The first table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX skills in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware ESX 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 City of London region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware ESX Server
Rank 226 237 247
Rank change year-on-year
+11 +10
Permanent jobs citing VMware ESX 88 96 82
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 0.750% 0.723% 0.540%
As % of the System Software category 8.302% 8.618% 9.234%
Number of salaries quoted 74 93 78
Average salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
90% offered a salary of more than £38,250 £34,000 £37,200
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £65,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88% +6.25%
All System Software
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
1060 1114 888
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 9.029% 8.394% 5.852%
Number of salaries quoted 922 1016 809
Average salary £50,000 £47,500 £46,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% +3.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £31,500 £27,950
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £69,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
VMware ESX
London

VMware ESX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London VMware ESX Salary Trend

VMware ESX
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware ESX across the City of London region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

City of London VMware ESX Salary Histogram

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London 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.

1 187 (100.00%) VMware
2 153 (81.82%) Windows
3 115 (61.50%) Active Directory
3 115 (61.50%) Windows Server 2008
4 101 (54.01%) Windows Server 2003
5 95 (50.80%) VMware Infrastructure
6 85 (45.45%) SAN
7 84 (44.92%) SQL Server
8 79 (42.25%) Microsoft
9 78 (41.71%) Finance
10 72 (38.50%) Citrix
11 66 (35.29%) MS Exchange
12 58 (31.02%) Linux
13 50 (26.74%) IIS
14 45 (24.06%) vSphere
15 43 (22.99%) HP
16 42 (22.46%) VMware ESXi
17 41 (21.93%) XenApp
17 41 (21.93%) EMC
18 39 (20.86%) Microsoft Certification
19 37 (19.79%) Exchange Server 2010
20 35 (18.72%) Clustering
21 34 (18.18%) Firewall
21 34 (18.18%) NetApp
22 33 (17.65%) SQL
22 33 (17.65%) DNS
23 32 (17.11%) XenDesktop
24 31 (16.58%) Exchange Server 2007
24 31 (16.58%) Cisco
25 30 (16.04%) TCP/IP

