The first table below looks at the demand for VMware Infrastructure skills in IT jobs advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware Infrastructure over the 3 months to 22 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 of the System Software category for the Birmingham region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Rank 33 34 26
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -8
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 95 78 82
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 5.621% 5.221% 6.260%
As % of the System Software category 41.30% 46.43% 40.59%
Number of salaries quoted 77 73 75
Average salary £45,000 £40,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,100 £24,700 £31,000
10% offered a salary of more than £53,500 £55,000 £58,900
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All System Software
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
230 168 202
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 13.61% 11.24% 15.42%
Number of salaries quoted 196 154 182
Average salary £42,500 £40,500 £41,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.93% -2.99%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £59,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
VMware Infrastructure
West Midlands

VMware Infrastructure
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Birmingham VMware Infrastructure Jobs Demand Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham VMware Infrastructure Salary Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Birmingham VMware Infrastructure Salary Histogram

VMware Infrastructure
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing VMware Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure.

1 191 (100.00%) VMware
2 106 (55.50%) Windows
3 98 (51.31%) Active Directory
4 96 (50.26%) Citrix
5 93 (48.69%) Microsoft
6 90 (47.12%) Hyper-V
7 88 (46.07%) Windows Server 2008
8 83 (43.46%) HP
9 78 (40.84%) NetApp
9 78 (40.84%) vSphere
10 77 (40.31%) XenDesktop
11 67 (35.08%) Windows Server 2003
12 59 (30.89%) Cisco
13 58 (30.37%) SCCM
13 58 (30.37%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 54 (28.27%) XenApp
15 53 (27.75%) SCOM
15 53 (27.75%) MS Excel
16 48 (25.13%) XenServer
17 45 (23.56%) MS Exchange
18 40 (20.94%) SAN
19 35 (18.32%) IBM
20 33 (17.28%) Technical Architecture
21 27 (14.14%) MCITP
22 26 (13.61%) SQL Server
23 24 (12.57%) Citrix Certification
23 24 (12.57%) CCEE
24 23 (12.04%) SQL
25 22 (11.52%) EMC
25 22 (11.52%) VMware ESX

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing VMware Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (1.571%) XML
2 2 (1.047%) HTML
2 2 (1.047%) .NET
2 2 (1.047%) ASP.NET
2 2 (1.047%) CSS
2 2 (1.047%) MDX
2 2 (1.047%) Silverlight
3 1 (0.524%) Web Services
3 1 (0.524%) COM
3 1 (0.524%) WDK
Application Platforms
1 45 (23.56%) MS Exchange
2 17 (8.901%) IIS
3 13 (6.806%) Exchange Server 2010
4 12 (6.283%) SharePoint
5 10 (5.236%) Exchange Server 2007
6 7 (3.665%) Exchange Server 2003
7 6 (3.141%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 5 (2.618%) Exchange Server 2000
9 4 (2.094%) Lync
9 4 (2.094%) Apache
9 4 (2.094%) Tomcat
10 3 (1.571%) SharePoint Server
11 2 (1.047%) SharePoint 2010
12 1 (0.524%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.524%) Captiva
12 1 (0.524%) Documentum
12 1 (0.524%) SAS
Applications
1 53 (27.75%) MS Excel
2 10 (5.236%) MS Office
3 2 (1.047%) Office 365
3 2 (1.047%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 2 (1.047%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 40 (20.94%) SAN
2 20 (10.47%) Firewall
3 19 (9.948%) WAN
4 18 (9.424%) DHCP
4 18 (9.424%) DNS
5 17 (8.901%) iSCSI
5 17 (8.901%) Fibre Channel
6 16 (8.377%) LAN
7 15 (7.853%) Unified Communications
8 13 (6.806%) VLAN
9 11 (5.759%) NetScaler
9 11 (5.759%) Cisco Nexus
10 8 (4.188%) TCP/IP
11 4 (2.094%) Wireless
11 4 (2.094%) DSL
11 4 (2.094%) MPLS
11 4 (2.094%) VoIP
11 4 (2.094%) NAS
12 3 (1.571%) VPN
12 3 (1.571%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (13.61%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.094%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (1.047%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (1.047%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.524%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 2 (1.047%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (3.665%) Advertising
2 4 (2.094%) Telecoms
2 4 (2.094%) Finance
3 3 (1.571%) Marketing
4 2 (1.047%) Corporate Banking
4 2 (1.047%) Banking
4 2 (1.047%) Investment Banking
5 1 (0.524%) Retail
