The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Maidstone region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware over the 3 months to 21 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 Vendors for the Maidstone region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within VMware, Inc.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware
Rank 20 17 10
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -7
Permanent jobs citing VMware 3 4 20
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Maidstone 3.659% 8.333% 18.35%
As % of the Vendors category 15.00% 21.05% 25.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 20
Average salary £37,000 £36,250 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.06% -4.60%
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +3.89%
All Vendors
Maidstone
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
20 19 77
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Maidstone 24.39% 39.58% 70.64%
Number of salaries quoted 19 18 71
Average salary £39,500 £35,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.85% -7.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £29,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £64,000 £38,300 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
VMware
Kent

VMware
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Maidstone VMware Jobs Demand Trend

VMware
Salary Trend

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

Maidstone VMware Salary Trend

VMware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Maidstone region citing VMware 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.

1 8 (88.89%) Windows
2 6 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 6 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (44.44%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (44.44%) LAN
3 4 (44.44%) WAN
3 4 (44.44%) Cisco
4 3 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (33.33%) Citrix
4 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
4 3 (33.33%) VPN
4 3 (33.33%) SQL Server 2005
4 3 (33.33%) XenApp
5 2 (22.22%) Network Security
5 2 (22.22%) XenDesktop
5 2 (22.22%) Windows 7
5 2 (22.22%) vSphere
5 2 (22.22%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (22.22%) UNIX
5 2 (22.22%) Wireless
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (22.22%) Mitel
5 2 (22.22%) SQL Server 2008
5 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (22.22%) SAN
5 2 (22.22%) NetApp

VMware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Maidstone region citing VMware 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2010
1 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2003
1 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2007
1 2 (22.22%) MS Exchange
2 1 (11.11%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) MS Office
2 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) LAN
1 4 (44.44%) WAN
2 3 (33.33%) VPN
3 2 (22.22%) Network Security
3 2 (22.22%) Wireless
3 2 (22.22%) SAN
3 2 (22.22%) VoIP
4 1 (11.11%) Internet
4 1 (11.11%) MPLS
4 1 (11.11%) DNS
4 1 (11.11%) DHCP
4 1 (11.11%) TCP/IP
4 1 (11.11%) NAS
4 1 (11.11%) IP Telephony
4 1 (11.11%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 3 (33.33%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (22.22%) SQL Server 2008
4 1 (11.11%) MySQL
General
1 1 (11.11%) Retail
1 1 (11.11%) Finance
1 1 (11.11%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) 3rd Line Support
3 2 (22.22%) Support Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Network Specialist
4 1 (11.11%) IT Security Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Network Support Specialist
4 1 (11.11%) Citrix Administrator
4 1 (11.11%) Security Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Support Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Network Support
4 1 (11.11%) Network Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Support
4 1 (11.11%) Support Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Support Specialist
4 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Administrator
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Windows
2 4 (44.44%) Windows Server 2008
3 3 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (22.22%) Windows 7
4 2 (22.22%) UNIX
4 2 (22.22%) Windows XP
4 2 (22.22%) Linux
5 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (11.11%) ITIL
1 1 (11.11%) E-Commerce
1 1 (11.11%) Fault Management
1 1 (11.11%) Service Management
1 1 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (11.11%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Security
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (22.22%) MCSA
2 1 (11.11%) MCSE
2 1 (11.11%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) SLA
1 1 (11.11%) QA
System Software
1 6 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 3 (33.33%) XenApp
3 2 (22.22%) XenDesktop
3 2 (22.22%) vSphere
3 2 (22.22%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft App-V
3 2 (22.22%) Terminal Server
4 1 (11.11%) Citrix Presentation Server
4 1 (11.11%) VMware ESX
4 1 (11.11%) XenServer
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Cisco
2 3 (33.33%) Citrix
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (22.22%) Mitel
3 2 (22.22%) NetApp
4 1 (11.11%) Juniper
4 1 (11.11%) HP
4 1 (11.11%) WatchGuard
4 1 (11.11%) 3PAR