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This section looks at the demand for VMware Infrastructure (VI3) skills within the Kent 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
Rank35-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below16.39 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£366-
Average daily rate£369-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£373-
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 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads6155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.081 %0.055 %
Daily rates quoted228
Average minimum daily rate£332£356
Average daily rate£345£363
% change on same period last year-4.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Hourly rates quoted1121
Average minimum hourly rate£15.75£16.91
Average hourly rate£17.08£18.23
% change on same period last year-6.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.42£19.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.21£21.86
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
VMware Infrastructure South EastVMware Infrastructure
South East

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the Kent region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Kent VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Histogram

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure within the Kent region over the 3 months to 29 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
MaidstoneNew entry-3£372-
SevenoaksNew entry-1--
CanterburyNew entry-1£325-
VMware Infrastructure South EastVMware Infrastructure
South East

VMware Infrastructure
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

111 (100.00 %)VMware
28 (72.73 %)SAN
28 (72.73 %)MS Exchange
28 (72.73 %)LAN
37 (63.64 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (54.55 %)VoIP
46 (54.55 %)WAN
46 (54.55 %)VPN
46 (54.55 %)Cisco
46 (54.55 %)Microsoft
46 (54.55 %)Active Directory
55 (45.45 %)ITIL
55 (45.45 %)Windows
55 (45.45 %)SharePoint Server 2007
55 (45.45 %)Government
64 (36.36 %)Local Government
64 (36.36 %)PRINCE
64 (36.36 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (27.27 %)SQL
82 (18.18 %)VMware ESX
82 (18.18 %)Migration
82 (18.18 %)Management Information System
82 (18.18 %)Finance
82 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (18.18 %)Project Management
82 (18.18 %)IIS
82 (18.18 %)HP
91 (9.091 %)Citrix
91 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
91 (9.091 %)Internet

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (72.73 %)MS Exchange
27 (63.64 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (45.45 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (18.18 %)IIS
51 (9.091 %)SharePoint
51 (9.091 %)BizTalk Server
51 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2007
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (9.091 %)Summit
11 (9.091 %)GoldMine
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (72.73 %)LAN
18 (72.73 %)SAN
26 (54.55 %)VoIP
26 (54.55 %)WAN
26 (54.55 %)VPN
31 (9.091 %)Internet
31 (9.091 %)Firewall
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (45.45 %)Government
24 (36.36 %)Local Government
32 (18.18 %)Finance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (27.27 %)Project Manager
13 (27.27 %)Technical Manager
22 (18.18 %)Solutions Designer
22 (18.18 %)Programme Manager
22 (18.18 %)Analyst
22 (18.18 %)Server Support
31 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Senior Systems Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Network Support Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Support Engineer
31 (9.091 %)3rd Line Support
31 (9.091 %)Technical Project Manager
31 (9.091 %)Systems Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Infrastructure Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Network Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Server Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Infrastructure Specialist
31 (9.091 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Network Support
31 (9.091 %)Server Support Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)Management Information System
21 (9.091 %)Fat Client
21 (9.091 %)Thin Client
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (45.45 %)Windows
24 (36.36 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (9.091 %)UNIX
31 (9.091 %)Linux
31 (9.091 %)Windows NT
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)ITIL
24 (36.36 %)PRINCE
32 (18.18 %)Project Management
32 (18.18 %)Migration
41 (9.091 %)Network Design
41 (9.091 %)Load Balancing
41 (9.091 %)Data Migration
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (27.27 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)CCNP
11 (9.091 %)CCNA
11 (9.091 %)CCDP
11 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
11 (9.091 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (54.55 %)Active Directory
22 (18.18 %)VMware ESX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (100.00 %)VMware
26 (54.55 %)Cisco
26 (54.55 %)Microsoft
32 (18.18 %)HP
41 (9.091 %)Citrix
41 (9.091 %)Symantec