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This section looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Dorset 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3842
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads72
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.002 %
As % of the category below21.21 %6.061 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£388£400
Average daily rate£394£425
% change on same period last year-7.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£370
% change on same period last year-8.09 %
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£27.41£37.35
% change on same period last year-26.60 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads3333
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.033 %
Daily rates quoted1216
Average minimum daily rate£334£355
Average daily rate£344£380
% change on same period last year-9.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£404
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Hourly rates quoted93
Average minimum hourly rate£25.87£17.50
Average hourly rate£26.73£19.17
% change on same period last year+39.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.60£20.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.86£21.86
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
VMware ESX South WestVMware ESX
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.

VMware ESX
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset VMware ESX Daily Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware ESX across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Dorset VMware ESX Daily Rate Histogram

VMware ESX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESX within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 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
PooleNew entry-2£388-
VMware ESX South WestVMware ESX
South West

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

111 (100.00 %)VMware
29 (81.82 %)DHCP
29 (81.82 %)DNS
38 (72.73 %)HP
47 (63.64 %)Microsoft
47 (63.64 %)MS Exchange
47 (63.64 %)Exchange Server 2007
56 (54.55 %)SQL
56 (54.55 %)Active Directory
56 (54.55 %)ISA Server
65 (45.45 %)SAN
74 (36.36 %)VERITAS
74 (36.36 %)MS Excel
74 (36.36 %)Clustering
74 (36.36 %)NetBackup
74 (36.36 %)UNIX
74 (36.36 %)AIX
74 (36.36 %)Solaris
74 (36.36 %)Linux
74 (36.36 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
83 (27.27 %)Fujitsu
83 (27.27 %)Red Hat Linux
83 (27.27 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
83 (27.27 %)Sun
83 (27.27 %)IBM
83 (27.27 %)Change Management
92 (18.18 %)Finance
92 (18.18 %)AutoSys
92 (18.18 %)Infovista
92 (18.18 %)SMS

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (63.64 %)MS Exchange
17 (63.64 %)Exchange Server 2007
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)MS Excel
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (81.82 %)DHCP
19 (81.82 %)DNS
25 (45.45 %)SAN
32 (18.18 %)SMS
32 (18.18 %)LDAP
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Finance
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)Consultant
16 (54.55 %)Infrastructure Consultant
24 (36.36 %)Systems Administrator
24 (36.36 %)Administrator
24 (36.36 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
24 (36.36 %)UNIX Administrator
33 (27.27 %)Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant
33 (27.27 %)Microsoft Consultant
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (36.36 %)Clustering
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (36.36 %)UNIX
14 (36.36 %)AIX
14 (36.36 %)Solaris
14 (36.36 %)Linux
23 (27.27 %)Red Hat Linux
23 (27.27 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
31 (9.091 %)Windows
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)Change Management
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)SQL
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (54.55 %)Active Directory
16 (54.55 %)ISA Server
24 (36.36 %)NetBackup
32 (18.18 %)NFS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (36.36 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
22 (18.18 %)AutoSys
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (100.00 %)VMware
28 (72.73 %)HP
37 (63.64 %)Microsoft
44 (36.36 %)VERITAS
53 (27.27 %)Fujitsu
53 (27.27 %)Sun
53 (27.27 %)IBM
62 (18.18 %)Infovista