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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 South East region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited VMware over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank88168
Rank change on same period last yearUp+80
Matching contract IT job ads219134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.289 %0.142 %
As % of the category below3.719 %1.857 %
Daily rates quoted5225
Average minimum daily rate£345£328
Average daily rate£363£348
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£306
% change on same period last year+15.83 %
Hourly rates quoted2819
Average minimum hourly rate£25.71£29.21
Average hourly rate£29.13£30.79
% change on same period last year-5.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.55£32.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.10£30.11
% change on same period last year-13.32 %
Vendors South EastVendors
South East
Matching contract IT job ads58897215
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.766 %7.653 %
Daily rates quoted12671659
Average minimum daily rate£338£338
Average daily rate£357£356
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£356
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Hourly rates quoted822811
Average minimum hourly rate£22.07£23.78
Average hourly rate£23.58£25.22
% change on same period last year-6.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.09£26.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.91£25.10
% change on same period last year-8.72 %
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South East VMware Demand Trend

VMware
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

South East 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 South East region.

South East VMware Hourly Rate Trend

VMware
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware across the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

South East VMware Hourly Rate Histogram

VMware
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing VMware within the South East region over the 3 months to 4 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
BerkshireUp+6070£367+12.70 %
SurreyUp+2043£422+3.14 %
HampshireUp+3125£370+13.70 %
BuckinghamshireUp+2019£310-
OxfordshireDown-618--
KentUp+2217£345-
West SussexUp+108--
Thames ValleyUp+296--
MiddlesexUp+45--
M4 CorridorUp+52£450+20.00 %
SussexNew entry-1--
VMware EnglandVMware
England

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1248 (62.16 %)Windows
2152 (38.10 %)Active Directory
3134 (33.58 %)Citrix
4125 (31.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
5121 (30.33 %)Microsoft
6112 (28.07 %)SAN
794 (23.56 %)Microsoft Certification
889 (22.31 %)MCSE
981 (20.30 %)VMware ESX
1078 (19.55 %)MS Exchange
1171 (17.79 %)HP
1270 (17.54 %)SQL
1362 (15.54 %)Exchange Server 2003
1459 (14.79 %)Windows Server 2003
1553 (13.28 %)SQL Server
1553 (13.28 %)Windows 2000
1650 (12.53 %)Clustering
1748 (12.03 %)DNS
1843 (10.78 %)Linux
1942 (10.53 %)Security Cleared
2039 (9.774 %)Intel
2137 (9.273 %)Cisco
2236 (9.023 %)TCP/IP
2236 (9.023 %)EMC
2335 (8.772 %)Unix
2335 (8.772 %)Firewall
2434 (8.521 %)LAN
2533 (8.271 %)Solaris
2533 (8.271 %)Dell
2533 (8.271 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

