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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 Scotland 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank59105
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching contract IT job ads4326
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.026 %
As % of the category below3.405 %1.595 %
Daily rates quoted96
Average minimum daily rate£284£210
Average daily rate£297£242
% change on same period last year+22.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£274
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£341
% change on same period last year+5.02 %
Hourly rates quoted90
Average minimum hourly rate£29.44-
Average hourly rate£30.44-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£31.44-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.78£28.86
% change on same period last year-10.67 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads12631630
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.667 %1.623 %
Daily rates quoted241298
Average minimum daily rate£316£296
Average daily rate£338£311
% change on same period last year+8.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted85116
Average minimum hourly rate£19.34£19.06
Average hourly rate£20.55£20.05
% change on same period last year+2.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.75£21.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
VMware UKVMware
UK

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland VMware Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Scotland VMware Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
AberdeenUp+1217£255-
EdinburghUp+410£350+24.62 %
GlasgowUp+167£255+34.21 %
South LanarkshireNew entry-2--
West LothianNew entry-2--
VMware UKVMware
UK

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

143 (60.56 %)Citrix
242 (59.15 %)Windows
337 (52.11 %)Microsoft
337 (52.11 %)Active Directory
426 (36.62 %)Windows Server 2003
524 (33.80 %)VMware Infrastructure
621 (29.58 %)SAN
717 (23.94 %)Windows 2000 Server
813 (18.31 %)Microsoft Certification
813 (18.31 %)MS Exchange
911 (15.49 %)MCSE
911 (15.49 %)VERITAS
1010 (14.08 %)MS Excel
1010 (14.08 %)VMware ESX
119 (12.68 %)Cisco
119 (12.68 %)SQL
119 (12.68 %)Novell
128 (11.27 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
128 (11.27 %)UNIX
128 (11.27 %)LAN
128 (11.27 %)Back Office
137 (9.859 %)Migration
137 (9.859 %)Clustering
137 (9.859 %)NetBackup
137 (9.859 %)Exchange Server 2003
137 (9.859 %)Linux
137 (9.859 %)SQL Server
146 (8.451 %)ITIL
146 (8.451 %)IBM
146 (8.451 %)WAN

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (18.31 %)MS Exchange
27 (9.859 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (5.634 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (2.817 %)IIS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (14.08 %)MS Excel
24 (5.634 %)MS Office
33 (4.225 %)MS Project
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (29.58 %)SAN
28 (11.27 %)LAN
36 (8.451 %)WAN
43 (4.225 %)DNS
43 (4.225 %)DHCP
43 (4.225 %)SMS
51 (1.408 %)iSCSI
51 (1.408 %)Firewall
51 (1.408 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.408 %)Bluetooth
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (9.859 %)SQL Server
21 (1.408 %)Oracle Reports
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.408 %)Subversion
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (11.27 %)Back Office
25 (7.042 %)Finance
31 (1.408 %)Telecoms
31 (1.408 %)Financial Institution
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (19.72 %)Analyst
114 (19.72 %)Server Engineer
27 (9.859 %)Systems Engineer
27 (9.859 %)Support Analyst
34 (5.634 %)Consultant
34 (5.634 %)Network Engineer
34 (5.634 %)Infrastructure Analyst
34 (5.634 %)3rd Line Support
34 (5.634 %)UNIX Systems Engineer
34 (5.634 %)UNIX Engineer
43 (4.225 %)Senior Systems Engineer
43 (4.225 %)Administrator
43 (4.225 %)Junior
43 (4.225 %)Systems Analyst
52 (2.817 %)Architect
52 (2.817 %)Support Technician
52 (2.817 %)Solutions Architect
52 (2.817 %)Installation Manager
52 (2.817 %)Migration Engineer
52 (2.817 %)Desktop Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (9.859 %)Clustering
22 (2.817 %)Mainframe
31 (1.408 %)IBM Mainframe
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (59.15 %)Windows
226 (36.62 %)Windows Server 2003
317 (23.94 %)Windows 2000 Server
48 (11.27 %)UNIX
57 (9.859 %)Linux
65 (7.042 %)Windows XP
65 (7.042 %)Solaris
74 (5.634 %)AIX
83 (4.225 %)Windows Vista
83 (4.225 %)Windows 2000
92 (2.817 %)Windows Server 2008
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (9.859 %)Migration
26 (8.451 %)ITIL
33 (4.225 %)Incident Management
42 (2.817 %)PRINCE2
42 (2.817 %)Project Management
51 (1.408 %)Performance Management
51 (1.408 %)Service Management
51 (1.408 %)Service Delivery
51 (1.408 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (1.408 %)CAD
51 (1.408 %)Configuration Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (12.68 %)SQL
22 (2.817 %)Perl
22 (2.817 %)VB
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (18.31 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (15.49 %)MCSE
36 (8.451 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
43 (4.225 %)Cisco Certification
52 (2.817 %)CCNP
52 (2.817 %)CCVP
61 (1.408 %)CNA
61 (1.408 %)CNE
61 (1.408 %)Novell Certification
61 (1.408 %)ITIL Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (52.11 %)Active Directory
224 (33.80 %)VMware Infrastructure
310 (14.08 %)VMware ESX
47 (9.859 %)NetBackup
56 (8.451 %)MetaFrame
56 (8.451 %)Citrix Presentation Server
64 (5.634 %)Terminal Services
64 (5.634 %)Backup Exec
72 (2.817 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
81 (1.408 %)VMware Server
81 (1.408 %)VMware Workstation
81 (1.408 %)NDS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (11.27 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (5.634 %)MOM
24 (5.634 %)ARCserve
33 (4.225 %)OpenView
41 (1.408 %)SCOM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (60.56 %)Citrix
237 (52.11 %)Microsoft
311 (15.49 %)VERITAS
49 (12.68 %)Cisco
49 (12.68 %)Novell
56 (8.451 %)IBM
65 (7.042 %)HP
74 (5.634 %)Remedy
83 (4.225 %)McAfee Security
83 (4.225 %)CommVault
83 (4.225 %)Oracle
92 (2.817 %)Sun
92 (2.817 %)Intel
101 (1.408 %)Symantec
101 (1.408 %)NetApp