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This section looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8067
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.909 %1.429 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£356
% 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£28.66£35.96
% change on same period last year-20.30 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads11070
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.147 %0.071 %
Daily rates quoted1714
Average minimum daily rate£356£258
Average daily rate£374£275
% change on same period last year+35.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£327
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted1815
Average minimum hourly rate£13.64£20.12
Average hourly rate£15.12£21.75
% change on same period last year-30.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.61£23.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.00£22.17
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
VMware ESX North WestVMware ESX
North West

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester VMware ESX Daily Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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 (100.00 %)VMware
24 (80.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (60.00 %)Windows
42 (40.00 %)SAN
51 (20.00 %)Firewall
51 (20.00 %)Firmware
51 (20.00 %)Internet
51 (20.00 %)Project Management
51 (20.00 %)IIS
51 (20.00 %)MCP
51 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
51 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (20.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
51 (20.00 %)MCSE
51 (20.00 %)Windows XP
51 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
51 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft
51 (20.00 %)Active Directory
51 (20.00 %)HP
51 (20.00 %)EMC
51 (20.00 %)Intel
51 (20.00 %)Citrix
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (20.00 %)PMI
51 (20.00 %)PMP
51 (20.00 %)PMI Certification

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)IIS
11 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)SAN
21 (20.00 %)Internet
21 (20.00 %)Firewall
21 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Project Manager
21 (20.00 %)Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Technical Project Manager
21 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (20.00 %)3rd Line Support
21 (20.00 %)Project Leader
21 (20.00 %)Technical Manager
21 (20.00 %)Technical Project Leader
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)PMI
11 (20.00 %)Firmware
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (20.00 %)Windows XP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (20.00 %)Project Management
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)MCP
11 (20.00 %)MCSE
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (20.00 %)PMP
11 (20.00 %)PMI Certification
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (80.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (20.00 %)Active Directory
21 (20.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)VMware
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)HP
21 (20.00 %)EMC
21 (20.00 %)Intel
21 (20.00 %)Citrix
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