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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services in IT contracts within the North West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank110114
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads3324
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.024 %
As % of the category below1.970 %1.316 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£313-
Average daily rate£332-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£351-
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£317
% change on same period last year+10.02 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£17.67£10.00
Average hourly rate£19.00£11.00
% change on same period last year+72.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.33£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.60£29.89
% change on same period last year-14.37 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
North West
Matching contract IT job ads16751824
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.233 %1.845 %
Daily rates quoted348407
Average minimum daily rate£342£332
Average daily rate£359£348
% change on same period last year+3.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted187166
Average minimum hourly rate£19.81£21.17
Average hourly rate£21.98£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.15£24.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
VMware EnglandVMware
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within VMware, Inc.

VMware
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VMware across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West VMware Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VMware across the North West region.

North West VMware Daily Rate Trend

VMware
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West VMware Daily Rate Histogram

VMware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West VMware Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West VMware Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ManchesterDown-119£372-
LancashireUp+155£250-
MerseysideUp+11--
VMware EnglandVMware
England

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing VMware 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.

167 (72.04 %)Windows
259 (63.44 %)Citrix
342 (45.16 %)Active Directory
440 (43.01 %)SAN
539 (41.94 %)LAN
539 (41.94 %)WAN
629 (31.18 %)Windows Server 2003
727 (29.03 %)IIS
825 (26.88 %)SQL
923 (24.73 %)VMware Infrastructure
1019 (20.43 %)TCP/IP
1019 (20.43 %)Migration
1118 (19.35 %)Microsoft Certification
1118 (19.35 %)MCSE
1215 (16.13 %)PRINCE2
1314 (15.05 %)DNS
1413 (13.98 %)DHCP
1413 (13.98 %)Finance
1511 (11.83 %)VMware ESX
1511 (11.83 %)POP3
1511 (11.83 %)SMTP
1511 (11.83 %)COM+
1511 (11.83 %)DCOM
1511 (11.83 %)Altiris
1610 (10.75 %)Security Cleared
1610 (10.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
1610 (10.75 %)UNIX
1610 (10.75 %)Windows 2000
1610 (10.75 %)HP
179 (9.677 %)Government

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing VMware 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (11.83 %)COM+
111 (11.83 %)DCOM
22 (2.151 %)JSP
22 (2.151 %)XML
22 (2.151 %)WebSphere
22 (2.151 %)HTML
22 (2.151 %)J2EE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
127 (29.03 %)IIS
29 (9.677 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (4.301 %)MS Exchange
42 (2.151 %)BizTalk Server
51 (1.075 %)Oracle Application Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.376 %)MS Excel
21 (1.075 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (43.01 %)SAN
239 (41.94 %)LAN
239 (41.94 %)WAN
319 (20.43 %)TCP/IP
414 (15.05 %)DNS
513 (13.98 %)DHCP
611 (11.83 %)POP3
611 (11.83 %)SMTP
76 (6.452 %)VPN
83 (3.226 %)Firewall
83 (3.226 %)VoIP
83 (3.226 %)SNMP
92 (2.151 %)Ethernet
92 (2.151 %)Internet
92 (2.151 %)DEFINITY
101 (1.075 %)IP Telephony
101 (1.075 %)SMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (4.301 %)SQL Server
14 (4.301 %)SQL Server 7
23 (3.226 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (2.151 %)MySQL
41 (1.075 %)Oracle 10g
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.151 %)ClearCase
12 (2.151 %)Eclipse
12 (2.151 %)ClearQuest
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (13.98 %)Finance
29 (9.677 %)Government
35 (5.376 %)Telecoms
35 (5.376 %)Insurance
44 (4.301 %)Banking
53 (3.226 %)Construction
62 (2.151 %)Health
71 (1.075 %)Law
71 (1.075 %)Manufacturing
71 (1.075 %)Financial Institution
71 (1.075 %)Retail
71 (1.075 %)Local Government
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (17.20 %)Infrastructure Specialist
211 (11.83 %)Server Specialist
310 (10.75 %)Applications Packager
49 (9.677 %)Development Specialist
58 (8.602 %)Server Engineer
67 (7.527 %)2nd Line Support
76 (6.452 %)Consultant
76 (6.452 %)3rd Line Support
76 (6.452 %)Wintel Engineer
85 (5.376 %)Project Manager
85 (5.376 %)Project Leader
85 (5.376 %)Support Engineer
94 (4.301 %)Helpdesk Support
94 (4.301 %)Server Support
103 (3.226 %)Support Technician
103 (3.226 %)Support Analyst
103 (3.226 %)Analyst
103 (3.226 %)Infrastructure Project Leader
103 (3.226 %)Infrastructure Engineer
103 (3.226 %)Infrastructure Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.301 %)Blackberry
21 (1.075 %)Mainframe
21 (1.075 %)Management Information System
21 (1.075 %)Replication
21 (1.075 %)Clustering
21 (1.075 %)PKI
21 (1.075 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (1.075 %)PMI
21 (1.075 %)NHS
21 (1.075 %)Firmware
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
167 (72.04 %)Windows
229 (31.18 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (10.75 %)UNIX
310 (10.75 %)Windows 2000
49 (9.677 %)Windows NT
58 (8.602 %)Solaris
58 (8.602 %)Linux
61 (1.075 %)Windows XP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (20.43 %)Migration
215 (16.13 %)PRINCE2
310 (10.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
310 (10.75 %)Security Cleared
49 (9.677 %)SC Cleared
52 (2.151 %)BC Cleared
52 (2.151 %)Project Management
52 (2.151 %)Data Management
52 (2.151 %)ITIL
61 (1.075 %)TOGAF
61 (1.075 %)Problem Management
61 (1.075 %)Service Delivery
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (26.88 %)SQL
22 (2.151 %)PHP
31 (1.075 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.075 %)VB
31 (1.075 %)Shell Script
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (19.35 %)MCSE
118 (19.35 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (7.527 %)Cisco Certification
34 (4.301 %)CCNP
34 (4.301 %)CCNA
43 (3.226 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
43 (3.226 %)Degree
52 (2.151 %)CCA
52 (2.151 %)Citrix Certification
61 (1.075 %)CISSP
61 (1.075 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (1.075 %)PMP
61 (1.075 %)PMI Certification
61 (1.075 %)MCDST
61 (1.075 %)MCP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
142 (45.16 %)Active Directory
223 (24.73 %)VMware Infrastructure
311 (11.83 %)VMware ESX
48 (8.602 %)MetaFrame
56 (6.452 %)Citrix Presentation Server
63 (3.226 %)VMware Workstation
71 (1.075 %)Backup Exec
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.151 %)Tivoli
21 (1.075 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (1.075 %)MOM
21 (1.075 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.075 %)WSUS
21 (1.075 %)Legato
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (63.44 %)Citrix
211 (11.83 %)Altiris
310 (10.75 %)HP
49 (9.677 %)Microsoft
58 (8.602 %)IBM
58 (8.602 %)NetApp
67 (7.527 %)Intel
67 (7.527 %)Sun
76 (6.452 %)Oracle
84 (4.301 %)Cisco
84 (4.301 %)Compaq
92 (2.151 %)CheckPoint
92 (2.151 %)Avaya
101 (1.075 %)Juniper
101 (1.075 %)CA
101 (1.075 %)Symantec
101 (1.075 %)Websense
101 (1.075 %)Mitel
101 (1.075 %)EMC
101 (1.075 %)Brocade
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