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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services in IT contracts within the Suffolk 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2225
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads49
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.009 %
As % of the category below5.882 %7.200 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£356
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£14.00
Average hourly rate£15.00£16.42
% change on same period last year-8.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£18.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.55£25.72
% change on same period last year+3.22 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads68125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.095 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted1223
Average minimum daily rate£246£321
Average daily rate£263£332
% change on same period last year-20.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£279£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted2443
Average minimum hourly rate£25.67£21.86
Average hourly rate£25.93£23.01
% change on same period last year+12.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.18£24.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
VMware East of EnglandVMware
East of 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 Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk VMware Hourly Rate Trend

VMware
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 6 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
IpswichUp+12--
VMware East of EnglandVMware
East of England

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

112 (85.71 %)SAN
112 (85.71 %)VMware Infrastructure
29 (64.29 %)iSCSI
29 (64.29 %)NetApp
29 (64.29 %)Perl
29 (64.29 %)SQL
29 (64.29 %)Solaris
29 (64.29 %)Linux
29 (64.29 %)TCP/IP
38 (57.14 %)Microsoft Certification
47 (50.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
47 (50.00 %)Clustering
47 (50.00 %)NFS
47 (50.00 %)MCSE
53 (21.43 %)HP
53 (21.43 %)VMware ESX
62 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (14.29 %)Dell
62 (14.29 %)LAN
62 (14.29 %)IBM
62 (14.29 %)MS Project
62 (14.29 %)MS Office
62 (14.29 %)Windows
62 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
71 (7.143 %)Microsoft
71 (7.143 %)Active Directory
71 (7.143 %)Citrix
71 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2003
71 (7.143 %)Citrix Presentation Server

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
11 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2003
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)MS Project
12 (14.29 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (85.71 %)SAN
29 (64.29 %)iSCSI
29 (64.29 %)TCP/IP
32 (14.29 %)LAN
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (64.29 %)Storage Engineer
22 (14.29 %)Server Administrator
22 (14.29 %)Administrator
31 (7.143 %)Infrastructure Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Citrix Consultant
31 (7.143 %)Citrix Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Infrastructure Consultant
31 (7.143 %)Consultant
31 (7.143 %)Break Fix Engineer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (50.00 %)Clustering
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (64.29 %)Solaris
19 (64.29 %)Linux
22 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (14.29 %)Windows
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.143 %)Migration
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (64.29 %)Perl
19 (64.29 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (57.14 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (50.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
27 (50.00 %)MCSE
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (85.71 %)VMware Infrastructure
27 (50.00 %)NFS
33 (21.43 %)VMware ESX
41 (7.143 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (7.143 %)Active Directory
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (64.29 %)NetApp
23 (21.43 %)HP
32 (14.29 %)Dell
32 (14.29 %)IBM
41 (7.143 %)Microsoft
41 (7.143 %)Citrix