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This section looks at the demand for VMware Infrastructure (VI3) skills within the Edinburgh 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5669
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below13.16 %2.703 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£220
Average daily rate-£260
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£335
% change on same period last year+6.37 %
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£28.94£32.68
% change on same period last year-11.45 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads3874
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted916
Average minimum daily rate£331£269
Average daily rate£337£292
% change on same period last year+15.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£316
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£19.43
Average hourly rate£23.67£19.78
% change on same period last year+19.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.67£20.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.21£21.86
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
VMware Infrastructure ScotlandVMware Infrastructure
Scotland

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Citrix
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
16 (100.00 %)VMware
25 (83.33 %)HP
25 (83.33 %)Microsoft
25 (83.33 %)Active Directory
33 (50.00 %)OpenView
33 (50.00 %)MCSE
33 (50.00 %)Novell
33 (50.00 %)VERITAS
33 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (50.00 %)SAN
33 (50.00 %)Back Office
33 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (50.00 %)McAfee Security
33 (50.00 %)Clustering
42 (33.33 %)VMware ESX
42 (33.33 %)CommVault
42 (33.33 %)Terminal Services
42 (33.33 %)MOM
42 (33.33 %)VB
42 (33.33 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
42 (33.33 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (16.67 %)SQL
51 (16.67 %)LAN
51 (16.67 %)WAN
51 (16.67 %)Cisco

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)SAN
21 (16.67 %)LAN
21 (16.67 %)WAN
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Back Office
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Analyst
23 (50.00 %)Systems Analyst
32 (33.33 %)Senior Analyst
32 (33.33 %)Senior Systems Analyst
32 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
41 (16.67 %)Technical Support
41 (16.67 %)Citrix Support
41 (16.67 %)Technical Support Analyst
41 (16.67 %)Technical Analyst
41 (16.67 %)Server Engineer
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (50.00 %)Clustering
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)VB
21 (16.67 %)SQL
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)MCSE
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (83.33 %)Active Directory
22 (33.33 %)VMware ESX
22 (33.33 %)Terminal Services
22 (33.33 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
22 (33.33 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (50.00 %)OpenView
13 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (33.33 %)MOM
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Citrix
16 (100.00 %)VMware
25 (83.33 %)HP
25 (83.33 %)Microsoft
33 (50.00 %)Novell
33 (50.00 %)VERITAS
33 (50.00 %)McAfee Security
42 (33.33 %)CommVault
51 (16.67 %)Cisco