The first table below looks at the demand for VMware Infrastructure skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited VMware Infrastructure over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the System Software category for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Rank 43 98 96
Rank change year-on-year
+55 -2
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 79 38 26
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 3.917% 1.175% 0.919%
As % of the System Software category 34.20% 17.59% 12.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 19 11
Average daily rate £400 £325 £363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.07% -10.34%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £133 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £502 £396 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
+7.69% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 2
Average hourly rate £10.00 £20.00 £22.73
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-50.00% -12.01%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.00 £20.00 £22.43
% change year-on-year
+15.00% -10.83%
All System Software
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
231 216 212
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 11.45% 6.677% 7.491%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 97 86
Average daily rate £370 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.84% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £195 £165
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £425 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £308
% change year-on-year
- +5.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 30 32
Average hourly rate £13.75 £20.00 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.25% +25.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £13.00 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £27.70 £21.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £16.79 £17.13
% change year-on-year
-4.67% -1.98%
VMware Infrastructure
England

VMware Infrastructure
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

South West VMware Infrastructure Jobs Demand Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South West VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Histogram

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the South West region.

South West VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South West VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Histogram

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure within the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Gloucestershire +41 17 £500 +25.00%
Devon +15 17 £260 -19.75%
Wiltshire +13 16 £440 +46.66%
Bristol +19 12 £313 +131.48%
Somerset - 10 £275 -
Dorset -6 7 £425 +13.33%
VMware Infrastructure
England

VMware Infrastructure
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing VMware Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure.

1 184 (100.00%) VMware
2 117 (63.59%) Windows
3 81 (44.02%) Security Cleared
4 67 (36.41%) Active Directory
5 66 (35.87%) Cisco
6 61 (33.15%) Linux
7 59 (32.07%) SAN
8 50 (27.17%) DV Cleared
9 48 (26.09%) Microsoft
10 42 (22.83%) WAN
10 42 (22.83%) Red Hat
11 40 (21.74%) LAN
12 37 (20.11%) Citrix
13 31 (16.85%) VPN
13 31 (16.85%) SC Cleared
13 31 (16.85%) Windows Server 2008
14 30 (16.30%) C
15 29 (15.76%) Oracle
15 29 (15.76%) ITIL
15 29 (15.76%) UNIX
16 28 (15.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 27 (14.67%) Firewall
18 26 (14.13%) Service Management
19 25 (13.59%) Solaris
19 25 (13.59%) vSphere
20 24 (13.04%) Windows 7
20 24 (13.04%) VMware ESX
21 23 (12.50%) HP
21 23 (12.50%) NAS
22 22 (11.96%) Windows Server 2003

