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This section looks at the demand for VMware Certified Professional (VCP) in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware Certified Professional (VCP) over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank137242
Rank change on same period last yearUp+105
Matching permanent IT job ads13259
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.025 %
As % of the category below5.825 %1.828 %
Salaries quoted12453
Average minimum salary£42,556£41,623
Average salary£45,835£44,283
% change on same period last year+3.50 %
Average maximum salary£49,113£46,943
UK excluding London average salary£44,906£40,001
% change on same period last year+12.26 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22663228
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.237 %1.355 %
Salaries quoted20542591
Average minimum salary£38,324£38,383
Average salary£41,584£41,859
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Average maximum salary£44,844£45,334
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) South EastVMware Certified Professional (VCP)
South East

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Berkshire VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Demand Trend

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Salary Trend

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Salary Histogram

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+3413£51,923-3.86 %
SloughUp+811£30,000-40.29 %
BracknellUp+303£60,000+33.33 %
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) South EastVMware Certified Professional (VCP)
South East

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 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 Certified Professional (VCP).

1210 (100.00 %)VMware
2185 (88.10 %)VMware Infrastructure
3136 (64.76 %)Microsoft
4130 (61.90 %)Microsoft Certification
5126 (60.00 %)MCSE
6117 (55.71 %)Citrix
778 (37.14 %)HP
871 (33.81 %)Active Directory
970 (33.33 %)MS Excel
1059 (28.10 %)Citrix Certification
1154 (25.71 %)Windows
1252 (24.76 %)CCEA
1349 (23.33 %)PlateSpin
1448 (22.86 %)CCA
1546 (21.90 %)Cisco
1642 (20.00 %)Finance
1740 (19.05 %)VMware ESX
1839 (18.57 %)SAN
1937 (17.62 %)Xen
2034 (16.19 %)EMC
2133 (15.71 %)NetApp
2228 (13.33 %)Cisco Certification
2228 (13.33 %)HP MASE
2327 (12.86 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
2327 (12.86 %)SQL
2426 (12.38 %)Retail
2523 (10.95 %)ISA Server
2622 (10.48 %)Windows Server 2003
2622 (10.48 %)Manufacturing
2622 (10.48 %)Firewall

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 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 Certified Professional (VCP). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
212 (5.714 %)Exchange Server 2007
212 (5.714 %)Office Communications Server
212 (5.714 %)SharePoint
39 (4.286 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
170 (33.33 %)MS Excel
21 (0.476 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
139 (18.57 %)SAN
222 (10.48 %)Firewall
39 (4.286 %)VoIP
41 (0.476 %)WAN
41 (0.476 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.476 %)VLAN
41 (0.476 %)LAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (20.00 %)Finance
226 (12.38 %)Retail
322 (10.48 %)Manufacturing
43 (1.429 %)Pensions
52 (0.952 %)Health
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1198 (94.29 %)Consultant
261 (29.05 %)Technical Consultant
358 (27.62 %)Virtualisation Consultant
454 (25.71 %)Microsoft Consultant
544 (20.95 %)Storage Consultant
635 (16.67 %)Citrix Consultant
711 (5.238 %)Principle Consultant
810 (4.762 %)Storage Engineer
98 (3.810 %)Virtualisation Engineer
98 (3.810 %)Infrastructure Engineer
98 (3.810 %)Trainer
106 (2.857 %)Senior Consultant
115 (2.381 %)Senior Microsoft Consultant
124 (1.905 %)Principal Consultant
132 (0.952 %)SAN Engineer
132 (0.952 %)Architect
132 (0.952 %)Presales Consultant
141 (0.476 %)Senior Technical Consultant
141 (0.476 %)Sales Consultant
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (10.48 %)Clustering
24 (1.905 %)Replication
24 (1.905 %)CLARiiON
33 (1.429 %)Thin Client
33 (1.429 %)Fat Client
41 (0.476 %)Economics
41 (0.476 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
154 (25.71 %)Windows
222 (10.48 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (5.238 %)Windows Server 2008
410 (4.762 %)Linux
59 (4.286 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.476 %)Windows NT
61 (0.476 %)AIX
61 (0.476 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (0.476 %)Windows Mobile
61 (0.476 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (7.143 %)Project Management
22 (0.952 %)Business Continuity
31 (0.476 %)SC Cleared
31 (0.476 %)Security Cleared
31 (0.476 %)Migration
31 (0.476 %)ITIL
31 (0.476 %)PRINCE2
31 (0.476 %)CRM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (12.86 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1130 (61.90 %)Microsoft Certification
2126 (60.00 %)MCSE
359 (28.10 %)Citrix Certification
452 (24.76 %)CCEA
548 (22.86 %)CCA
628 (13.33 %)Cisco Certification
628 (13.33 %)HP MASE
718 (8.571 %)MCTS
810 (4.762 %)HP ASE
99 (4.286 %)MCP
106 (2.857 %)CCNP
106 (2.857 %)CCNA
114 (1.905 %)CCIE
122 (0.952 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
131 (0.476 %)HP AIS
131 (0.476 %)Sun Certification
131 (0.476 %)IBM Certification
131 (0.476 %)EMC Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1185 (88.10 %)VMware Infrastructure
271 (33.81 %)Active Directory
340 (19.05 %)VMware ESX
437 (17.62 %)Xen
527 (12.86 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
623 (10.95 %)ISA Server
713 (6.190 %)Citrix Presentation Server
83 (1.429 %)NetBackup
91 (0.476 %)VMware GSX
91 (0.476 %)VMware Workstation
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
115 (7.143 %)MOM
115 (7.143 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.952 %)SCCM
22 (0.952 %)SCOM
31 (0.476 %)Legato
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1210 (100.00 %)VMware
2136 (64.76 %)Microsoft
3117 (55.71 %)Citrix
478 (37.14 %)HP
549 (23.33 %)PlateSpin
646 (21.90 %)Cisco
734 (16.19 %)EMC
833 (15.71 %)NetApp
911 (5.238 %)IBM
108 (3.810 %)Red Hat
114 (1.905 %)Sun
123 (1.429 %)Novell
132 (0.952 %)VERITAS
132 (0.952 %)AppSense
141 (0.476 %)Altiris
141 (0.476 %)Symantec
141 (0.476 %)Hitachi
141 (0.476 %)Oracle
141 (0.476 %)Compaq
141 (0.476 %)Dell