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The table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank68-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.667 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50-
Average hourly rate£20.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.94£34.28
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads4572
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.077 %
Daily rates quoted1110
Average minimum daily rate£303£388
Average daily rate£323£398
% change on same period last year-18.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£318
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted515
Average minimum hourly rate£17.88£18.87
Average hourly rate£19.25£19.74
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.63£20.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.99£21.09
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
VMware ESX East of EnglandVMware ESX
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.

VMware ESX
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire VMware ESX Daily Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire VMware ESX Hourly Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESX within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
WatfordNew entry-1--
VMware ESX East of EnglandVMware ESX
East of England

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

15 (83.33 %)VMware
24 (66.67 %)HP
33 (50.00 %)Windows
33 (50.00 %)Linux
33 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
42 (33.33 %)Retail
42 (33.33 %)Red Hat Linux
42 (33.33 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
42 (33.33 %)Active Directory
42 (33.33 %)Red Hat
42 (33.33 %)Cisco
42 (33.33 %)SAN
42 (33.33 %)Tivoli
42 (33.33 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
42 (33.33 %)SharePoint
42 (33.33 %)Windows XP
42 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
51 (16.67 %)WAN
51 (16.67 %)GxP
51 (16.67 %)Nortel
51 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (16.67 %)Juniper
51 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
51 (16.67 %)MCSE
51 (16.67 %)HPUX
51 (16.67 %)SQL
51 (16.67 %)VBScript
51 (16.67 %)VB

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)SharePoint
12 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
12 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)SAN
21 (16.67 %)Wireless
21 (16.67 %)WAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Retail
21 (16.67 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (16.67 %)Construction
21 (16.67 %)Electric
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Consultant
22 (33.33 %)Technical Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Support Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Administrator
31 (16.67 %)Microsoft Consultant
31 (16.67 %)Windows Administrator
31 (16.67 %)Windows Systems Administrator
31 (16.67 %)Systems Administrator
31 (16.67 %)Server Support
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Windows
13 (50.00 %)Linux
13 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)Red Hat Linux
22 (33.33 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
22 (33.33 %)Windows XP
31 (16.67 %)UNIX
31 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
31 (16.67 %)HPUX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
11 (16.67 %)Project Management
11 (16.67 %)V-Model
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)SQL
11 (16.67 %)VBScript
11 (16.67 %)VB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCSE
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)GxP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
12 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
21 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (33.33 %)Tivoli
12 (33.33 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)VMware
24 (66.67 %)HP
32 (33.33 %)Red Hat
32 (33.33 %)Cisco
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft
41 (16.67 %)Nortel
41 (16.67 %)Juniper
41 (16.67 %)Motorola