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London 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 Development
1 9 (4.813%) ODBC
2 5 (2.674%) COM
3 3 (1.604%) Middleware
3 3 (1.604%) J2EE
3 3 (1.604%) Software Packaging
3 3 (1.604%) WebSphere
4 2 (1.070%) Ruby on Rails
4 2 (1.070%) LAMP
4 2 (1.070%) Web Services
5 1 (0.535%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.535%) HTML
5 1 (0.535%) .NET
5 1 (0.535%) ADSI
Application Platforms
1 66 (35.29%) MS Exchange
2 50 (26.74%) IIS
3 37 (19.79%) Exchange Server 2010
4 31 (16.58%) Exchange Server 2007
5 28 (14.97%) SharePoint
6 18 (9.626%) Lync
7 13 (6.952%) Apache
8 11 (5.882%) SharePoint 2010
9 10 (5.348%) SharePoint Server
10 9 (4.813%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 9 (4.813%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
10 9 (4.813%) Office Communications Server
11 6 (3.209%) Tomcat
12 5 (2.674%) Exchange Server 2003
13 3 (1.604%) MQSeries
13 3 (1.604%) WebSphere Application Server
13 3 (1.604%) IBM HTTP Server
13 3 (1.604%) nginx
13 3 (1.604%) RabbitMQ
14 2 (1.070%) Amazon AWS
Applications
1 20 (10.70%) MS Office
2 16 (8.556%) MS Excel
3 1 (0.535%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (0.535%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 1 (0.535%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.535%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 85 (45.45%) SAN
2 34 (18.18%) Firewall
3 33 (17.65%) DNS
4 30 (16.04%) TCP/IP
5 24 (12.83%) NAS
5 24 (12.83%) VPN
6 21 (11.23%) WAN
7 15 (8.021%) HTTP
7 15 (8.021%) LAN
8 14 (7.487%) DHCP
9 10 (5.348%) FTP
10 9 (4.813%) ICMP
11 7 (3.743%) NetScaler
12 6 (3.209%) VLAN
12 6 (3.209%) Ethernet
13 4 (2.139%) iSCSI
14 3 (1.604%) Internet
14 3 (1.604%) OSPF
14 3 (1.604%) BGP
14 3 (1.604%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (44.92%) SQL Server
2 29 (15.51%) MySQL
3 20 (10.70%) SQL Server 2008
4 17 (9.091%) SQL Server 2005
5 14 (7.487%) Oracle 8/8i
6 3 (1.604%) DB2
7 1 (0.535%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.535%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.535%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (1.070%) K2 blackpoint
2 1 (0.535%) MSI
2 1 (0.535%) JIRA
2 1 (0.535%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (0.535%) MSBuild
General
1 78 (41.71%) Finance
2 13 (6.952%) Banking
3 10 (5.348%) Advertising
4 7 (3.743%) Marketing
5 6 (3.209%) Financial Institution
6 3 (1.604%) Law
6 3 (1.604%) Retail
7 1 (0.535%) Telecoms
7 1 (0.535%) Legal
7 1 (0.535%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 34 (18.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 32 (17.11%) Systems Engineer
2 32 (17.11%) Administrator
3 26 (13.90%) VMware Engineer
4 22 (11.76%) Systems Administrator
5 20 (10.70%) Analyst
6 18 (9.626%) 3rd Line Support
7 17 (9.091%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 15 (8.021%) Wintel Engineer
8 15 (8.021%) Wintel Support
8 15 (8.021%) Wintel Infrastructure Engineer
9 14 (7.487%) Architect
10 11 (5.882%) Technical Analyst
11 9 (4.813%) Consultant
12 8 (4.278%) Server Engineer
13 7 (3.743%) Windows Administrator
14 6 (3.209%) VMware Specialist
14 6 (3.209%) Technical Consultant
15 5 (2.674%) Linux Administrator
15 5 (2.674%) UNIX Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 35 (18.72%) Clustering
2 16 (8.556%) Social Media
3 11 (5.882%) Blackberry
4 10 (5.348%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.139%) Hedge funds
6 3 (1.604%) Replication
6 3 (1.604%) Open Source
7 2 (1.070%) Mobile Banking
7 2 (1.070%) HP StorageWorks
7 2 (1.070%) CCTV
7 2 (1.070%) Celerra
7 2 (1.070%) Computer Science
7 2 (1.070%) Equities
7 2 (1.070%) Fixed Income
8 1 (0.535%) CLARiiON
8 1 (0.535%) EMC Centera
8 1 (0.535%) SCADA
8 1 (0.535%) Wiki
8 1 (0.535%) PKI
8 1 (0.535%) Symmetrix DMX
Operating Systems
1 153 (81.82%) Windows
2 115 (61.50%) Windows Server 2008
3 101 (54.01%) Windows Server 2003
4 58 (31.02%) Linux
5 22 (11.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 21 (11.23%) Windows XP
6 21 (11.23%) UNIX
7 17 (9.091%) Windows 7
8 9 (4.813%) AIX
8 9 (4.813%) HPUX
9 5 (2.674%) SUSE
10 4 (2.139%) CentOS
10 4 (2.139%) Windows 2000
11 3 (1.604%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (1.070%) Windows 8
12 2 (1.070%) Ubuntu
12 2 (1.070%) Windows Vista
12 2 (1.070%) Solaris
13 1 (0.535%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (9.626%) ITIL
2 17 (9.091%) Disaster Recovery
3 13 (6.952%) Service Delivery
4 12 (6.417%) Project Management
5 11 (5.882%) Validation
6 9 (4.813%) Workflow
7 8 (4.278%) Time Management
8 6 (3.209%) Problem Management
8 6 (3.209%) Change Management
9 4 (2.139%) Computer Architecture
9 4 (2.139%) Network Load Balancing
9 4 (2.139%) Migration
10 3 (1.604%) E-Commerce
10 3 (1.604%) Business Continuity
10 3 (1.604%) Data Security
10 3 (1.604%) Capacity Management
11 2 (1.070%) Infrastructure Management
11 2 (1.070%) Performance Testing
