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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 Yorkshire 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
Rank2918
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads1525
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.025 %
As % of the category below6.881 %11.96 %
Daily rates quoted215
Average minimum daily rate£275£418
Average daily rate£288£440
% change on same period last year-34.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£463
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£341
% change on same period last year+5.02 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.78£28.86
% change on same period last year-10.67 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads218209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.288 %0.208 %
Daily rates quoted4149
Average minimum daily rate£301£338
Average daily rate£313£361
% change on same period last year-13.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted8344
Average minimum hourly rate£27.21£20.40
Average hourly rate£28.03£21.80
% change on same period last year+28.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.85£23.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
VMware YorkshireVMware
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire VMware Daily Rate Trend

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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South Yorkshire 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 jobs citing VMware within the South Yorkshire 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
SheffieldDown-1311£288-34.60 %
RotherhamNew entry-1--
VMware YorkshireVMware
Yorkshire

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (56.00 %)Windows
114 (56.00 %)Linux
29 (36.00 %)VMware ESX
38 (32.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
46 (24.00 %)Disaster Recovery
46 (24.00 %)LAN
55 (20.00 %)Red Hat Linux
64 (16.00 %)SC Cleared
64 (16.00 %)Security Cleared
64 (16.00 %)Firewall
64 (16.00 %)UNIX
64 (16.00 %)TCP/IP
64 (16.00 %)VPN
64 (16.00 %)Active Directory
64 (16.00 %)Red Hat
73 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (12.00 %)Citrix
73 (12.00 %)WAN
73 (12.00 %)Cisco
73 (12.00 %)Novell
73 (12.00 %)NetWare
82 (8.000 %)Load Balancing
82 (8.000 %)Network Design
82 (8.000 %)Service Delivery
82 (8.000 %)Telecoms
82 (8.000 %)Business Continuity
82 (8.000 %)IBM
82 (8.000 %)Microsoft
82 (8.000 %)CCNP
82 (8.000 %)CCNA

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (8.000 %)GroupWise
21 (4.000 %)MS Exchange
21 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.000 %)MS Excel
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (24.00 %)LAN
24 (16.00 %)Firewall
24 (16.00 %)TCP/IP
24 (16.00 %)VPN
33 (12.00 %)WAN
42 (8.000 %)DHCP
42 (8.000 %)Ethernet
42 (8.000 %)DNS
51 (4.000 %)SAN
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.000 %)Telecoms
21 (4.000 %)Health
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (24.00 %)3rd Line Support
25 (20.00 %)Support Technician
33 (12.00 %)Analyst
33 (12.00 %)Network Support
42 (8.000 %)Technical Manager
42 (8.000 %)Network Support Technician
42 (8.000 %)Technical Services Manager
42 (8.000 %)Service Manager
42 (8.000 %)Network Technician
42 (8.000 %)Technical Support
42 (8.000 %)Support Engineer
42 (8.000 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
51 (4.000 %)Project Manager
51 (4.000 %)Consultant
51 (4.000 %)Server Support
51 (4.000 %)Technical Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Team Leader
51 (4.000 %)Technical Engineer
51 (4.000 %)Technical Team Leader
51 (4.000 %)Deployment Engineer
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (56.00 %)Windows
114 (56.00 %)Linux
25 (20.00 %)Red Hat Linux
34 (16.00 %)UNIX
43 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (12.00 %)NetWare
52 (8.000 %)Windows 2000
61 (4.000 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
61 (4.000 %)Windows NT
61 (4.000 %)Windows XP
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (24.00 %)Disaster Recovery
24 (16.00 %)SC Cleared
24 (16.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (8.000 %)Load Balancing
32 (8.000 %)Network Design
32 (8.000 %)Service Delivery
32 (8.000 %)Business Continuity
32 (8.000 %)ITIL
41 (4.000 %)Project Management
41 (4.000 %)Risk Assessment
41 (4.000 %)Matrix Management
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.000 %)SQL
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.000 %)CCNP
12 (8.000 %)CCNA
12 (8.000 %)CCDP
12 (8.000 %)Cisco Certification
21 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.000 %)CNE
21 (4.000 %)Novell Certification
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (36.00 %)VMware ESX
28 (32.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (16.00 %)Active Directory
41 (4.000 %)NetBackup
41 (4.000 %)Backup Exec
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (8.000 %)ZENworks
21 (4.000 %)MOM
21 (4.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (16.00 %)Red Hat
23 (12.00 %)Citrix
23 (12.00 %)Cisco
23 (12.00 %)Novell
32 (8.000 %)IBM
32 (8.000 %)Microsoft
41 (4.000 %)HP
41 (4.000 %)Compaq
41 (4.000 %)NetApp
41 (4.000 %)Oracle
41 (4.000 %)VERITAS