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This section looks at the demand for VMware ESX Server skills within the Wiltshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware ESX Server
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6474
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.985 %3.226 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£285-
Average daily rate£285-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£285-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£356
% change on same period last year-6.19 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.66£35.96
% change on same period last year-20.30 %
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Wiltshire
Matching contract IT job ads6762
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.063 %
Daily rates quoted1914
Average minimum daily rate£324£273
Average daily rate£364£287
% change on same period last year+26.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£403£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£327
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted2023
Average minimum hourly rate£19.12£15.96
Average hourly rate£20.47£17.64
% change on same period last year+15.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.81£19.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.00£22.17
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
VMware ESX South WestVMware ESX
South West

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

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire VMware ESX Daily Rate Trend

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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire VMware ESX Hourly Rate Trend

VMware ESX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESX within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SwindonNew entry-1--
VMware ESX South WestVMware ESX
South West

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

16 (85.71 %)VMware
25 (71.43 %)HP
25 (71.43 %)Microsoft
25 (71.43 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (57.14 %)Oracle
34 (57.14 %)IIS
43 (42.86 %)PRINCE2
43 (42.86 %)SQL Server
43 (42.86 %)Oracle 10g
43 (42.86 %).NET
43 (42.86 %)RAD
43 (42.86 %)DSDM
43 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (42.86 %)WinRunner
43 (42.86 %)TestDirector
43 (42.86 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (42.86 %)VMware GSX
43 (42.86 %)Test Scripting
43 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (42.86 %).NET Framework
43 (42.86 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
52 (28.57 %)Time Management
52 (28.57 %)SAN
52 (28.57 %)Linux
52 (28.57 %)Windows
61 (14.29 %)Solaris
61 (14.29 %)HTML
61 (14.29 %)SQL
61 (14.29 %)NFS
61 (14.29 %)IBM

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (42.86 %).NET
13 (42.86 %).NET Framework
21 (14.29 %)HTML
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (57.14 %)IIS
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)SAN
21 (14.29 %)iSCSI
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (42.86 %)SQL Server
13 (42.86 %)Oracle 10g
13 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (42.86 %)WinRunner
13 (42.86 %)TestDirector
13 (42.86 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (14.29 %)Oracle APEX
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Finance
11 (14.29 %)Military
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Tester
22 (28.57 %)Web Tester
31 (14.29 %)Systems Administrator
31 (14.29 %)Administrator
31 (14.29 %)Systems Tester
31 (14.29 %)Applications Tester
31 (14.29 %)Server Administrator
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
12 (28.57 %)Linux
21 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (14.29 %)Solaris
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)PRINCE2
13 (42.86 %)RAD
13 (42.86 %)DSDM
13 (42.86 %)Test Scripting
22 (28.57 %)Time Management
31 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)SQL
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (71.43 %)VMware Infrastructure
23 (42.86 %)VMware GSX
23 (42.86 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (14.29 %)NFS
31 (14.29 %)Backup Exec
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)Tivoli
11 (14.29 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (85.71 %)VMware
25 (71.43 %)Microsoft
25 (71.43 %)HP
34 (57.14 %)Oracle
41 (14.29 %)IBM
41 (14.29 %)NetApp
41 (14.29 %)VERITAS
41 (14.29 %)Red Hat
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