Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the South Wales 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank40-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.000 %
As % of the category below12.22 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£366-
Average daily rate£380-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£394-
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£371
% change on same period last year-10.80 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.50£38.83
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads9042
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.043 %
Daily rates quoted3311
Average minimum daily rate£343£434
Average daily rate£352£456
% change on same period last year-22.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£478
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£321
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted73
Average minimum hourly rate£24.04£30.00
Average hourly rate£25.04£31.53
% change on same period last year-20.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.04£33.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.32£21.37
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
VMware ESX WalesVMware ESX
Wales

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales VMware ESX Daily Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware ESX across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South Wales VMware ESX Daily Rate Histogram

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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
NewportNew entry-8£378-
VMware ESX WalesVMware ESX
Wales

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

112 (100.00 %)VMware
210 (83.33 %)SAN
39 (75.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
47 (58.33 %)RUP
54 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (33.33 %)Windows
62 (16.67 %).NET Framework
62 (16.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
62 (16.67 %)Fat Client
62 (16.67 %)Smartcard
62 (16.67 %)Microsoft
62 (16.67 %)Active Directory
62 (16.67 %)Citrix
62 (16.67 %).NET
62 (16.67 %)J2EE
62 (16.67 %)Thin Client
62 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
62 (16.67 %)Terminal Services
62 (16.67 %)Windows XP
62 (16.67 %)Finance
71 (8.333 %)Telelogic
71 (8.333 %)Telelogic DOORS
71 (8.333 %)SQL
71 (8.333 %)N-Tier
71 (8.333 %)OOD
71 (8.333 %)Rational Rose
71 (8.333 %)DNS
71 (8.333 %)RDBMS
71 (8.333 %)SQL Server
71 (8.333 %)WebLogic

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (16.67 %).NET
12 (16.67 %)J2EE
12 (16.67 %).NET Framework
21 (8.333 %)Struts
21 (8.333 %)XML
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)WebLogic
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (83.33 %)SAN
21 (8.333 %)LDAP
21 (8.333 %)DNS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
11 (8.333 %)RDBMS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)Rational Rose
11 (8.333 %)Telelogic DOORS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Finance
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (58.33 %)Architect
23 (25.00 %)Systems Engineer
23 (25.00 %)Systems Designer
23 (25.00 %)Systems Architect
32 (16.67 %)Integration Engineer
32 (16.67 %)Systems Integration Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Senior Integration Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Senior Systems Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Technical Architect
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)Thin Client
12 (16.67 %)Smartcard
12 (16.67 %)Fat Client
21 (8.333 %)N-Tier
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)Windows
14 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (16.67 %)Windows XP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (58.33 %)RUP
21 (8.333 %)OOD
21 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
21 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
21 (8.333 %)UML
21 (8.333 %)OOA/OOD
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)SQL
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (75.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (16.67 %)Active Directory
22 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
22 (16.67 %)Terminal Services
22 (16.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (100.00 %)VMware
22 (16.67 %)Microsoft
22 (16.67 %)Citrix
31 (8.333 %)Telelogic