The first table below looks at the demand for VMware Infrastructure skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cardiff region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware Infrastructure over the 3 months to 23 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 Cardiff region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Rank 53 26 66
Rank change year-on-year
-27 +40
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 14 23 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 2.555% 5.287% 0.686%
As % of the System Software category 25.45% 41.82% 9.302%
Number of salaries quoted 13 22 4
Average salary £29,500 £33,500 £30,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.94% +9.83%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £30,050 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £37,100 £50,000 £42,025
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All System Software
Cardiff
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
55 55 43
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 10.04% 12.64% 7.376%
Number of salaries quoted 48 51 41
Average salary £29,500 £33,500 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.94% +8.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £23,100 £19,550
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £43,300 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
VMware Infrastructure
South Wales

VMware Infrastructure
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff VMware Infrastructure Salary Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Cardiff VMware Infrastructure Salary Histogram

VMware Infrastructure
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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 26 (100.00%) VMware
2 17 (65.38%) Windows
3 16 (61.54%) Cisco
4 14 (53.85%) Microsoft
5 12 (46.15%) SAN
6 11 (42.31%) Active Directory
6 11 (42.31%) MS Exchange
7 10 (38.46%) MS Excel
8 8 (30.77%) SQL Server
8 8 (30.77%) HP
8 8 (30.77%) Dell
8 8 (30.77%) Firewall
8 8 (30.77%) EqualLogic
9 7 (26.92%) IIS
9 7 (26.92%) SharePoint
10 6 (23.08%) Linux
10 6 (23.08%) DNS
10 6 (23.08%) Windows Server 2003
10 6 (23.08%) Exchange Server 2010
11 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 5 (19.23%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (19.23%) Advertising
11 5 (19.23%) SQL Server 2005
11 5 (19.23%) Wireless
11 5 (19.23%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (19.23%) LAN
11 5 (19.23%) WAN
11 5 (19.23%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (15.38%) CCNA
12 4 (15.38%) VMware ESX

