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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware ESX Server
Rank 53 71 84
Rank change year-on-year
+18 +13
Permanent jobs citing VMware ESX 45 32 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 5.114% 2.568% 0.848%
As % of the System Software category 35.71% 28.32% 15.38%
Number of salaries quoted 44 23 10
Average salary £46,000 £40,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.00% +21.21%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88% +6.25%
All System Software
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
126 113 65
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 14.32% 9.069% 5.513%
Number of salaries quoted 100 93 57
Average salary £42,000 £40,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.00% +23.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £22,300 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £50,000 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire VMware ESX Salary Trend

VMware ESX
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware ESX across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Gloucestershire VMware ESX Salary Histogram

VMware ESX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VMware ESX within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Gloucester +6 8 £34,500 -13.75%
Cheltenham +13 2 £33,500 -22.54%
VMware ESX
South West

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 53 (100.00%) Windows
1 53 (100.00%) Citrix
1 53 (100.00%) VMware
2 50 (94.34%) SAN
3 47 (88.68%) HP
4 44 (83.02%) Symantec
5 43 (81.13%) SQL
5 43 (81.13%) vSphere
6 42 (79.25%) NetApp
6 42 (79.25%) Cisco
6 42 (79.25%) NetBackup
7 41 (77.36%) Brocade
7 41 (77.36%) Web Development
7 41 (77.36%) Perl
7 41 (77.36%) DHCP
7 41 (77.36%) Veritas
7 41 (77.36%) J2EE
7 41 (77.36%) MySQL
7 41 (77.36%) WebLogic
7 41 (77.36%) ITIL
7 41 (77.36%) HPUX
7 41 (77.36%) Solaris
7 41 (77.36%) Linux
7 41 (77.36%) JBoss
7 41 (77.36%) Apache
7 41 (77.36%) Software Architecture
7 41 (77.36%) DV Cleared
7 41 (77.36%) Security Cleared
8 26 (49.06%) SC Cleared
8 26 (49.06%) C#

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 41 (77.36%) J2EE
2 15 (28.30%) CGI
Application Platforms
1 41 (77.36%) WebLogic
1 41 (77.36%) Apache
2 5 (9.434%) MS Exchange
3 1 (1.887%) Exchange Server 2000
3 1 (1.887%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (1.887%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 2 (3.774%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 50 (94.34%) SAN
2 41 (77.36%) DHCP
3 4 (7.547%) LAN
4 3 (5.660%) WAN
4 3 (5.660%) Firewall
5 2 (3.774%) VPN
5 2 (3.774%) Broadband
6 1 (1.887%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.887%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (77.36%) MySQL
2 1 (1.887%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (1.887%) Finance
Job Titles
1 26 (49.06%) Systems Engineer
1 26 (49.06%) Software Engineer
2 19 (35.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 6 (11.32%) Project Engineer
4 2 (3.774%) Support Engineer
5 1 (1.887%) Technical Consultant
5 1 (1.887%) 2nd Line Support
5 1 (1.887%) Support Analyst
5 1 (1.887%) Technical Support
5 1 (1.887%) 1st Line Support
5 1 (1.887%) Analyst
5 1 (1.887%) Senior Consultant
5 1 (1.887%) Consultant
5 1 (1.887%) Technical Support Analyst
5 1 (1.887%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (1.887%) Senior Technical Consultant
5 1 (1.887%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 1 (1.887%) 1st Line Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (28.30%) Mathematics
2 1 (1.887%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 53 (100.00%) Windows
2 41 (77.36%) HPUX
2 41 (77.36%) Solaris
2 41 (77.36%) Linux
3 7 (13.21%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (1.887%) Windows XP
4 1 (1.887%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (1.887%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (77.36%) Web Development
1 41 (77.36%) ITIL
1 41 (77.36%) Software Architecture
2 14 (26.42%) Identity Management
3 1 (1.887%) Data Management
3 1 (1.887%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 43 (81.13%) SQL
2 41 (77.36%) Perl
3 26 (49.06%) C#
3 26 (49.06%) C++
3 26 (49.06%) Java
4 15 (28.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 41 (77.36%) DV Cleared
1 41 (77.36%) Security Cleared
2 26 (49.06%) SC Cleared
3 15 (28.30%) Degree
4 3 (5.660%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 2 (3.774%) MCITP
5 2 (3.774%) CCA
5 2 (3.774%) Citrix Certification
5 2 (3.774%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (3.774%) MCSE
6 1 (1.887%) NCDA
6 1 (1.887%) NCIE
System Software
1 43 (81.13%) vSphere
2 10 (18.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (15.09%) Active Directory
4 5 (9.434%) XenApp
5 2 (3.774%) Terminal Services
6 1 (1.887%) XenServer
6 1 (1.887%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 42 (79.25%) NetBackup
2 2 (3.774%) Backup Exec
3 1 (1.887%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 53 (100.00%) Citrix
1 53 (100.00%) VMware
2 47 (88.68%) HP
3 44 (83.02%) Symantec
4 42 (79.25%) NetApp
4 42 (79.25%) Cisco
5 41 (77.36%) Brocade
5 41 (77.36%) Veritas
5 41 (77.36%) JBoss
6 10 (18.87%) Microsoft
7 2 (3.774%) AppSense
8 1 (1.887%) Websense
8 1 (1.887%) CommVault
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
The successful candidate must have excellent knowledge of VMWare ESX, Storage Area Networking, Citrix / Terminal Services, Citrix VDI, Remote Access solutions and all Windows Server technologies and associated...
Commercial Group
Salary: From £38,000 to £42,000 per annum
Posted: 29 April 2013