The first table below looks at the demand for VMware ESXi 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 ESXi over the 3 months to 24 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware ESXi
Rank 280 288 306
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +18
Permanent jobs citing VMware ESXi 41 35 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 0.351% 0.268% 0.162%
As % of the System Software category 3.958% 3.208% 2.765%
Number of salaries quoted 30 35 18
Average salary £44,750 £55,000 £43,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-18.63% +27.90%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £42,500 £35,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,750 £64,000 £63,300
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £40,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year
-12.50% +21.21%
All System Software
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
1036 1091 904
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 8.881% 8.351% 5.860%
Number of salaries quoted 902 995 821
Average salary £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% +5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £32,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £68,100 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
VMware ESXi
London

VMware ESXi
Jobs Demand Trend

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

City of London VMware ESXi Jobs Demand Trend

VMware ESXi
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing VMware ESXi across the City of London region.

City of London VMware ESXi Salary Trend

VMware ESXi
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware ESXi across the City of London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

City of London VMware ESXi Salary Histogram

VMware ESXi
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing VMware ESXi 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 ESXi.

1 80 (94.12%) VMware
2 71 (83.53%) Windows
3 60 (70.59%) Active Directory
4 51 (60.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 43 (50.59%) VMware ESX
6 41 (48.24%) VMware Infrastructure
7 37 (43.53%) Windows Server 2003
8 36 (42.35%) Microsoft
9 33 (38.82%) Citrix
10 29 (34.12%) SAN
11 25 (29.41%) SQL Server
12 24 (28.24%) MS Exchange
13 23 (27.06%) SQL
13 23 (27.06%) TCP/IP
14 18 (21.18%) Clustering
15 16 (18.82%) IIS
16 15 (17.65%) Ethernet
16 15 (17.65%) Cisco
16 15 (17.65%) Finance
16 15 (17.65%) PowerShell
17 13 (15.29%) Computer Architecture
17 13 (15.29%) XenApp
18 11 (12.94%) vSphere
18 11 (12.94%) SharePoint
18 11 (12.94%) ITIL
19 10 (11.76%) Windows XP
19 10 (11.76%) HP
19 10 (11.76%) Exchange Server 2010
20 9 (10.59%) Windows 7
20 9 (10.59%) Exchange Server 2007

