The first table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware ESX over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware ESX Server
Rank 106 112 107
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -5
Permanent jobs citing VMware ESX 13 3 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 0.771% 0.177% 0.643%
As % of the System Software category 13.00% 2.542% 9.231%
Number of salaries quoted 13 2 12
Average salary £40,000 £36,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -15.29%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88% +6.25%
All System Software
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
100 118 130
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 5.928% 6.949% 6.963%
Number of salaries quoted 88 100 112
Average salary £35,500 £35,000 £37,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.42% -7.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,300 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £50,000 £58,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
-5.00% +3.89%
VMware ESX
South West

VMware ESX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bristol VMware ESX Jobs Demand Trend

VMware ESX
Salary Trend

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

Bristol VMware ESX Salary Trend

VMware ESX
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware ESX across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Bristol VMware ESX Salary Histogram

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VMware ESX.

1 17 (100.00%) VMware
1 17 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (94.12%) Windows
2 16 (94.12%) Active Directory
3 14 (82.35%) DNS
3 14 (82.35%) DHCP
3 14 (82.35%) Ethernet
3 14 (82.35%) FTP
3 14 (82.35%) TCP/IP
4 13 (76.47%) VPN
4 13 (76.47%) LAN
4 13 (76.47%) SMTP
4 13 (76.47%) Microsoft
4 13 (76.47%) SAN
4 13 (76.47%) Terminal Services
4 13 (76.47%) Windows Server 2003
4 13 (76.47%) Windows Vista
4 13 (76.47%) Windows Server 2008
4 13 (76.47%) Windows 7
5 11 (64.71%) Security Cleared
6 10 (58.82%) vSphere
6 10 (58.82%) Wireless
6 10 (58.82%) Windows XP
7 8 (47.06%) Oracle
7 8 (47.06%) SQL Server
7 8 (47.06%) Citrix
7 8 (47.06%) Microsoft App-V
7 8 (47.06%) Citrix Presentation Server
7 8 (47.06%) SC Cleared
7 8 (47.06%) DV Cleared

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 IT job ads sampled that cited VMware ESX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 3 (17.65%) SharePoint
1 3 (17.65%) MS Exchange
1 3 (17.65%) Exchange Server 2003
1 3 (17.65%) Exchange Server 2010
1 3 (17.65%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 7 (41.18%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 14 (82.35%) DNS
1 14 (82.35%) DHCP
1 14 (82.35%) Ethernet
1 14 (82.35%) FTP
1 14 (82.35%) TCP/IP
2 13 (76.47%) VPN
2 13 (76.47%) LAN
2 13 (76.47%) SMTP
2 13 (76.47%) SAN
3 10 (58.82%) Wireless
4 1 (5.882%) IPsec
4 1 (5.882%) Junos
4 1 (5.882%) xDSL
4 1 (5.882%) ATM
4 1 (5.882%) PPP
4 1 (5.882%) OSPF
4 1 (5.882%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (47.06%) SQL Server
2 4 (23.53%) Oracle 8/8i
General
1 3 (17.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (88.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Wintel Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (5.882%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
3 1 (5.882%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (5.882%) Junior Support Engineer
3 1 (5.882%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 1 (5.882%) Junior
3 1 (5.882%) Analyst
3 1 (5.882%) Support Engineer
3 1 (5.882%) Infrastructure Analyst
3 1 (5.882%) 2nd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Digital Media
1 3 (17.65%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 16 (94.12%) Windows
2 13 (76.47%) Windows Server 2003
2 13 (76.47%) Windows Vista
2 13 (76.47%) Windows Server 2008
2 13 (76.47%) Windows 7
3 10 (58.82%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (5.882%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 11 (64.71%) Security Cleared
2 8 (47.06%) SC Cleared
2 8 (47.06%) DV Cleared
3 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (17.65%) MCSE
3 3 (17.65%) MCT
4 1 (5.882%) JNCIA
4 1 (5.882%) MCITP
4 1 (5.882%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (5.882%) CCNP
4 1 (5.882%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.882%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (94.12%) Active Directory
3 13 (76.47%) Terminal Services
4 10 (58.82%) vSphere
5 8 (47.06%) Microsoft App-V
5 8 (47.06%) Citrix Presentation Server
5 8 (47.06%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (17.65%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (17.65%) MOM
1 3 (17.65%) SCOM
Vendors
1 17 (100.00%) VMware
2 13 (76.47%) Microsoft
3 8 (47.06%) Oracle
3 8 (47.06%) Citrix
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures are seeking x3 Senior Infrastructure Engineer's to work for a market leading enterprise level client based in Bristol and Bath area's.You will be...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £55000 per annum + Pension
Posted: 6 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
Key skills for this position include: Microsoft Windows 2003 / 2008 Server, IP Networking, Active Directory and Virtualisation. Experience of Databases (SQL Server / Oracle), and SAN's would be...
Connectus
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bristol, South West
Applicants will also be experienced in Active Directory, group policy and terminal services. Experience of virtualisation technologies (VMware, ESX), databases, SAN solutions and secure systems would be beneficial...
Novate IT
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013