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing VMware Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 15 (8.152%) Middleware
2 4 (2.174%) WebCenter
3 3 (1.630%) .NET
3 3 (1.630%) WinForms
4 2 (1.087%) Application Packaging
5 1 (0.543%) COM
5 1 (0.543%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 18 (9.783%) MS Exchange
2 17 (9.239%) Oracle Application Server
3 11 (5.978%) Exchange Server 2010
3 11 (5.978%) Oracle 10gAS
4 7 (3.804%) OpenStack
5 6 (3.261%) WebLogic
5 6 (3.261%) Windows Azure
5 6 (3.261%) GlassFish
6 5 (2.717%) Amazon EC2
6 5 (2.717%) Amazon AWS
7 4 (2.174%) Exchange Server 2003
7 4 (2.174%) SharePoint
8 3 (1.630%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 2 (1.087%) Exchange Server 2007
10 1 (0.543%) Lync
10 1 (0.543%) Lotus Notes
10 1 (0.543%) Lotus Domino
10 1 (0.543%) IIS
Applications
1 19 (10.33%) MS Excel
2 18 (9.783%) MS Office
3 2 (1.087%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 12 (6.522%) Oracle EBS
1 12 (6.522%) Oracle EBS R12
2 11 (5.978%) Oracle 11i
3 5 (2.717%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.543%) Maximo
4 1 (0.543%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 59 (32.07%) SAN
2 42 (22.83%) WAN
3 40 (21.74%) LAN
4 31 (16.85%) VPN
5 27 (14.67%) Firewall
6 23 (12.50%) NAS
7 17 (9.239%) Ethernet
8 16 (8.696%) DNS
8 16 (8.696%) TCP/IP
9 15 (8.152%) DHCP
10 7 (3.804%) MPLS
11 6 (3.261%) Network Security
12 5 (2.717%) Cisco IPT
13 2 (1.087%) HTTP
13 2 (1.087%) SMTP
13 2 (1.087%) S/MIME
13 2 (1.087%) Cisco PIX
13 2 (1.087%) Cisco ASA
14 1 (0.543%) Unified Communications
14 1 (0.543%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (9.783%) Oracle 10g
2 16 (8.696%) SQL Server
3 9 (4.891%) Oracle BI EE
3 9 (4.891%) Oracle 11g
4 7 (3.804%) SQL Server 2008
4 7 (3.804%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.543%) DTS
5 1 (0.543%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 3 (1.630%) Visual Studio
1 3 (1.630%) InstallShield
1 3 (1.630%) NUnit
2 2 (1.087%) MSI
2 2 (1.087%) Wise Package Studio
3 1 (0.543%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.543%) VSS/SourceSafe
3 1 (0.543%) Subversion
General
1 8 (4.348%) Finance
2 6 (3.261%) Telecoms
3 5 (2.717%) Military
4 2 (1.087%) Banking
4 2 (1.087%) Legal
4 2 (1.087%) Games
5 1 (0.543%) Back Office
5 1 (0.543%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 28 (15.22%) Architect
2 20 (10.87%) Support Engineer
3 19 (10.33%) Linux Engineer
4 18 (9.783%) Infrastructure Team Leader
4 18 (9.783%) Team Leader
4 18 (9.783%) Technical Architect
4 18 (9.783%) Consultant
5 14 (7.609%) 2nd Line Support
5 14 (7.609%) Analyst
6 13 (7.065%) 3rd Line Support
7 12 (6.522%) Help Desk Support
7 12 (6.522%) Systems Engineer
8 10 (5.435%) Helpdesk Technician
8 10 (5.435%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 10 (5.435%) Support Technician
8 10 (5.435%) Service Desk Technician
8 10 (5.435%) 2nd Line Support Technician
8 10 (5.435%) Help Desk Support Technician
9 9 (4.891%) Build Engineer
9 9 (4.891%) Server Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.239%) Blackberry
2 15 (8.152%) Management Information System
3 14 (7.609%) Video Conferencing
4 12 (6.522%) Client/Server
5 10 (5.435%) Thin Client
5 10 (5.435%) Fat Client
6 6 (3.261%) Clustering
6 6 (3.261%) PaaS
6 6 (3.261%) IaaS
7 3 (1.630%) EqualLogic
7 3 (1.630%) PKI
7 3 (1.630%) Computer Science
8 2 (1.087%) iPhone
9 1 (0.543%) Visualisation
9 1 (0.543%) Replication
9 1 (0.543%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 117 (63.59%) Windows
2 61 (33.15%) Linux
3 31 (16.85%) Windows Server 2008
4 29 (15.76%) UNIX
5 28 (15.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 25 (13.59%) Solaris
7 24 (13.04%) Windows 7
8 22 (11.96%) Windows Server 2003
9 16 (8.696%) Windows XP
10 9 (4.891%) Oracle Linux
11 3 (1.630%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (1.630%) Windows Vista
12 1 (0.543%) CentOS
12 1 (0.543%) AIX
12 1 (0.543%) VMS
12 1 (0.543%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (15.76%) ITIL
