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The table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Oxfordshire 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.255 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£220-
Average daily rate£220-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£220-
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£333
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.29£34.97
% change on same period last year-16.23 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads4744
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.055 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£261£300
Average daily rate£268£323
% change on same period last year-17.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£276£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£315
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1517
Average minimum hourly rate£26.41£21.71
Average hourly rate£26.76£23.65
% change on same period last year+13.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.12£25.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.17£20.43
% change on same period last year+3.59 %
VMware ESX South EastVMware ESX
South East

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire VMware ESX Daily Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire VMware ESX Hourly 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordNew entry-1--
VMware ESX South EastVMware ESX
South East

VMware ESX
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

12 (100.00 %)MCSE
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (100.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Project Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)MCSE
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)Citrix