11 2 (1.070%) Project Planning
11 2 (1.070%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 33 (17.65%) SQL
2 21 (11.23%) PowerShell
3 6 (3.209%) Bash shell
3 6 (3.209%) Java
3 6 (3.209%) Perl
4 5 (2.674%) Shell Script
4 5 (2.674%) VBScript
5 4 (2.139%) VB
5 4 (2.139%) Python
6 3 (1.604%) PHP
6 3 (1.604%) Korn
7 2 (1.070%) Ruby
8 1 (0.535%) C
Qualifications
1 39 (20.86%) Microsoft Certification
2 29 (15.51%) MCSE
3 23 (12.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 22 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (6.417%) Degree
5 12 (6.417%) CCNA
6 11 (5.882%) MCP
7 10 (5.348%) CCNP
8 9 (4.813%) Citrix Certification
8 9 (4.813%) Microsoft Certified Master
9 8 (4.278%) CCA
9 8 (4.278%) MCSA
10 7 (3.743%) MCITP
11 6 (3.209%) CCIA
12 3 (1.604%) RHCE
13 2 (1.070%) NCDA
13 2 (1.070%) NCIE
13 2 (1.070%) DV Cleared
13 2 (1.070%) Security Cleared
13 2 (1.070%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.417%) SLA
2 1 (0.535%) BS25999
2 1 (0.535%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 115 (61.50%) Active Directory
2 95 (50.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (24.06%) vSphere
4 42 (22.46%) VMware ESXi
5 41 (21.93%) XenApp
6 32 (17.11%) XenDesktop
7 14 (7.487%) Hyper-V
8 10 (5.348%) XenServer
8 10 (5.348%) Microsoft App-V
9 5 (2.674%) VMFS
10 4 (2.139%) VMware Workstation
11 3 (1.604%) ISA Server
11 3 (1.604%) Terminal Services
11 3 (1.604%) VMware Server
12 2 (1.070%) vCloud
12 2 (1.070%) Citrix Presentation Server
12 2 (1.070%) NFS
13 1 (0.535%) Samba
Systems Management
1 18 (9.626%) Backup Exec
2 11 (5.882%) OpenView
2 11 (5.882%) Tivoli
3 9 (4.813%) ARCserve
4 6 (3.209%) SCCM
5 4 (2.139%) NetBackup
6 3 (1.604%) WSUS
6 3 (1.604%) HP SIM
6 3 (1.604%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 2 (1.070%) Puppet
7 2 (1.070%) HP Data Protector
7 2 (1.070%) SCOM
8 1 (0.535%) Tivoli Monitoring
8 1 (0.535%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.535%) Netcool
8 1 (0.535%) Control-M
8 1 (0.535%) Norton AntiVirus
8 1 (0.535%) WMI
8 1 (0.535%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 187 (100.00%) VMware
2 79 (42.25%) Microsoft
3 72 (38.50%) Citrix
4 43 (22.99%) HP
5 41 (21.93%) EMC
6 34 (18.18%) NetApp
7 31 (16.58%) Cisco
8 26 (13.90%) Red Hat
9 21 (11.23%) Dell
10 18 (9.626%) Oracle
11 16 (8.556%) IBM
12 9 (4.813%) Veritas
13 8 (4.278%) AppSense
13 8 (4.278%) Altiris
14 6 (3.209%) Reuters
14 6 (3.209%) Bloomberg
14 6 (3.209%) Symantec
15 4 (2.139%) SolarWinds
15 4 (2.139%) Juniper
16 3 (1.604%) CA
City of London
Wintel - SQL - Active Directory - Exchange - Sharepoint - VMware We are actively seeking an Infrastructure Systems Engineer to work in a strong technical team for a growing financial company based...
Mint
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + 10-20% Bonus + Excellent benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
City of London
Respond to client and business needs in a prompt and professional manner Responsible for the management and support of SharePoint infrastructure and services Support a multi-site Microsoft...
Brightred Resourcing
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
City, London
Monitor Windows 2003/2008/2012 servers and troubleshoot problems... Administering MS Exchange 2003/2007/2010. Administering MS SQL. Working with VMWare ESX/ESXi... Qualifications: MCSE/MCSA or equivalent.
Brightred Resourcing Limited
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
Essential) In-Depth knowledge of implementing infrastructure solutions to support VMware ESX and Citrix Xen Desktop Virtualisation... Good understanding of Layer-3 networks including IP and ideally OSPF,...
WorldPay
Salary: Competitive + Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
Strong experience of XenServer 5.6 & Presentation Server. Very good experience of XenApp 5.0 - 6.5, XenDesktop 5.5 - 5.6, Presentation server 4.0... General understanding...
clearedgeconsulting
Salary: £53000 - £59000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 4 May 2013
City, London
Strong experience of XenServer 5.6 & Presentation Server. Very good experience of XenApp 5.0 - 6.5, XenDesktop 5.5 - 5.6, Presentation server 4.0... General understanding...
Cogence Search
Salary: £53000 - £59000 per annum + BENS
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
Strong experience of XenServer 5.6 & Presentation Server. Very good experience of XenApp 5.0 - 6.5, XenDesktop 5.5 - 5.6, Presentation server 4.0... General understanding...
Cogence Search
Salary: £53000 - £59000 per annum + BENS
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
Design, configure and maintain FC and CNA switches... Required skills *Well versed in FC, FCOE, iSCSI protocols... Desirable *Experience with IBM TPC, V7000 and DS3524 SANs. *Experience with...
Aston Carter
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + Package
Posted: 21 May 2013