VMware ESXi
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing VMware ESXi 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 ESXi. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (1.176%) LAMP
1 1 (1.176%) XMPP
1 1 (1.176%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 24 (28.24%) MS Exchange
2 16 (18.82%) IIS
3 11 (12.94%) SharePoint
4 10 (11.76%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (10.59%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (4.706%) SharePoint 2010
6 4 (4.706%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (3.529%) Exchange Server 2003
8 1 (1.176%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (1.176%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 7 (8.235%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.176%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 29 (34.12%) SAN
2 23 (27.06%) TCP/IP
3 15 (17.65%) Ethernet
4 7 (8.235%) Firewall
4 7 (8.235%) VPN
4 7 (8.235%) DNS
5 5 (5.882%) Wireshark
5 5 (5.882%) iSCSI
5 5 (5.882%) tcpdump
5 5 (5.882%) DHCP
6 2 (2.353%) VLAN
6 2 (2.353%) FCoE
7 1 (1.176%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (1.176%) Wireless
7 1 (1.176%) Cisco ICM
7 1 (1.176%) SMTP
7 1 (1.176%) LAN
7 1 (1.176%) FTP
7 1 (1.176%) HTTP
7 1 (1.176%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (29.41%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.353%) MySQL
3 1 (1.176%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (1.176%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.176%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 1 (1.176%) MSI
General
1 15 (17.65%) Finance
2 7 (8.235%) Russian Language
2 7 (8.235%) Marketing
3 4 (4.706%) Law
4 2 (2.353%) Banking
4 2 (2.353%) Investment Banking
5 1 (1.176%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 28 (32.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 15 (17.65%) Administrator
3 14 (16.47%) VMware Engineer
3 14 (16.47%) Wintel Engineer
3 14 (16.47%) Wintel Infrastructure Engineer
3 14 (16.47%) 3rd Line Support
3 14 (16.47%) Wintel Support
4 11 (12.94%) Systems Engineer
5 8 (9.412%) Systems Administrator
5 8 (9.412%) Applications Support
6 7 (8.235%) Windows Administrator
7 6 (7.059%) Consultant
7 6 (7.059%) Support Engineer
8 4 (4.706%) Analyst
9 3 (3.529%) Exchange Engineer
9 3 (3.529%) Messaging Engineer
9 3 (3.529%) Linux Administrator
9 3 (3.529%) Linux Systems Administrator
9 3 (3.529%) Infrastructure Consultant
9 3 (3.529%) Applications Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (21.18%) Clustering
2 8 (9.412%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 5 (5.882%) Blackberry
4 2 (2.353%) Celerra
4 2 (2.353%) Enterprise Storage
5 1 (1.176%) EqualLogic
5 1 (1.176%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.176%) Symmetrix DMX
5 1 (1.176%) CLARiiON
5 1 (1.176%) EMC Centera
Operating Systems
1 71 (83.53%) Windows
2 51 (60.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 37 (43.53%) Windows Server 2003
4 10 (11.76%) Windows XP
5 9 (10.59%) Windows 7
6 7 (8.235%) Linux
7 6 (7.059%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (3.529%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (2.353%) UNIX
9 2 (2.353%) VMS
10 1 (1.176%) CentOS
10 1 (1.176%) Windows Vista
10 1 (1.176%) Windows 2000
10 1 (1.176%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (15.29%) Computer Architecture
2 11 (12.94%) ITIL
3 8 (9.412%) Change Management
4 7 (8.235%) Information Management
5 5 (5.882%) Electronic Trading
5 5 (5.882%) Configuration Management
6 4 (4.706%) Disaster Recovery
7 3 (3.529%) Data Security
8 2 (2.353%) Project Planning
8 2 (2.353%) Validation
8 2 (2.353%) Service Delivery
8 2 (2.353%) Network Load Balancing
8 2 (2.353%) Problem Management
9 1 (1.176%) Capacity Planning
9 1 (1.176%) Fault Management
9 1 (1.176%) Load Balancing
9 1 (1.176%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 23 (27.06%) SQL
2 15 (17.65%) PowerShell
3 7 (8.235%) Python
4 6 (7.059%) PHP
5 5 (5.882%) Bash shell
5 5 (5.882%) Ruby
5 5 (5.882%) Perl
6 4 (4.706%) C++
7 3 (3.529%) Java
7 3 (3.529%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 9 (10.59%) Cisco Certification
2 8 (9.412%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (9.412%) MCSE
2 8 (9.412%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 8 (9.412%) Degree
3 7 (8.235%) CCNP
4 2 (2.353%) CCA
4 2 (2.353%) Citrix Certification
4 2 (2.353%) RHCE
4 2 (2.353%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (2.353%) CCNA
4 2 (2.353%) JNCIA
5 1 (1.176%) VCP5
5 1 (1.176%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.176%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.176%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.176%) VCP4
5 1 (1.176%) MCSA
System Software
1 60 (70.59%) Active Directory
2 43 (50.59%) VMware ESX
3 41 (48.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (15.29%) XenApp
5 11 (12.94%) vSphere
6 8 (9.412%) Citrix Presentation Server
6 8 (9.412%) UAG
7 4 (4.706%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (3.529%) Hyper-V
9 2 (2.353%) ISA Server
9 2 (2.353%) Forefront TMG
10 1 (1.176%) XenServer
10 1 (1.176%) XenDesktop
10 1 (1.176%) NFS
10 1 (1.176%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 5 (5.882%) Puppet
2 3 (3.529%) Backup Exec
3 2 (2.353%) HP Data Protector
3 2 (2.353%) HP SIM
4 1 (1.176%) Splunk
4 1 (1.176%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
4 1 (1.176%) WSUS
Vendors
1 80 (94.12%) VMware
2 36 (42.35%) Microsoft
3 33 (38.82%) Citrix
4 15 (17.65%) Cisco
5 10 (11.76%) HP
6 7 (8.235%) Red Hat
7 6 (7.059%) Juniper
8 5 (5.882%) Symantec
8 5 (5.882%) NetApp
9 3 (3.529%) SolarWinds
9 3 (3.529%) AppSense
9 3 (3.529%) EMC
9 3 (3.529%) CA
10 2 (2.353%) Novell
10 2 (2.353%) McAfee
10 2 (2.353%) PlateSpin
10 2 (2.353%) Wyse
10 2 (2.353%) Vizioncore
10 2 (2.353%) Postini
10 2 (2.353%) F5
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
Key Skills: VMware ESX, ESXi, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, hardware clustering, windows clustering. The role of the VMware specialising technical support is a key role...
Just IT Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, 25 days holiday,
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
Experience Proven ability with Windows Server 2008. SQL. Windows automation scripting (Powershell or Python) Trouble shooting network connectivity. Virtualisation with VMware ESXi server. Knowledge of FIX, C++ and...
iKas International
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
Key Skills: nimsoft, SCOM, Solarwinds, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, hardware clustering, windows clustering... - Analysing customer requirements, gathering and analysing data, recommending solutions, capacity planning and...
Just IT Recruitment
Salary: £34000 - £38000 per annum + Pension, 25 days, and MORE
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
5 to 7+ years’ experience of advanced knowledge in Windows Server, Blackberry and ActiveSync, preferred Exchange 2010/2007 experience, knowledge of CCR/SCR/DAG... - Microsoft ISA server / Microsoft...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £50,000 to £55,000 per annum + up to £20k bonus & Excellent Benef
Posted: 24 May 2013