The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware 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 Vendors for the Aberdeen region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within VMware, Inc.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware
Rank 15 23 32
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +9
Permanent jobs citing VMware 41 27 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 11.99% 6.569% 2.574%
As % of the Vendors category 18.14% 12.33% 4.698%
Number of salaries quoted 31 25 6
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £36,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +3.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £43,400 £40,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +1.29%
All Vendors
Aberdeen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
226 219 149
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 66.08% 53.28% 54.78%
Number of salaries quoted 173 161 118
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £25,000 £22,100
10% offered a salary of more than £58,500 £52,500 £67,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
VMware
Scotland

VMware
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing VMware across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Aberdeen VMware Jobs Demand Trend

VMware
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VMware across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen VMware Salary Trend

VMware
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Aberdeen VMware Salary Histogram

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VMware.

1 66 (89.19%) Windows
2 53 (71.62%) Microsoft
2 53 (71.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 43 (58.11%) Windows Server 2008
4 42 (56.76%) Citrix
5 34 (45.95%) Active Directory
5 34 (45.95%) SAN
5 34 (45.95%) Windows Server 2003
6 29 (39.19%) MS Exchange
7 22 (29.73%) DNS
8 21 (28.38%) Linux
8 21 (28.38%) ITIL
9 18 (24.32%) EMC
9 18 (24.32%) SCCM
9 18 (24.32%) Degree
10 17 (22.97%) Cisco
11 16 (21.62%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (21.62%) Exchange Server 2010
12 15 (20.27%) MCITP
12 15 (20.27%) IIS
12 15 (20.27%) MS Excel
12 15 (20.27%) Service Delivery
13 14 (18.92%) Change Management
13 14 (18.92%) MCSE
13 14 (18.92%) DHCP
13 14 (18.92%) SQL
14 13 (17.57%) Exchange Server 2007
15 12 (16.22%) WSUS
15 12 (16.22%) SQL Server
15 12 (16.22%) CommVault