Application Development
112 (3.008 %).NET
211 (2.757 %)WebSphere
310 (2.506 %)XML
47 (1.754 %)WSH
56 (1.504 %)J2EE
56 (1.504 %)WebServices
63 (0.752 %)Servlets
72 (0.501 %)WMI
72 (0.501 %)ASP.NET
72 (0.501 %)COM+
81 (0.251 %)CGI
81 (0.251 %)Middleware
81 (0.251 %)Windows SharePoint Services
81 (0.251 %)HTML
Application Platforms
178 (19.55 %)MS Exchange
262 (15.54 %)Exchange Server 2003
329 (7.268 %)IIS
424 (6.015 %)Exchange Server 2007
523 (5.764 %)SharePoint
620 (5.013 %)Exchange Server 2000
714 (3.509 %)Lotus Notes
714 (3.509 %)Tomcat
813 (3.258 %)Apache
910 (2.506 %)SharePoint Server 2007
109 (2.256 %)BizTalk Server
117 (1.754 %)WebSphere MQ
117 (1.754 %)Lotus Domino
125 (1.253 %)GroupWise
125 (1.253 %)SharePoint Portal Server
134 (1.003 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
143 (0.752 %)Documentum
152 (0.501 %)WebSphere Application Server
161 (0.251 %)WebLogic
161 (0.251 %)Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
130 (7.519 %)MS Excel
212 (3.008 %)MS Office
32 (0.501 %)MS Project
32 (0.501 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
12 (0.501 %)SoftGrid
21 (0.251 %)GoldMine
Communications & Networking
1112 (28.07 %)SAN
248 (12.03 %)DNS
336 (9.023 %)TCP/IP
435 (8.772 %)Firewall
534 (8.521 %)LAN
628 (7.018 %)DHCP
723 (5.764 %)WAN
810 (2.506 %)VoIP
99 (2.256 %)WINS
99 (2.256 %)VLAN
108 (2.005 %)SSH
108 (2.005 %)LDAP
115 (1.253 %)VPN
115 (1.253 %)NetScreen
124 (1.003 %)MPLS
124 (1.003 %)SMS
133 (0.752 %)DMZ
133 (0.752 %)Internet
142 (0.501 %)Cisco PIX
142 (0.501 %)iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
153 (13.28 %)SQL Server
213 (3.258 %)MySQL
39 (2.256 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (2.256 %)Oracle 8/8i
47 (1.754 %)SQL Server 7
55 (1.253 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (0.752 %)DB2
71 (0.251 %)Oracle 10g
Development Applications
15 (1.253 %)MSI
23 (0.752 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (0.501 %)LoadRunner
32 (0.501 %)Bugzilla
32 (0.501 %)NUnit
32 (0.501 %)TestPartner
32 (0.501 %)QADirector
41 (0.251 %)Ant
41 (0.251 %)Subversion
41 (0.251 %)InstallShield
41 (0.251 %)ClearQuest
41 (0.251 %)Eclipse
General
130 (7.519 %)Finance
218 (4.511 %)Government
311 (2.757 %)Insurance
46 (1.504 %)Auditing
46 (1.504 %)Telecoms
54 (1.003 %)Games
63 (0.752 %)Military
63 (0.752 %)Education
63 (0.752 %)Back Office
72 (0.501 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (0.501 %)Construction
81 (0.251 %)Health
81 (0.251 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.251 %)Automotive
81 (0.251 %)Local Government
81 (0.251 %)Banking
81 (0.251 %)Retail
Job Titles
173 (18.30 %)Analyst
239 (9.774 %)Consultant
338 (9.524 %)Administrator
433 (8.271 %)3rd Line Support
532 (8.020 %)Support Engineer
631 (7.769 %)Support Analyst
725 (6.266 %)Systems Administrator
824 (6.015 %)Server Engineer
921 (5.263 %)Project Manager
1020 (5.013 %)Systems Engineer
1117 (4.261 %)Server Support
1216 (4.010 %)Senior Analyst
1315 (3.759 %)Technical Consultant
1315 (3.759 %)Systems Analyst
1414 (3.509 %)Linux Systems Administrator
1414 (3.509 %)Linux Administrator
1513 (3.258 %)Architect
1513 (3.258 %)Infrastructure Analyst
1612 (3.008 %)Citrix Support
1711 (2.757 %)Wintel Support
Miscellaneous
150 (12.53 %)Clustering
214 (3.509 %)Thin Client
214 (3.509 %)Fat Client
39 (2.256 %)Client/Server
39 (2.256 %)Blackberry
39 (2.256 %)Replication
47 (1.754 %)Computer Science
53 (0.752 %)Asset Management
62 (0.501 %)Spread Betting
62 (0.501 %)CLARiiON
62 (0.501 %)Mainframe
71 (0.251 %)Management Information System
