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This section looks at the demand for VMware Certified Professional (VCP) in IT contracts within the South East region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware Certified Professional (VCP) over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank246296
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching contract IT job ads131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.840 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted80
Average minimum daily rate£319-
Average daily rate£319-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£319-
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£380
% change on same period last year-17.46 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.50£49.00
% change on same period last year-37.75 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads15481879
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.043 %1.871 %
Daily rates quoted440461
Average minimum daily rate£334£326
Average daily rate£351£340
% change on same period last year+3.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted242289
Average minimum hourly rate£23.42£24.28
Average hourly rate£24.98£25.60
% change on same period last year-2.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.54£26.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.48£25.68
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) EnglandVMware Certified Professional (VCP)
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 Certified Professional (VCP)
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South East VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Demand Trend

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) across the South East region.

South East VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Daily Rate Trend

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) across the South East region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South East VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Daily Rate Histogram

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) across the South East region.

South East VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Hourly Rate Trend

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) within the South East 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
BuckinghamshireNew entry-6£308-
BerkshireUp+404£350-
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) EnglandVMware Certified Professional (VCP)
England

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 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 Certified Professional (VCP).

130 (100.00 %)VMware
226 (86.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
316 (53.33 %)Windows
415 (50.00 %)SAN
513 (43.33 %)VMware ESX
610 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
610 (33.33 %)MCSE
610 (33.33 %)Microsoft
78 (26.67 %)Windows Server 2003
78 (26.67 %)Active Directory
87 (23.33 %)HP
87 (23.33 %)Migration
95 (16.67 %)Symantec
95 (16.67 %)NetApp
95 (16.67 %)EMC
95 (16.67 %)Cisco
95 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
95 (16.67 %)UNIX
95 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
95 (16.67 %)WSUS
104 (13.33 %)PlateSpin
104 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
104 (13.33 %)SQL Server
104 (13.33 %)Linux
104 (13.33 %)Blackberry
113 (10.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
113 (10.00 %)Firewall
113 (10.00 %)HPUX
113 (10.00 %)Solaris
113 (10.00 %)MS Excel

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 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 Certified Professional (VCP). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
15 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (10.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
23 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
23 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (3.333 %)Office Communications Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (10.00 %)MS Excel
22 (6.667 %)MS Visio
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (50.00 %)SAN
23 (10.00 %)Firewall
23 (10.00 %)VLAN
32 (6.667 %)iSCSI
41 (3.333 %)VoIP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (13.33 %)SQL Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.333 %)Banking
11 (3.333 %)Government
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (40.00 %)Consultant
25 (16.67 %)Technical Lead
25 (16.67 %)Technical Consultant
33 (10.00 %)Analyst
33 (10.00 %)Systems Analyst
42 (6.667 %)Virtualisation Consultant
42 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
42 (6.667 %)Implementation Specialist
42 (6.667 %)Senior Systems Analyst
42 (6.667 %)Architect
51 (3.333 %)Systems Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Senior Systems Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Support Specialist
51 (3.333 %)Server Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Storage Consultant
51 (3.333 %)Infrastructure Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Virtualisation Engineer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (13.33 %)Blackberry
21 (3.333 %)Clustering
21 (3.333 %)AS400
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (53.33 %)Windows
28 (26.67 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (16.67 %)UNIX
44 (13.33 %)Linux
53 (10.00 %)HPUX
53 (10.00 %)Solaris
62 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
71 (3.333 %)Windows Mobile
71 (3.333 %)AIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (23.33 %)Migration
24 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
33 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
42 (6.667 %)Data Security
42 (6.667 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (3.333 %)Configuration Management
51 (3.333 %)Service Delivery
51 (3.333 %)Asset Management
51 (3.333 %)Operations Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
110 (33.33 %)MCSE
23 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (6.667 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
32 (6.667 %)CCNP
32 (6.667 %)CCNA
41 (3.333 %)CCIE
41 (3.333 %)CCA
41 (3.333 %)Citrix Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
126 (86.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
213 (43.33 %)VMware ESX
38 (26.67 %)Active Directory
42 (6.667 %)NetBackup
51 (3.333 %)ISA Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (16.67 %)WSUS
21 (3.333 %)MOM
21 (3.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (100.00 %)VMware
210 (33.33 %)Microsoft
37 (23.33 %)HP
45 (16.67 %)Symantec
45 (16.67 %)NetApp
45 (16.67 %)EMC
45 (16.67 %)Cisco
54 (13.33 %)PlateSpin
62 (6.667 %)Citrix
62 (6.667 %)Sun
62 (6.667 %)VERITAS
71 (3.333 %)Novell
71 (3.333 %)IBM
71 (3.333 %)Dell
71 (3.333 %)Hitachi