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VMware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (2.703%) Middleware
1 2 (2.703%) .NET
1 2 (2.703%) Application Packaging
2 1 (1.351%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 29 (39.19%) MS Exchange
2 16 (21.62%) Exchange Server 2010
3 15 (20.27%) IIS
4 13 (17.57%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (12.16%) Exchange Server 2003
6 8 (10.81%) Site Server
7 4 (5.405%) Lync
8 2 (2.703%) SharePoint
9 1 (1.351%) SharePoint 2010
9 1 (1.351%) WebLogic
9 1 (1.351%) Lotus Notes
Applications
1 15 (20.27%) MS Excel
2 6 (8.108%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.351%) Maximo
Communications & Networking
1 34 (45.95%) SAN
2 22 (29.73%) DNS
3 14 (18.92%) DHCP
4 11 (14.86%) TCP/IP
4 11 (14.86%) WAN
5 9 (12.16%) NAS
6 8 (10.81%) LAN
7 5 (6.757%) VoIP
8 4 (5.405%) VPN
8 4 (5.405%) Cisco ASA
8 4 (5.405%) NetScaler
9 3 (4.054%) Firewall
10 2 (2.703%) Wireless
10 2 (2.703%) Internet
10 2 (2.703%) FTP
10 2 (2.703%) Asterisk PBX
11 1 (1.351%) VSAT
11 1 (1.351%) MPLS
11 1 (1.351%) BGP
11 1 (1.351%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (16.22%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.703%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (2.703%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (1.351%) Data Mining
3 1 (1.351%) MS Access
General
1 4 (5.405%) Finance
2 2 (2.703%) Back Office
3 1 (1.351%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.351%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 14 (18.92%) Consultant
2 12 (16.22%) Analyst
2 12 (16.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 11 (14.86%) Technical Consultant
4 9 (12.16%) Server Support
5 8 (10.81%) Support Engineer
5 8 (10.81%) IT Consultant
6 7 (9.459%) Architect
7 6 (8.108%) Infrastructure Analyst
8 5 (6.757%) Infrastructure Team Leader
8 5 (6.757%) Systems Administrator
8 5 (6.757%) Administrator
8 5 (6.757%) Team Leader
9 4 (5.405%) Server Engineer
9 4 (5.405%) Systems Engineer
10 3 (4.054%) Infrastructure Architect
10 3 (4.054%) Support Analyst
10 3 (4.054%) IT Administrator
10 3 (4.054%) Server Support Engineer
11 2 (2.703%) Infrastructure Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.459%) Clustering
2 4 (5.405%) Thin Client
2 4 (5.405%) Enterprise Storage
2 4 (5.405%) Fat Client
3 2 (2.703%) Blackberry
4 1 (1.351%) Celerra
4 1 (1.351%) CMDB
4 1 (1.351%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.351%) CLARiiON
4 1 (1.351%) E-Learning
Operating Systems
1 66 (89.19%) Windows
2 43 (58.11%) Windows Server 2008
3 34 (45.95%) Windows Server 2003
4 21 (28.38%) Linux
5 8 (10.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (9.459%) Windows 7
7 6 (8.108%) Windows XP
8 4 (5.405%) Windows 2000 Server
9 1 (1.351%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (28.38%) ITIL
2 15 (20.27%) Service Delivery
3 14 (18.92%) Change Management
4 9 (12.16%) Capacity Planning
4 9 (12.16%) Capacity Management
5 7 (9.459%) Disaster Recovery
6 6 (8.108%) Performance Management
7 5 (6.757%) Problem Management
7 5 (6.757%) Project Management
7 5 (6.757%) Migration
8 4 (5.405%) Security Management
8 4 (5.405%) Load Balancing
9 3 (4.054%) Change Control
9 3 (4.054%) Demand Management
9 3 (4.054%) Time Management
9 3 (4.054%) Resource Management
9 3 (4.054%) Service Management
10 2 (2.703%) Asset Management
10 2 (2.703%) Network Architecture
10 2 (2.703%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 14 (18.92%) SQL
2 8 (10.81%) Perl
2 8 (10.81%) PHP
3 2 (2.703%) VB.NET
3 2 (2.703%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.351%) VBA
4 1 (1.351%) VB
4 1 (1.351%) C#
4 1 (1.351%) Java
Qualifications
1 18 (24.32%) Degree
2 16 (21.62%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (20.27%) MCITP
4 14 (18.92%) MCSE
5 9 (12.16%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 9 (12.16%) CCNA
5 9 (12.16%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (8.108%) CCA
6 6 (8.108%) Citrix Certification
6 6 (8.108%) MCTS
7 2 (2.703%) CNE
7 2 (2.703%) Novell Certification
7 2 (2.703%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (2.703%) MCP
7 2 (2.703%) VCDX
7 2 (2.703%) VCP5
8 1 (1.351%) VCAP
8 1 (1.351%) HND
8 1 (1.351%) MCSA
8 1 (1.351%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (16.22%) SLA
System Software
1 53 (71.62%) VMware Infrastructure
2 34 (45.95%) Active Directory
3 10 (13.51%) XenApp
4 9 (12.16%) vSphere
5 8 (10.81%) Hyper-V
6 5 (6.757%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (6.757%) VMware Workstation
7 2 (2.703%) VMware ESX
7 2 (2.703%) VMware Server
8 1 (1.351%) XenServer
8 1 (1.351%) Citrix Presentation Server
8 1 (1.351%) Terminal Services
8 1 (1.351%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 18 (24.32%) SCCM
2 12 (16.22%) WSUS
3 11 (14.86%) Backup Exec
4 8 (10.81%) Tivoli
5 6 (8.108%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 3 (4.054%) NetBackup
7 2 (2.703%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (1.351%) SCOM
8 1 (1.351%) Business Desktop Deployment
Vendors
1 53 (71.62%) Microsoft
2 42 (56.76%) Citrix
3 18 (24.32%) EMC
4 17 (22.97%) Cisco
5 12 (16.22%) CommVault
6 11 (14.86%) Dell
7 10 (13.51%) HP
8 8 (10.81%) Red Hat
8 8 (10.81%) NetApp
9 5 (6.757%) Sun
9 5 (6.757%) Symantec
10 2 (2.703%) Oracle
10 2 (2.703%) Veeam
10 2 (2.703%) Acronis
11 1 (1.351%) Twitter
11 1 (1.351%) Aruba
11 1 (1.351%) Iron Mountain
11 1 (1.351%) Brocade
11 1 (1.351%) Juniper
11 1 (1.351%) Lotus
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Responsible for the management of all IT projects to successful conclusion whilst effectively managing the technical department budgets and resources ** Contribute in management meetings on a monthly basis,...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
Responsible for the management of all IT projects to successful conclusion whilst effectively managing the technical department budgets and resources ** Contribute in management meetings on a monthly basis,...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
Support and configure IT infrastructure, for example- high capacity/performance disk configurations and management as well as high-end workstation configuration ** Installation and operation of an effective backup...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 7 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
It is essential for this role that you have knowledge of a variety of Linux administration tasks including file recovery and managing log files. Highly desirable to have...
Net Talent
Salary: excellent package on offer
Posted: 23 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Responsible for the management of all IT projects to successful conclusion whilst effectively managing the technical department budgets and resources ** Contribute in management meetings on a monthly basis,...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
Responsible for the management of all IT projects to successful conclusion whilst effectively managing the technical department budgets and resources ** Contribute in management meetings on a monthly basis,...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 25 May 2013
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