5 1 (0.524%) French Language
5 1 (0.524%) German Language
Job Titles
1 52 (27.23%) Architect
2 44 (23.04%) Technical Architect
3 43 (22.51%) Consultant
4 24 (12.57%) Virtualisation Architect
5 21 (10.99%) Virtualisation Technical Architect
6 19 (9.948%) Technical Consultant
7 14 (7.330%) Virtualisation Consultant
8 13 (6.806%) Virtualisation Engineer
9 12 (6.283%) Technical Specialist
10 11 (5.759%) VMware Consultant
11 9 (4.712%) Citrix Consultant
11 9 (4.712%) Storage Specialist
11 9 (4.712%) Senior Consultant
11 9 (4.712%) Analyst
12 7 (3.665%) Implementation Specialist
13 6 (3.141%) Support Analyst
13 6 (3.141%) Senior Technical Consultant
14 5 (2.618%) Technical Engineer
14 5 (2.618%) Principle Engineer
14 5 (2.618%) Mitel Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.759%) Enterprise Storage
2 7 (3.665%) Clustering
3 6 (3.141%) Blackberry
4 5 (2.618%) CLARiiON
5 4 (2.094%) EqualLogic
6 3 (1.571%) Celerra
7 2 (1.047%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.047%) Replication
8 1 (0.524%) SaaS
8 1 (0.524%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 106 (55.50%) Windows
2 88 (46.07%) Windows Server 2008
3 67 (35.08%) Windows Server 2003
4 20 (10.47%) Windows 7
5 16 (8.377%) Linux
6 13 (6.806%) Solaris
7 5 (2.618%) Windows Vista
8 4 (2.094%) Windows 2000 Server
9 2 (1.047%) Windows XP
9 2 (1.047%) AIX
9 2 (1.047%) UNIX
9 2 (1.047%) Windows 2000
9 2 (1.047%) Mac OS X Server
10 1 (0.524%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (17.28%) Technical Architecture
2 11 (5.759%) Business Development
2 11 (5.759%) ITIL
3 8 (4.188%) Migration
3 8 (4.188%) Problem Management
4 7 (3.665%) Load Balancing
4 7 (3.665%) Project Management
5 6 (3.141%) Data Management
6 4 (2.094%) Business Analysis
7 3 (1.571%) Workflow
7 3 (1.571%) CRM
7 3 (1.571%) Disaster Recovery
7 3 (1.571%) Change Control
7 3 (1.571%) Capacity Management
8 2 (1.047%) Business Transformation
8 2 (1.047%) ITIL V3
8 2 (1.047%) High Availability
8 2 (1.047%) Capacity Planning
8 2 (1.047%) Change Management
8 2 (1.047%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 23 (12.04%) SQL
2 6 (3.141%) VB
3 5 (2.618%) C
4 4 (2.094%) VBScript
5 2 (1.047%) Bash shell
5 2 (1.047%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.047%) C#
5 2 (1.047%) Java
5 2 (1.047%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.524%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.524%) Perl
6 1 (0.524%) PHP
Qualifications
1 58 (30.37%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 27 (14.14%) MCITP
3 24 (12.57%) Citrix Certification
3 24 (12.57%) CCEE
4 17 (8.901%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (8.377%) CCAA
5 16 (8.377%) CCIA
6 15 (7.853%) MCSE
7 13 (6.806%) MCTS
7 13 (6.806%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (6.806%) NCDA
8 12 (6.283%) NCIE
8 12 (6.283%) VCP5
8 12 (6.283%) CCEA
9 11 (5.759%) VCAP
10 10 (5.236%) VCDX
11 9 (4.712%) CCNP
12 6 (3.141%) CCA
13 5 (2.618%) MCP
13 5 (2.618%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.524%) SLA
System Software
1 98 (51.31%) Active Directory
2 90 (47.12%) Hyper-V
3 78 (40.84%) vSphere
4 77 (40.31%) XenDesktop
5 54 (28.27%) XenApp
6 48 (25.13%) XenServer
7 22 (11.52%) VMware ESX
8 12 (6.283%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 5 (2.618%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (2.094%) Terminal Services
11 3 (1.571%) Xen
11 3 (1.571%) ISA Server
11 3 (1.571%) Forefront TMG
12 1 (0.524%) PowerConvert
12 1 (0.524%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 58 (30.37%) SCCM
2 53 (27.75%) SCOM
3 16 (8.377%) NetBackup
4 10 (5.236%) SCVMM
5 9 (4.712%) WSUS
6 5 (2.618%) Backup Exec
6 5 (2.618%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 3 (1.571%) ARCserve
7 3 (1.571%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (1.047%) OpenView
8 2 (1.047%) WMI
9 1 (0.524%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 191 (100.00%) VMware
2 96 (50.26%) Citrix
3 93 (48.69%) Microsoft
4 83 (43.46%) HP
5 78 (40.84%) NetApp
6 59 (30.89%) Cisco
7 35 (18.32%) IBM
8 22 (11.52%) EMC
8 22 (11.52%) 3PAR
9 12 (6.283%) DataCore
9 12 (6.283%) Veeam
10 9 (4.712%) Dell
10 9 (4.712%) Symantec
11 6 (3.141%) Juniper
11 6 (3.141%) CommVault
12 5 (2.618%) Mitel
12 5 (2.618%) PlateSpin
12 5 (2.618%) F5
13 4 (2.094%) Novell
14 3 (1.571%) McAfee
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Skills required (to 3rd line): - Windows 2003/2008 - Active Directory administration - SQL Server 2005/2008 admin - Hyper-V/VMware/Virtualisation support - Good networking knowledge Desirable skills: - Citrix The...
