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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 Devon 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1649
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads182
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.002 %
As % of the category below16.98 %0.990 %
Daily rates quoted131
Average minimum daily rate£353£300
Average daily rate£360£350
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£352
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£17.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.93£25.98
% change on same period last year+3.64 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads106202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.149 %0.204 %
Daily rates quoted3935
Average minimum daily rate£333£263
Average daily rate£346£278
% change on same period last year+24.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted1651
Average minimum hourly rate£15.63£22.13
Average hourly rate£17.71£23.64
% change on same period last year-25.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.79£25.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
VMware South WestVMware
South 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 Devon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Devon VMware Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Devon VMware Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware across the Devon region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Devon VMware Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon VMware Hourly Rate Trend

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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 Devon region over the 3 months to 10 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
PlymouthNew entry-16£360-
ExeterNew entry-1--
VMware South WestVMware
South West

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

124 (80.00 %)Microsoft
222 (73.33 %)SQL
320 (66.67 %)VMware Server
419 (63.33 %)Clustering
518 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
518 (60.00 %)Citrix
616 (53.33 %)UNIX
715 (50.00 %).NET
715 (50.00 %)SQL Server
715 (50.00 %)Cisco
814 (46.67 %)BizTalk Server
814 (46.67 %)Cisco Certification
814 (46.67 %)CCNA
814 (46.67 %)J2EE
814 (46.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
913 (43.33 %)OVPI
913 (43.33 %)ITSM
913 (43.33 %)SharePoint
913 (43.33 %)Intranet
913 (43.33 %)Extranet
1012 (40.00 %)Content Management
1110 (33.33 %)Windows
127 (23.33 %)MS Project
127 (23.33 %)Active Directory
127 (23.33 %)VMware ESX
136 (20.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
136 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
145 (16.67 %)MS Excel
145 (16.67 %)Migration
145 (16.67 %)Telecoms

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (50.00 %).NET
214 (46.67 %)J2EE
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
214 (46.67 %)BizTalk Server
214 (46.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
313 (43.33 %)SharePoint
44 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (10.00 %)IIS
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (23.33 %)MS Project
25 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (43.33 %)Intranet
113 (43.33 %)Extranet
23 (10.00 %)WAN
23 (10.00 %)SMTP
23 (10.00 %)FTP
23 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (10.00 %)SAN
31 (3.333 %)Firewall
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (16.67 %)Telecoms
24 (13.33 %)Finance
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (66.67 %)Consultant
211 (36.67 %)Technical Consultant
211 (36.67 %)Implementation Consultant
34 (13.33 %)Microsoft Consultant
43 (10.00 %)Windows Server Engineer
43 (10.00 %)Administrator
43 (10.00 %)Server Engineer
43 (10.00 %)Systems Administrator
51 (3.333 %)Support Engineer
51 (3.333 %)2nd Line Support
51 (3.333 %)Storage Consultant
51 (3.333 %)Rollout Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Design Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Implementation Engineer
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (63.33 %)Clustering
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (53.33 %)UNIX
210 (33.33 %)Windows
36 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (13.33 %)Windows XP
53 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (43.33 %)ITSM
212 (40.00 %)Content Management
35 (16.67 %)Migration
43 (10.00 %)Data Protection
51 (3.333 %)BC Cleared
51 (3.333 %)Security Cleared
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (73.33 %)SQL
23 (10.00 %)VBScript
23 (10.00 %)VB
23 (10.00 %)Perl
31 (3.333 %)C
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (46.67 %)CCNA
114 (46.67 %)Cisco Certification
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (66.67 %)VMware Server
27 (23.33 %)Active Directory
27 (23.33 %)VMware ESX
36 (20.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
51 (3.333 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (43.33 %)OVPI
23 (10.00 %)Tivoli
23 (10.00 %)Tivoli Remote Control
23 (10.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (3.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (80.00 %)Microsoft
218 (60.00 %)Citrix
315 (50.00 %)Cisco
43 (10.00 %)Intel
43 (10.00 %)HP
43 (10.00 %)McAfee Security
51 (3.333 %)EMC