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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 Platforms
1 11 (42.31%) MS Exchange
2 7 (26.92%) IIS
2 7 (26.92%) SharePoint
3 6 (23.08%) Exchange Server 2010
4 4 (15.38%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 4 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2003
4 4 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (3.846%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (3.846%) Site Server
Applications
1 10 (38.46%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 12 (46.15%) SAN
2 8 (30.77%) Firewall
3 6 (23.08%) DNS
4 5 (19.23%) Wireless
4 5 (19.23%) LAN
4 5 (19.23%) WAN
5 4 (15.38%) Unified Communications
6 3 (11.54%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (7.692%) TCP/IP
7 2 (7.692%) VPN
8 1 (3.846%) Network Security
8 1 (3.846%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (3.846%) VLAN
8 1 (3.846%) MPLS
8 1 (3.846%) NetScreen
8 1 (3.846%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (30.77%) SQL Server
2 5 (19.23%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (3.846%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 5 (19.23%) Advertising
2 1 (3.846%) Retail
2 1 (3.846%) Marketing
2 1 (3.846%) Back Office
2 1 (3.846%) Telecoms
2 1 (3.846%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (23.08%) Administrator
2 5 (19.23%) Systems Administrator
3 4 (15.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 4 (15.38%) Network Administrator
3 4 (15.38%) Server Engineer
3 4 (15.38%) 3rd Line Server Engineer
4 2 (7.692%) Analyst
4 2 (7.692%) IT Manager
4 2 (7.692%) Senior Manager
4 2 (7.692%) Senior Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (7.692%) Infrastructure Specialist
4 2 (7.692%) Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (7.692%) Backup Engineer
5 1 (3.846%) VMware Specialist
5 1 (3.846%) Virtualisation Specialist
5 1 (3.846%) Junior Systems Administrator
5 1 (3.846%) Service Manager
5 1 (3.846%) Principal Consultant
5 1 (3.846%) Service Desk Analyst
5 1 (3.846%) Senior Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (30.77%) EqualLogic
2 4 (15.38%) Blackberry
3 2 (7.692%) Replication
4 1 (3.846%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (3.846%) Mathematics
4 1 (3.846%) Computer Science
4 1 (3.846%) Enterprise Storage
4 1 (3.846%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.846%) CLARiiON
Operating Systems
1 17 (65.38%) Windows
2 6 (23.08%) Linux
2 6 (23.08%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (19.23%) Windows Server 2008
3 5 (19.23%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (7.692%) UNIX
5 1 (3.846%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (3.846%) Ubuntu
5 1 (3.846%) SUSE
5 1 (3.846%) Windows XP
5 1 (3.846%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (15.38%) Migration
1 4 (15.38%) Communications Security
2 3 (11.54%) ITIL
3 2 (7.692%) Project Management
3 2 (7.692%) Change Management
3 2 (7.692%) Capacity Management
4 1 (3.846%) Performance Management
4 1 (3.846%) Change Control
4 1 (3.846%) Business Continuity
4 1 (3.846%) Information Security
4 1 (3.846%) Network Design
4 1 (3.846%) Technical Architecture
4 1 (3.846%) Operations Management
4 1 (3.846%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (3.846%) Risk Management
4 1 (3.846%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (3.846%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.692%) SQL
2 1 (3.846%) PowerHouse
Qualifications
1 5 (19.23%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (15.38%) CCNA
3 3 (11.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (3.846%) Degree
4 1 (3.846%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.846%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (3.846%) CCIE
4 1 (3.846%) CCIP
4 1 (3.846%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.846%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (42.31%) Active Directory
2 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 4 (15.38%) VMware ESX
3 4 (15.38%) Hyper-V
4 1 (3.846%) vSphere
4 1 (3.846%) VMware Workstation
4 1 (3.846%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 4 (15.38%) SCCM
2 3 (11.54%) ARCserve
3 2 (7.692%) NetBackup
3 2 (7.692%) Backup Exec
4 1 (3.846%) SCOM
4 1 (3.846%) WSUS
4 1 (3.846%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 26 (100.00%) VMware
2 16 (61.54%) Cisco
3 14 (53.85%) Microsoft
4 8 (30.77%) HP
4 8 (30.77%) Dell
5 4 (15.38%) NetApp
5 4 (15.38%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (11.54%) EMC
7 2 (7.692%) Juniper
7 2 (7.692%) Red Hat
7 2 (7.692%) Symantec
7 2 (7.692%) Veeam
8 1 (3.846%) Kaspersky
8 1 (3.846%) F5
8 1 (3.846%) Blue Coat
8 1 (3.846%) Computacenter
8 1 (3.846%) Capita
8 1 (3.846%) Brocade
8 1 (3.846%) CheckPoint
8 1 (3.846%) Hitachi
RCN, Cardiff - Gate Office
Design and development of new systems and services for the RCN.Requirements of the Infrastructure Architect:You will ideally be a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist with excellent VMware...
Royal College of Nursing
Salary: £34,590 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
VMware applications... VMware ESX 3.x/4.x/5.x, server. SAN Storage. Additional Skills: Linux RedHat 3/4/5/7. SUSE 10/11. Solaris 8/9/10...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Health, Pension + 20% Bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Essential requirements include: MS Windows Server 2003 (MCSE or MCSA certification or equivalent demonstrable experience) MS Windows Server 2008 (MCITP certification or equivalent demonstrable experience ) Network infrastructure configuration...
Consumer Futures
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
CARDIFF (with frequent UK travel), South Wales
Responsible for the staffing and smooth running of the IT service desk, you will mentor the IT Support Analysts in service delivery best practice and assist with on-...
Consumer Futures
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cardiff and travel to client premises
Job Title Junior Application and Network ConsultantReports to Technical DirectorLocation Cardiff and travel to client premisesPackage £15,00 -£25,000 depending on experience + benefitsAbout Net Consulting Net Consulting...
Net Consulting
Salary: £15,00 -£25,000 depending on experience + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013