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The table below looks at the demand for VMware Infrastructure (VI3) skills within the London 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank236337
Rank change on same period last yearUp+101
Matching contract IT job ads188155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.254 %0.153 %
As % of the category below8.843 %6.360 %
Daily rates quoted9666
Average minimum daily rate£362£410
Average daily rate£383£422
% change on same period last year-9.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£335
% change on same period last year+5.72 %
Hourly rates quoted107
Average minimum hourly rate£29.09£34.29
Average hourly rate£29.68£37.07
% change on same period last year-19.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.27£39.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.11£35.38
% change on same period last year-14.90 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
London
Matching contract IT job ads21262437
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.874 %2.403 %
Daily rates quoted719702
Average minimum daily rate£347£364
Average daily rate£368£383
% change on same period last year-3.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£324
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted368418
Average minimum hourly rate£20.84£20.49
Average hourly rate£21.93£21.69
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.03£22.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.21£21.89
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
VMware Infrastructure EnglandVMware Infrastructure
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 Infrastructure
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London 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 London region.

London VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Histogram

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure within the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
City of LondonUp+1864£409+13.03 %
Canary WharfNew entry-6£369-
Docklands, LondonUp+375£340-27.14 %
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-3£408-
GraysNew entry-2£300-
WestminsterNew entry-1--
UxbridgeNew entry-1£410-
CroydonNew entry-1--
HammersmithNew entry-1£250-
BexleyheathNew entry-1£325-
VMware Infrastructure EnglandVMware Infrastructure
England

VMware Infrastructure
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

1356 (100.00 %)VMware
2205 (57.58 %)Windows
3150 (42.13 %)VMware ESX
4149 (41.85 %)SAN
5147 (41.29 %)Windows Server 2003
6112 (31.46 %)Active Directory
7111 (31.18 %)Microsoft
896 (26.97 %)HP
993 (26.12 %)Citrix
1075 (21.07 %)Linux
1075 (21.07 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1173 (20.51 %)EMC
1261 (17.13 %)MS Exchange
1358 (16.29 %)Finance
1457 (16.01 %)DNS
1554 (15.17 %)Microsoft Certification
1653 (14.89 %)TCP/IP
1750 (14.04 %)MCSE
1849 (13.76 %)Windows 2000
1947 (13.20 %)SQL
1947 (13.20 %)ITIL
2043 (12.08 %)SQL Server
2141 (11.52 %)IBM
2237 (10.39 %)Banking
2237 (10.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
2334 (9.551 %)CLARiiON
2433 (9.270 %)Solaris
2433 (9.270 %)Windows XP
2433 (9.270 %)Windows 2000 Server
2532 (8.989 %)Red Hat

