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The table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Norfolk 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank45-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.818 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£372
% change on same period last year-11.44 %
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£38.50£38.83
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads4425
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted63
Average minimum daily rate£206£382
Average daily rate£219£415
% change on same period last year-47.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£231£448
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£322
% change on same period last year-0.98 %
Hourly rates quoted1710
Average minimum hourly rate£17.40£17.12
Average hourly rate£18.74£19.47
% change on same period last year-3.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.09£21.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.28£21.36
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
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 Norfolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Norfolk 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 Norfolk region.

Norfolk VMware ESX Daily 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 Norfolk region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
NorwichNew entry-3£300-
VMware ESX East of EnglandVMware ESX
East of England

VMware ESX
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk 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.

16 (100.00 %)VMware
24 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (66.67 %)Windows
33 (50.00 %)IBM
33 (50.00 %)Active Directory
33 (50.00 %)Dell
33 (50.00 %)SAN
33 (50.00 %)Finance
33 (50.00 %)PlateSpin
42 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (33.33 %)Altiris
42 (33.33 %)C
42 (33.33 %)VMware Workstation
42 (33.33 %)Windows NT
42 (33.33 %)Windows XP
51 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
51 (16.67 %)LAN
51 (16.67 %)Citrix
51 (16.67 %)HP
51 (16.67 %)Insurance
51 (16.67 %)assyst
51 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (16.67 %)Construction
51 (16.67 %)Migration
51 (16.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk 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.

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
11 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (16.67 %)assyst
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)SAN
21 (16.67 %)LAN
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (16.67 %)Construction
21 (16.67 %)Insurance
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Server Engineer
12 (33.33 %)Wintel Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Citrix Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Server Support
21 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Citrix Consultant
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (33.33 %)Windows NT
22 (33.33 %)Windows XP
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Migration
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)C
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (50.00 %)Active Directory
22 (33.33 %)VMware Workstation
22 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (16.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)VMware
23 (50.00 %)PlateSpin
23 (50.00 %)IBM
23 (50.00 %)Dell
32 (33.33 %)Altiris
41 (16.67 %)Citrix
41 (16.67 %)HP