2 26 (14.13%) Service Management
3 17 (9.239%) Enterprise Architecture
4 14 (7.609%) Information Assurance
5 13 (7.065%) Configuration Management
5 13 (7.065%) Migration
6 10 (5.435%) PRINCE2
7 9 (4.891%) BPEL
8 8 (4.348%) Change Management
8 8 (4.348%) Release Management
9 7 (3.804%) ETL
10 6 (3.261%) Load Balancing
10 6 (3.261%) Service Delivery
11 5 (2.717%) Time Management
11 5 (2.717%) UML
11 5 (2.717%) Scrum
11 5 (2.717%) Disaster Recovery
12 4 (2.174%) Project Management
12 4 (2.174%) ERP
13 3 (1.630%) OOA/OOD
Programming Languages
1 30 (16.30%) C
2 9 (4.891%) SQL
3 3 (1.630%) C#
3 3 (1.630%) Shell Script
4 2 (1.087%) VB
5 1 (0.543%) Python
5 1 (0.543%) C++
5 1 (0.543%) Perl
5 1 (0.543%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 81 (44.02%) Security Cleared
2 50 (27.17%) DV Cleared
3 31 (16.85%) SC Cleared
4 14 (7.609%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (6.522%) Degree
6 8 (4.348%) HNC
6 8 (4.348%) MCSE
7 7 (3.804%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (3.804%) MCITP
8 5 (2.717%) CCNA
8 5 (2.717%) MCTS
9 4 (2.174%) Citrix Certification
10 3 (1.630%) MCP
10 3 (1.630%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (1.630%) CCNP
10 3 (1.630%) CCVP
10 3 (1.630%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (1.087%) HND
11 2 (1.087%) MCSA
12 1 (0.543%) VCP4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.717%) SLA
2 1 (0.543%) QA
System Software
1 67 (36.41%) Active Directory
2 25 (13.59%) vSphere
3 24 (13.04%) VMware ESX
4 20 (10.87%) XenApp
5 17 (9.239%) Oracle RAC
5 17 (9.239%) Hyper-V
6 6 (3.261%) VMware Workstation
7 4 (2.174%) Terminal Server
7 4 (2.174%) VMware Server
8 3 (1.630%) XenDesktop
9 2 (1.087%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (1.087%) ISA Server
9 2 (1.087%) UAG
10 1 (0.543%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.543%) NFS
10 1 (0.543%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.543%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 16 (8.696%) SCCM
2 4 (2.174%) Puppet
3 3 (1.630%) SCOM
3 3 (1.630%) Tivoli
3 3 (1.630%) Netcool
3 3 (1.630%) NetBackup
3 3 (1.630%) WSUS
4 2 (1.087%) Backup Exec
4 2 (1.087%) Netcool/OMNIbus
4 2 (1.087%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 2 (1.087%) Tivoli Storage Manager
4 2 (1.087%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (1.087%) MIMEsweeper
Vendors
1 184 (100.00%) VMware
2 66 (35.87%) Cisco
3 48 (26.09%) Microsoft
4 42 (22.83%) Red Hat
5 37 (20.11%) Citrix
6 29 (15.76%) Oracle
7 23 (12.50%) HP
8 20 (10.87%) IBM
9 17 (9.239%) NetApp
10 14 (7.609%) FalconStor
11 13 (7.065%) Kaspersky
11 13 (7.065%) Remedy
12 12 (6.522%) Juniper
12 12 (6.522%) Apple
13 9 (4.891%) Sophos
14 8 (4.348%) Lumension
15 7 (3.804%) Symantec
15 7 (3.804%) Informatica
16 6 (3.261%) Sun
17 5 (2.717%) Siebel
Plymouth, South West
Our client has an immediate and critical contract requirement for an experienced server engineer to join an ongoing programme of work. The successful applicant will have a high...
Rate: £250.00 per day
Posted: 1 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Technical skills required:- - Windows Server 2008 - Active Directory Design - Group Policy Design - Security Group Design (including Exchange Distribution lists) - Load Balanced Terminal Server Farms - Exchange and upgrading Exchange...
Sanderson
Rate: £200 - £252 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
Swindon, South West
XenDesktop Infrastructure / Server Engineer / vSphere / Citrix Xenapp Swindon, £450 per dayA XenDesktop Infrastructure Engineer /vSphere / Citrix Xenapp Engineer is required on an initial 6-Month contract by a...
OPUS
Rate: GBP450 per day
Posted: 3 May 2013
Plymouth, Devon
VMware / VSphere Engineer required for a 6 month+contract, for £200 - £300 per day in Plymouth, starting shortly. Essential skills and experience required: Expertise in server and storage...
Reed Technology
Rate: £200 - £300 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013