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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
Rank 28 29 -
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -
Permanent jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 1 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Preston 0.826% 0.813% -
As % of the System Software category 25.00% 33.33% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All System Software
Preston
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
4 3 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Preston 3.306% 2.439% 2.174%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 1
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £21,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +62.79%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
VMware Infrastructure
Lancashire

VMware Infrastructure
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston VMware Infrastructure Salary Trend

VMware Infrastructure
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Preston 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 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) MCSE
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Citrix
1 4 (100.00%) Citrix Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (100.00%) VMware
1 4 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1 4 (100.00%) MCITP
1 4 (100.00%) XenApp
1 4 (100.00%) XenServer
2 3 (75.00%) Exchange Server 2010
2 3 (75.00%) Exchange Server 2003
2 3 (75.00%) Exchange Server 2007
2 3 (75.00%) MCTS
2 3 (75.00%) AppSense
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 3 (75.00%) Firewall
2 3 (75.00%) CCA
2 3 (75.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) MCSA
2 3 (75.00%) MS Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) DHCP
2 3 (75.00%) DNS
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco
3 1 (25.00%) NetApp

VMware Infrastructure
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Preston 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 3 (75.00%) Exchange Server 2010
1 3 (75.00%) Exchange Server 2003
1 3 (75.00%) Exchange Server 2007
1 3 (75.00%) MS Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
1 3 (75.00%) DHCP
1 3 (75.00%) DNS
2 1 (25.00%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Systems Administrator
1 3 (75.00%) Administrator
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Virtualisation Engineer
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) MCSE
1 4 (100.00%) Citrix Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1 4 (100.00%) MCITP
2 3 (75.00%) MCTS
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (75.00%) CCA
2 3 (75.00%) MCSA
3 1 (25.00%) VCAP
3 1 (25.00%) CCEE
3 1 (25.00%) CCAA
3 1 (25.00%) CCIA
3 1 (25.00%) VCDX
3 1 (25.00%) NCDA
3 1 (25.00%) NCIE
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) XenApp
1 4 (100.00%) XenServer
2 1 (25.00%) XenDesktop
2 1 (25.00%) vSphere
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Citrix
1 4 (100.00%) VMware
2 3 (75.00%) AppSense
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco
3 1 (25.00%) NetApp
Preston, Lancashire
Information Technology related degree, or equivalent proven knowledge in IT and Technology fields with associated qualifications such as CCNA, CCNP, VCP *Extensive knowledge of MS Windows 2000/XP,...
Reed Technology
Salary: £24000 - £31000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013