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The table below looks at the demand for VMware Workstation skills across the UK with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware Workstation over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware Workstation
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank526605
Rank change on same period last yearUp+79
Matching contract IT job ads1126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.028 %
As % of the category below0.268 %0.461 %
Daily rates quoted29
Average minimum daily rate£340£293
Average daily rate£340£316
% change on same period last year+7.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£340-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted18
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£31.75
Average hourly rate£12.00£33.38
% change on same period last year-64.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£24.00
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
UK
Matching contract IT job ads40995634
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.619 %6.145 %
Daily rates quoted10771200
Average minimum daily rate£314£320
Average daily rate£331£337
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£317
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted8571294
Average minimum hourly rate£20.42£20.50
Average hourly rate£21.51£21.81
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.60£23.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.95£21.04
% change on same period last year-0.45 %

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 Workstation
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VMware Workstation within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

VMware Workstation Demand Trend

VMware Workstation
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VMware Workstation within the UK.

VMware Workstation Daily Rate Trend

VMware Workstation
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VMware Workstation within the UK.

VMware Workstation Hourly Rate Trend

VMware Workstation
Top 18 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Workstation within the UK over the 3 months to 3 December 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
EnglandUp+9511£340+7.74 %
LondonUp+637--
South EastUp+463£310-
City of LondonNew entry-3--
North WestNew entry-2--
BerkshireUp+232£400-
CheshireNew entry-1--
GloucestershireNew entry-1£400-
HampshireNew entry-1--
LancashireNew entry-1--
OxfordshireNew entry-1£220-
PrestonNew entry-1--
SloughNew entry-1--
WarringtonNew entry-1--
BasingstokeNew entry-1--
BracknellNew entry-1£400-
CheltenhamNew entry-1£400-
South WestUp+171£400-

VMware Workstation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing VMware Workstation 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 Workstation.

136 (100.00 %)VMware
227 (75.00 %)Windows
326 (72.22 %)Active Directory
326 (72.22 %)VMware Infrastructure
424 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
516 (44.44 %)Windows XP
615 (41.67 %)Microsoft
714 (38.89 %)Citrix
812 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2008
812 (33.33 %)VMware ESX
910 (27.78 %)Windows 2000
109 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
109 (25.00 %)DNS
109 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
118 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
127 (19.44 %)Kerberos
127 (19.44 %)LAN
127 (19.44 %)WAN
127 (19.44 %)LDAP
127 (19.44 %)HP
127 (19.44 %)SAN
127 (19.44 %)Finance
136 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
136 (16.67 %)SCCM
136 (16.67 %)EMC
136 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
145 (13.89 %)IIS
145 (13.89 %)Security Cleared
145 (13.89 %)Citrix Presentation Server
145 (13.89 %)Banking

VMware Workstation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing VMware Workstation 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 Workstation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.778 %)Application Packaging
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
25 (13.89 %)IIS
34 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
43 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (8.333 %)SharePoint
52 (5.556 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (5.556 %)Lotus Domino
52 (5.556 %)GroupWise
52 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (2.778 %)SharePoint Portal Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (8.333 %)MS Excel
22 (5.556 %)MS Visio
31 (2.778 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.778 %)SoftGrid
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (25.00 %)DNS
28 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
37 (19.44 %)SAN
37 (19.44 %)LDAP
37 (19.44 %)LAN
37 (19.44 %)WAN
37 (19.44 %)Kerberos
43 (8.333 %)Firewall
52 (5.556 %)Wireless
52 (5.556 %)Cisco PIX
52 (5.556 %)DHCP
61 (2.778 %)SMTP
61 (2.778 %)VoIP
61 (2.778 %)WLAN
61 (2.778 %)VPN
61 (2.778 %)VLAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.778 %)MSI
11 (2.778 %)InstallShield
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (19.44 %)Finance
25 (13.89 %)Banking
33 (8.333 %)Government
42 (5.556 %)Investment Banking
42 (5.556 %)Back Office
51 (2.778 %)Legal
51 (2.778 %)Chemicals
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (16.67 %)Consultant
25 (13.89 %)Analyst
25 (13.89 %)Technical Consultant
33 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
33 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
42 (5.556 %)Technical Architect
42 (5.556 %)Technical Analyst
42 (5.556 %)Server Engineer
42 (5.556 %)Wintel Engineer
42 (5.556 %)Architect
51 (2.778 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
51 (2.778 %)Infrastructure Consultant
51 (2.778 %)EMC Engineer
51 (2.778 %)Storage Engineer
51 (2.778 %)Senior Storage Engineer
51 (2.778 %)Linux Engineer
51 (2.778 %)Implementation Consultant
51 (2.778 %)Senior Technical Architect
51 (2.778 %)Administrator
51 (2.778 %)Technical Support Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.556 %)Blackberry
12 (5.556 %)CLARiiON
12 (5.556 %)Spread Betting
12 (5.556 %)Celerra
21 (2.778 %)NHS
21 (2.778 %)Firmware
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (75.00 %)Windows
224 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
316 (44.44 %)Windows XP
412 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2008
510 (27.78 %)Windows 2000
69 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
76 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (8.333 %)Windows NT
92 (5.556 %)Linux
101 (2.778 %)UNIX
101 (2.778 %)Solaris
101 (2.778 %)VMS
101 (2.778 %)NetWare
101 (2.778 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (2.778 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.89 %)Disaster Recovery
15 (13.89 %)Security Cleared
23 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
23 (8.333 %)ITIL
23 (8.333 %)Project Management
23 (8.333 %)Migration
32 (5.556 %)Programme Management
41 (2.778 %)Data Management
41 (2.778 %)Technical Architecture
41 (2.778 %)Validation
41 (2.778 %)CTC Cleared
41 (2.778 %)DV Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (11.11 %)VB
23 (8.333 %)C#
32 (5.556 %)PowerShell
41 (2.778 %)SQL
41 (2.778 %)VBScript
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (11.11 %)MCSE
14 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (5.556 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
31 (2.778 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
126 (72.22 %)Active Directory
126 (72.22 %)VMware Infrastructure
212 (33.33 %)VMware ESX
36 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
45 (13.89 %)Citrix Presentation Server
52 (5.556 %)VMware GSX
61 (2.778 %)NetBackup
61 (2.778 %)VMware Server
61 (2.778 %)NFS
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (16.67 %)SCCM
23 (8.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (2.778 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (2.778 %)Tivoli
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (100.00 %)VMware
215 (41.67 %)Microsoft
314 (38.89 %)Citrix
47 (19.44 %)HP
56 (16.67 %)EMC
64 (11.11 %)IBM
73 (8.333 %)NetApp
82 (5.556 %)Novell
82 (5.556 %)Lotus
82 (5.556 %)Altiris
82 (5.556 %)CheckPoint
82 (5.556 %)Cisco
91 (2.778 %)Compaq
91 (2.778 %)Intel
91 (2.778 %)CA
91 (2.778 %)Symantec
91 (2.778 %)Red Hat
91 (2.778 %)VERITAS