Venturi
Salary: £32000 - £35000.00 per annum + great benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Senior Systems Infrastructure Administrator - Birmingham My Birmingham based client is seeking an 3rd/4th Line Senior Systems Infrastructure Administrator to join their growing business and IT team of...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - VMWare, Cisco, Microsoft Server 2008/2012, Active Directory, Exchange - Birmingham An experienced Virtualisation, VMWare professional is needed to be responsible for the technical design, support...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Core design knowledge will include one or more of the following: Windows 2003 /2008 Server. Strong skills in HP EVA\3Par or EMC... Netbackup... Experience of Netapp and...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £55K basic + Car Allow + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Based in Birmingham my client is looking for an experienced HP EVA Storage Technical Specialist to join their thriving data centre division... maintenance of documentation and processes) Skills,...
Monarch Recruitment
Salary: £40000 to £50000 per annum - Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
This role will be broken down as follows: Technical Architecture - 40% (e.g... maintenance of documentation and processes) Knowledge & Experience: You must have good experience of providing Virtualisation...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £55K basic + Car Allow + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will also need to have a strong server background with SAN Enterprise Storage - Dell Compellant, EqualLogic or PowerVault... Key words:- Dell Compellant, EqualLogic, PowerVault, SAN, SCCM, SCOM,...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Job Purpose: Responsible for supporting the Company’s NetApp and VMWare infrastructure... Ideally NCDA qualified. Experience of administering and managing VMware in large enterprise environments, using IBM and...
Monarch Recruitment
Salary: £55000 to £60000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Virtualisation experience using VMWare. Knowledge of Tivoli products. Experience with Storage products - preferably IBM. Experience of Symantec Products... Security Cleared is highly desirable although ability to become so...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £70K basic + Car Allow + Excellent bonus and Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Extensive Networking Knowledge(Routing Protocols, DNS, DHCP,TCP/IP, VLAN) Experience with Network Security. Enterprise Directory Solutions(Microsoft Active Directory, Novell, Open Directory) Virtualised Environments with specific experience...
Bloxx Ltd
Salary: Dependent on experience - Company Car will be provided
Posted: 7 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will primarily be responsible for the following:- -Cisco/Alcatel-Lucent routing, switching, WAN-ADSL, Nexus, NetApps, Microsoft, AV and TelePresence -Technical competence in Alcatel-Lucent and / or...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 per annum + Project Bonus + Car Allowance
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
The ideal candidate will have a skill set to include as many of the following; - VMware - NetApp - CCNP - CCNA - Cisco Routing, Switching & Firewalls - Cisco Security (PIX and ASA...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Experience with frameworks such as Spring and Hibernate... - JavaScript (JQuery, DOJO or any standard frameworks)... - Linux/Redhat Technologies. - Web Servers, IIS, Apache, configuration and implementation. - Virtualisation (VMWare/ESXI)...
Candidate Source
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 13 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Skills required: - Solaris 10 (and earlier releases) - Solaris 10 Zones - Linux (Red hat, SUSE, VMware) - Veritas Cluster Server (Support & Architecture/Deployments) - Veritas Volume Manager (including advanced troubleshooting) - Veritas...
Scope AT Ltd
Salary: £45 - £55 per annum + benefits, bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013