WarringtonUp+21--
VMware North WestVMware
North West

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

119 (95.00 %)Windows
217 (85.00 %)Citrix
314 (70.00 %)SAN
314 (70.00 %)SQL
314 (70.00 %)IIS
314 (70.00 %)LAN
314 (70.00 %)WAN
48 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (40.00 %)Active Directory
48 (40.00 %)Altiris
48 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
57 (35.00 %)Microsoft Certification
57 (35.00 %)Migration
57 (35.00 %)MCSE
66 (30.00 %)POP3
66 (30.00 %)SMTP
66 (30.00 %)COM+
66 (30.00 %)DCOM
66 (30.00 %)PRINCE2
75 (25.00 %)Finance
83 (15.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
92 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
92 (10.00 %)SoftGrid
92 (10.00 %)Windows Vista
92 (10.00 %)Application Packaging
92 (10.00 %)Banking
92 (10.00 %)MS Exchange
92 (10.00 %)Tivoli
92 (10.00 %)MSI
101 (5.000 %)InstallShield

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (30.00 %)COM+
16 (30.00 %)DCOM
22 (10.00 %)Application Packaging
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (70.00 %)IIS
22 (10.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (5.000 %)SharePoint
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (10.00 %)SoftGrid
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (70.00 %)LAN
114 (70.00 %)WAN
114 (70.00 %)SAN
26 (30.00 %)POP3
26 (30.00 %)SMTP
31 (5.000 %)IP Telephony
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (10.00 %)MSI
21 (5.000 %)InstallShield
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (25.00 %)Finance
22 (10.00 %)Banking
31 (5.000 %)Financial Institution
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (40.00 %)Applications Packager
25 (25.00 %)Server Engineer
25 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Specialist
25 (25.00 %)Server Specialist
34 (20.00 %)Development Specialist
41 (5.000 %)Applications Specialist
41 (5.000 %)Technical Support
41 (5.000 %)Wintel Engineer
41 (5.000 %)2nd Line Support
41 (5.000 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Project Engineer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)Firmware
11 (5.000 %)Clustering
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (95.00 %)Windows
28 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (10.00 %)Windows Vista
41 (5.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (5.000 %)Windows 2000
41 (5.000 %)Windows NT
41 (5.000 %)Windows XP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
27 (35.00 %)Migration
36 (30.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (5.000 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (5.000 %)Validation
41 (5.000 %)Technical Architecture
41 (5.000 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.000 %)Security Cleared
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (70.00 %)SQL
21 (5.000 %)VBScript
21 (5.000 %)VB
21 (5.000 %)PowerShell
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (35.00 %)MCSE
17 (35.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.000 %)Degree
21 (5.000 %)CCA
21 (5.000 %)Citrix Certification
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (40.00 %)Active Directory
23 (15.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (5.000 %)MetaFrame
31 (5.000 %)ISA Server
31 (5.000 %)VMware ESX
31 (5.000 %)VMware Workstation
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (10.00 %)Tivoli
21 (5.000 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (5.000 %)SCCM
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (85.00 %)Citrix
28 (40.00 %)Altiris
31 (5.000 %)Microsoft
31 (5.000 %)CA
31 (5.000 %)NEC