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (3.090 %).NET
27 (1.966 %)J2EE
36 (1.685 %)WebServices
44 (1.124 %)COM+
44 (1.124 %)Application Packaging
53 (0.843 %)XML
53 (0.843 %)ASP.NET
62 (0.562 %)ASP
62 (0.562 %)Symfony
62 (0.562 %)Middleware
62 (0.562 %)LAMP
62 (0.562 %)Ruby on Rails
62 (0.562 %)WebSphere
62 (0.562 %).NET Remoting
71 (0.281 %)WinForms
71 (0.281 %)HTML
71 (0.281 %)XSLT
71 (0.281 %)Struts
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
161 (17.13 %)MS Exchange
237 (10.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
323 (6.461 %)IIS
419 (5.337 %)Exchange Server 2007
512 (3.371 %)SharePoint
68 (2.247 %)Exchange Server 2000
76 (1.685 %)SharePoint Server 2007
76 (1.685 %)Apache
76 (1.685 %)Documentum
84 (1.124 %)Lotus Notes
93 (0.843 %)BizTalk Server
93 (0.843 %)Oracle 10gAS
93 (0.843 %)Oracle Application Server
102 (0.562 %)GroupWise
102 (0.562 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
102 (0.562 %)CMS
102 (0.562 %)WebSphere Application Server
111 (0.281 %)Lotus Domino
111 (0.281 %)SharePoint Portal Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (3.371 %)MS Excel
210 (2.809 %)MS Visio
210 (2.809 %)MS Project
38 (2.247 %)MS Office
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.404 %)Oracle EBS
15 (1.404 %)SoftGrid
21 (0.281 %)GoldMine
21 (0.281 %)Oracle Applications
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1149 (41.85 %)SAN
257 (16.01 %)DNS
353 (14.89 %)TCP/IP
428 (7.865 %)DHCP
527 (7.584 %)VLAN
626 (7.303 %)Firewall
723 (6.461 %)LAN
816 (4.494 %)WAN
912 (3.371 %)VPN
1011 (3.090 %)LDAP
1110 (2.809 %)SMS
1110 (2.809 %)VoIP
129 (2.528 %)SSL
138 (2.247 %)SNMP
138 (2.247 %)iSCSI
147 (1.966 %)Kerberos
147 (1.966 %)Network Security
155 (1.404 %)Internet
163 (0.843 %)Wi-Fi
163 (0.843 %)SMTP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (12.08 %)SQL Server
28 (2.247 %)Oracle 10g
35 (1.404 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (1.404 %)GIS
35 (1.404 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (0.843 %)Oracle BI EE
52 (0.562 %)MySQL
52 (0.562 %)RDBMS
61 (0.281 %)DB2
61 (0.281 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.281 %)Oracle 9i
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (2.247 %)MSI
26 (1.685 %)Subversion
35 (1.404 %)VSS/SourceSafe
44 (1.124 %)Visual Studio
52 (0.562 %)PVCS
52 (0.562 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.281 %)JUnit
61 (0.281 %)InstallShield
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
158 (16.29 %)Finance
237 (10.39 %)Banking
318 (5.056 %)Investment Banking
415 (4.213 %)Back Office
514 (3.933 %)Financial Institution
67 (1.966 %)Government
67 (1.966 %)Telecoms
75 (1.404 %)Publishing
84 (1.124 %)Construction
93 (0.843 %)Insurance
102 (0.562 %)Local Government
102 (0.562 %)Law
102 (0.562 %)Retail
111 (0.281 %)Billing
111 (0.281 %)Games
111 (0.281 %)Health
111 (0.281 %)Retail Banking
111 (0.281 %)International Banking
111 (0.281 %)Marketing
111 (0.281 %)Auditing
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
161 (17.13 %)Consultant
252 (14.61 %)Analyst
339 (10.96 %)Administrator
426 (7.303 %)Architect
525 (7.022 %)Project Manager
624 (6.742 %)Systems Administrator
721 (5.899 %)Support Analyst
819 (5.337 %)Technical Consultant
819 (5.337 %)Server Engineer
915 (4.213 %)Infrastructure Engineer
1014 (3.933 %)Network Analyst
1113 (3.652 %)Network Support Analyst
1113 (3.652 %)Network Support
1212 (3.371 %)Storage Engineer
1311 (3.090 %)Support Engineer
1311 (3.090 %)Server Support
1410 (2.809 %)3rd Line Support
1410 (2.809 %)Infrastructure Architect
1410 (2.809 %)Server Analyst
159 (2.528 %)Windows Administrator
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (9.551 %)CLARiiON
232 (8.989 %)Clustering
315 (4.213 %)Celerra
412 (3.371 %)EMC Centera
59 (2.528 %)Thin Client
59 (2.528 %)Fat Client
65 (1.404 %)Replication
74 (1.124 %)Blackberry