71 (0.251 %)AS400
71 (0.251 %)CESG
71 (0.251 %)Cryptography
71 (0.251 %)PKI
71 (0.251 %)Wiki
Operating Systems
1248 (62.16 %)Windows
259 (14.79 %)Windows Server 2003
353 (13.28 %)Windows 2000
443 (10.78 %)Linux
535 (8.772 %)Unix
633 (8.271 %)Solaris
718 (4.511 %)Windows XP
811 (2.757 %)HPUX
910 (2.506 %)Windows NT
107 (1.754 %)AIX
116 (1.504 %)NetWare
124 (1.003 %)SUSE
133 (0.752 %)Debian
133 (0.752 %)Windows Vista
141 (0.251 %)MVS
141 (0.251 %)Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
142 (10.53 %)Security Cleared
232 (8.020 %)Migration
330 (7.519 %)SC Cleared
423 (5.764 %)Project Management
522 (5.514 %)ITIL
619 (4.762 %)Disaster Recovery
79 (2.256 %)Load Balancing
88 (2.005 %)Software Engineering
88 (2.005 %)PRINCE2
97 (1.754 %)Validation
97 (1.754 %)Problem Management
106 (1.504 %)Time Management
115 (1.253 %)System Testing
115 (1.253 %)E-Commerce
124 (1.003 %)Resource Management
124 (1.003 %)Operations Management
124 (1.003 %)Integration Testing
124 (1.003 %)Test Scripting
133 (0.752 %)Performance Management
133 (0.752 %)DV Cleared
Programming Languages
170 (17.54 %)SQL
221 (5.263 %)Java
318 (4.511 %)VBScript
318 (4.511 %)VB
417 (4.261 %)Perl
510 (2.506 %)Shell Script
67 (1.754 %)PHP
73 (0.752 %)C#
82 (0.501 %)VBA
91 (0.251 %)VB.NET
91 (0.251 %)Transact-SQL
Qualifications
194 (23.56 %)Microsoft Certification
289 (22.31 %)MCSE
333 (8.271 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
422 (5.514 %)MCSA
520 (5.013 %)Cisco Certification
619 (4.762 %)CCNA
619 (4.762 %)Citrix Certification
715 (3.759 %)Degree
814 (3.509 %)CCA
911 (2.757 %)MCP
109 (2.256 %)CCEA
114 (1.003 %)PRINCE2 Certification
122 (0.501 %)ISEB
122 (0.501 %)CCNP
131 (0.251 %)CCIE
131 (0.251 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
131 (0.251 %)MAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
111 (2.757 %)SLA
24 (1.003 %)QA
31 (0.251 %)JSP 440
System Software
1152 (38.10 %)Active Directory
2125 (31.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
381 (20.30 %)VMware ESX
422 (5.514 %)Citrix Presentation Server
519 (4.762 %)NetBackup
617 (4.261 %)Backup Exec
711 (2.757 %)VMware Server
810 (2.506 %)ISA Server
97 (1.754 %)MetaFrame
106 (1.504 %)Terminal Server
115 (1.253 %)Samba
115 (1.253 %)NDS
123 (0.752 %)NFS
123 (0.752 %)Terminal Services
123 (0.752 %)VMware Workstation
131 (0.251 %)PowerConvert
131 (0.251 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
131 (0.251 %)VMware GSX
Systems Management
117 (4.261 %)WSUS
214 (3.509 %)MOM
310 (2.506 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
49 (2.256 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
57 (1.754 %)ZENworks
57 (1.754 %)Legato
57 (1.754 %)HP Data Protector
66 (1.504 %)EMC NetWorker
73 (0.752 %)SCCM
73 (0.752 %)Tivoli
73 (0.752 %)Norton AntiVirus
73 (0.752 %)EMC Navisphere
82 (0.501 %)Windows Storage Server
91 (0.251 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
91 (0.251 %)OVSD
91 (0.251 %)OpenView
91 (0.251 %)Unicenter
91 (0.251 %)Netcool
91 (0.251 %)OpenView Configuration Management
91 (0.251 %)AutoSys
Vendors
1134 (33.58 %)Citrix
2121 (30.33 %)Microsoft
371 (17.79 %)HP
439 (9.774 %)Intel
537 (9.273 %)Cisco
636 (9.023 %)EMC
733 (8.271 %)Dell
829 (7.268 %)Oracle
928 (7.018 %)IBM
928 (7.018 %)Red Hat
1025 (6.266 %)Symantec
1122 (5.514 %)VERITAS
1122 (5.514 %)Sun
1217 (4.261 %)Lotus
1316 (4.010 %)NetApp
1415 (3.759 %)Altiris
1514 (3.509 %)Novell
1610 (2.506 %)CA
175 (1.253 %)PlateSpin
184 (1.003 %)LANDesk
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