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This section looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Leeds 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank76-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.348 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£258-
Average daily rate£279-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£367
% change on same period last year-6.19 %
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£29.68£39.29
% change on same period last year-24.45 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads9247
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.123 %0.047 %
Daily rates quoted1210
Average minimum daily rate£281£170
Average daily rate£300£184
% change on same period last year+63.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£197
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Hourly rates quoted215
Average minimum hourly rate£18.18£17.42
Average hourly rate£20.11£18.15
% change on same period last year+10.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.05£18.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.21£21.86
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
VMware ESX West YorkshireVMware ESX
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leeds VMware ESX Daily Rate Histogram

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

116 (100.00 %)SQL
116 (100.00 %)Windows
116 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
116 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
116 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
215 (93.75 %)Microsoft
312 (75.00 %)VMware
312 (75.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
411 (68.75 %)Active Directory
411 (68.75 %)SQL Server
510 (62.50 %)ITIL
510 (62.50 %)PRINCE2
510 (62.50 %)WAN
510 (62.50 %)VPN
510 (62.50 %)Windows XP
510 (62.50 %)SAN
510 (62.50 %)Firewall
510 (62.50 %)MPLS
510 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2005
510 (62.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
69 (56.25 %)Microsoft Certification
69 (56.25 %)MCSE
76 (37.50 %)MS Excel
76 (37.50 %)MS Office
76 (37.50 %)SQL Server 2000
76 (37.50 %)Project Management
76 (37.50 %)Finance
76 (37.50 %)Law
76 (37.50 %)Banking
85 (31.25 %)Symantec

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
210 (62.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (37.50 %)MS Excel
16 (37.50 %)MS Office
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (62.50 %)WAN
110 (62.50 %)VPN
110 (62.50 %)SAN
110 (62.50 %)Firewall
110 (62.50 %)MPLS
24 (25.00 %)Internet
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (68.75 %)SQL Server
210 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (37.50 %)SQL Server 2000
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (37.50 %)Finance
16 (37.50 %)Law
16 (37.50 %)Banking
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (31.25 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
15 (31.25 %)Project Engineer
15 (31.25 %)Support Engineer
15 (31.25 %)3rd Line Support
24 (25.00 %)Technical Consultant
24 (25.00 %)Consultant
32 (12.50 %)Project Consultant
41 (6.250 %)Server Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Architect
41 (6.250 %)IT Consultant
41 (6.250 %)Technical Architect
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (25.00 %)Clustering
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (100.00 %)Windows
116 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
116 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
210 (62.50 %)Windows XP
34 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (62.50 %)ITIL
110 (62.50 %)PRINCE2
26 (37.50 %)Project Management
34 (25.00 %)Network Load Balancing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (100.00 %)SQL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (56.25 %)Microsoft Certification
19 (56.25 %)MCSE
24 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (75.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
211 (68.75 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (31.25 %)Norton AntiVirus
24 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (93.75 %)Microsoft
212 (75.00 %)VMware
35 (31.25 %)Symantec