74 (1.124 %)Web 2.0
83 (0.843 %)Management Information System
83 (0.843 %)Client/Server
83 (0.843 %)NHS
92 (0.562 %)N-Tier
92 (0.562 %)Spread Betting
92 (0.562 %)PKI
101 (0.281 %)CMDB
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1205 (57.58 %)Windows
2147 (41.29 %)Windows Server 2003
375 (21.07 %)Linux
449 (13.76 %)Windows 2000
533 (9.270 %)Windows XP
533 (9.270 %)Windows 2000 Server
533 (9.270 %)Solaris
631 (8.708 %)Red Hat Linux
631 (8.708 %)UNIX
727 (7.584 %)Windows Vista
811 (3.090 %)Windows NT
910 (2.809 %)Windows Server 2008
108 (2.247 %)HPUX
117 (1.966 %)AIX
125 (1.404 %)Mac OS X
134 (1.124 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (13.20 %)ITIL
231 (8.708 %)Migration
329 (8.146 %)Disaster Recovery
427 (7.584 %)Project Management
517 (4.775 %)PRINCE2
612 (3.371 %)Change Management
78 (2.247 %)SOA
78 (2.247 %)Asset Management
78 (2.247 %)Performance Management
78 (2.247 %)Security Cleared
87 (1.966 %)Data Migration
87 (1.966 %)Configuration Management
96 (1.685 %)Agile Software Development
96 (1.685 %)Stakeholder Management
96 (1.685 %)Load Balancing
96 (1.685 %)SC Cleared
105 (1.404 %)Scrum
105 (1.404 %)TDD
105 (1.404 %)Risk Management
114 (1.124 %)Validation
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (13.20 %)SQL
225 (7.022 %)VBScript
317 (4.775 %)Perl
413 (3.652 %)VB
511 (3.090 %)C#
69 (2.528 %)Shell Script
78 (2.247 %)C
84 (1.124 %)Java
93 (0.843 %)C++
93 (0.843 %)JCL
102 (0.562 %)Ruby
102 (0.562 %)PHP
102 (0.562 %)VB.NET
111 (0.281 %)Korn
111 (0.281 %)PowerShell
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
175 (21.07 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
254 (15.17 %)Microsoft Certification
350 (14.04 %)MCSE
417 (4.775 %)Citrix Certification
513 (3.652 %)CCA
611 (3.090 %)CCNA
611 (3.090 %)Cisco Certification
710 (2.809 %)CCEA
87 (1.966 %)PRINCE2 Certification
96 (1.685 %)MCSA
104 (1.124 %)Degree
104 (1.124 %)MCTS
113 (0.843 %)MCP
113 (0.843 %)RHCE
113 (0.843 %)SCSA
113 (0.843 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
122 (0.562 %)EMC Certification
122 (0.562 %)MCITP
131 (0.281 %)CCSA
131 (0.281 %)ITIL Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (1.685 %)SLA
16 (1.685 %)QA
22 (0.562 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1150 (42.13 %)VMware ESX
2112 (31.46 %)Active Directory
332 (8.989 %)NetBackup
426 (7.303 %)Citrix Presentation Server
516 (4.494 %)VMware Workstation
615 (4.213 %)Backup Exec
615 (4.213 %)Xen
713 (3.652 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
89 (2.528 %)Terminal Server
89 (2.528 %)Terminal Services
97 (1.966 %)NFS
106 (1.685 %)VMware GSX
106 (1.685 %)VMware Server
114 (1.124 %)ISA Server
114 (1.124 %)Oracle RAC
123 (0.843 %)MetaFrame
132 (0.562 %)Samba
141 (0.281 %)MailMarshal
141 (0.281 %)Squid
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
120 (5.618 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
219 (5.337 %)Tivoli
312 (3.371 %)Legato
48 (2.247 %)MOM
48 (2.247 %)SCCM
57 (1.966 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
57 (1.966 %)Norton AntiVirus
66 (1.685 %)WSUS
66 (1.685 %)SCOM
73 (0.843 %)ServiceCenter
73 (0.843 %)AutoSys
82 (0.562 %)CA SiteMinder
91 (0.281 %)EMC NetWorker
91 (0.281 %)Nagios
91 (0.281 %)MAILsweeper
91 (0.281 %)OpenView Configuration Management
91 (0.281 %)OpenView
91 (0.281 %)Tivoli Monitoring
91 (0.281 %)Tivoli Remote Control
91 (0.281 %)HP Data Protector
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1356 (100.00 %)VMware
2111 (31.18 %)Microsoft
396 (26.97 %)HP
493 (26.12 %)Citrix
573 (20.51 %)EMC
641 (11.52 %)IBM
732 (8.989 %)Red Hat
830 (8.427 %)Dell
928 (7.865 %)VERITAS
1027 (7.584 %)Oracle
1125 (7.022 %)Cisco
1221 (5.899 %)PlateSpin
1319 (5.337 %)NetApp
1414 (3.933 %)Remedy
1414 (3.933 %)Sun
1513 (3.652 %)Compaq
1513 (3.652 %)Symantec
169 (2.528 %)Altiris
177 (1.966 %)Intel
177 (1.966 %)Sophos