The first table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware ESX over the 3 months to 17 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware ESX Server
Rank 313 207 188
Rank change year-on-year
-106 -19
Permanent jobs citing VMware ESX 125 265 278
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.568% 1.115% 1.222%
As % of the System Software category 5.157% 11.92% 12.82%
Number of salaries quoted 92 250 233
Average salary £50,000 £43,000 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.27% +3.61%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £32,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £65,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+6.50% +5.62%
All System Software
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
2424 2223 2168
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 11.01% 9.355% 9.533%
Number of salaries quoted 2062 1920 1788
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -1.23%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,550 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +2.63%
VMware ESX
England

VMware ESX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East VMware ESX Salary Trend

VMware ESX
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware ESX across the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 17 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
Berkshire +11 45 £47,500 +11.76%
Surrey -70 41 £57,000 +26.66%
Hampshire -6 17 £43,750 +2.94%
Kent -13 11 £37,500 +7.14%
Buckinghamshire -8 10 £50,000 +20.48%
East Sussex 0 3 £27,000 -28.94%
Oxfordshire -15 3 £50,000 +11.11%
West Sussex -15 2 £44,750 +5.29%
Middlesex -5 1 £35,000 -
VMware ESX
England

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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.

1 284 (100.00%) VMware
2 223 (78.52%) Windows
3 191 (67.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 141 (49.65%) Windows Server 2008
4 141 (49.65%) vSphere
5 133 (46.83%) Microsoft
6 127 (44.72%) SAN
7 119 (41.90%) Windows Server 2003
7 119 (41.90%) Active Directory
8 118 (41.55%) HP
9 104 (36.62%) SQL Server
10 103 (36.27%) Citrix
11 100 (35.21%) Cisco
12 86 (30.28%) SQL
13 85 (29.93%) MS Excel
14 79 (27.82%) Linux
15 74 (26.06%) IIS
16 69 (24.30%) ITIL
17 67 (23.59%) Finance
18 66 (23.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
19 62 (21.83%) MS Exchange
20 56 (19.72%) EMC
21 55 (19.37%) LAN
22 54 (19.01%) WAN
22 54 (19.01%) Firewall
23 51 (17.96%) SQL Server 2005
24 50 (17.61%) Exchange Server 2010
25 49 (17.25%) XenApp
26 48 (16.90%) DNS
27 47 (16.55%) Microsoft Certification

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 10 (3.521%) XML
2 9 (3.169%) Web Services
3 7 (2.465%) COM
4 5 (1.761%) .NET
5 4 (1.408%) HTML
6 3 (1.056%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.352%) Application Packaging
7 1 (0.352%) Memcached
7 1 (0.352%) CGI
7 1 (0.352%) X-Windows
7 1 (0.352%) J2EE
7 1 (0.352%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.352%) COM+
Application Platforms
1 74 (26.06%) IIS
2 62 (21.83%) MS Exchange
3 50 (17.61%) Exchange Server 2010
4 39 (13.73%) Exchange Server 2003
5 26 (9.155%) SharePoint
6 25 (8.803%) Tomcat
7 24 (8.451%) Exchange Server 2007
8 20 (7.042%) Apache
9 10 (3.521%) SharePoint 2010
10 7 (2.465%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 5 (1.761%) Drupal
11 5 (1.761%) Alfresco
12 4 (1.408%) Lync
12 4 (1.408%) Exchange Server 2000
12 4 (1.408%) Zimbra
13 3 (1.056%) WordPress
13 3 (1.056%) CMS
13 3 (1.056%) WebSphere Application Server
14 2 (0.704%) Documentum
14 2 (0.704%) Escenic
Applications
1 85 (29.93%) MS Excel
2 19 (6.690%) MS Office
3 1 (0.352%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.352%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.704%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.352%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 127 (44.72%) SAN
2 55 (19.37%) LAN
3 54 (19.01%) WAN
3 54 (19.01%) Firewall
4 48 (16.90%) DNS
5 42 (14.79%) TCP/IP
6 41 (14.44%) DHCP
7 24 (8.451%) iSCSI
8 22 (7.746%) NAS
9 20 (7.042%) Internet
10 16 (5.634%) IP Telephony
11 15 (5.282%) SMS
12 14 (4.930%) NetScreen
13 12 (4.225%) Cisco ASA
13 12 (4.225%) Fibre Channel
14 11 (3.873%) FWSM
14 11 (3.873%) VPN
15 10 (3.521%) Ethernet
15 10 (3.521%) WiMAX
15 10 (3.521%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (36.62%) SQL Server
2 51 (17.96%) SQL Server 2005
3 46 (16.20%) SQL Server 2008
4 34 (11.97%) MySQL
5 16 (5.634%) Oracle 8/8i
6 10 (3.521%) SQL Server 2000
7 8 (2.817%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.408%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Development Applications
1 15 (5.282%) LoadRunner
2 5 (1.761%) SilkTest
2 5 (1.761%) QuickTest Pro
3 1 (0.352%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.352%) MSBuild
General
1 67 (23.59%) Finance
2 21 (7.394%) Telecoms
2 21 (7.394%) Retail
3 9 (3.169%) Advertising
4 5 (1.761%) Manufacturing
5 4 (1.408%) Local Government
6 2 (0.704%) Back Office
7 1 (0.352%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 48 (16.90%) Consultant
2 45 (15.85%) Administrator
3 36 (12.68%) Analyst
4 31 (10.92%) Systems Administrator
5 26 (9.155%) Systems Engineer
6 24 (8.451%) Support Engineer
7 20 (7.042%) Technical Support
7 20 (7.042%) Architect
8 19 (6.690%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 18 (6.338%) Team Leader
10 17 (5.986%) Technical Engineer
10 17 (5.986%) Linux Systems Administrator
10 17 (5.986%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 17 (5.986%) Senior Consultant
10 17 (5.986%) Linux Administrator
11 16 (5.634%) Support Analyst
12 15 (5.282%) Technical Consultant
13 14 (4.930%) Technical Support Engineer
14 13 (4.577%) Senior Analyst
15 12 (4.225%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 47 (16.55%) Clustering
2 14 (4.930%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (3.521%) CLARiiON
4 9 (3.169%) EqualLogic
5 8 (2.817%) Celerra
6 7 (2.465%) N-Tier
7 3 (1.056%) HACMP
7 3 (1.056%) CCTV
8 2 (0.704%) Open Source
8 2 (0.704%) Blackberry
8 2 (0.704%) Mainframe
8 2 (0.704%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.704%) Firmware
8 2 (0.704%) Handset
9 1 (0.352%) Replication
9 1 (0.352%) AS400
9 1 (0.352%) SaaS
9 1 (0.352%) iSeries
9 1 (0.352%) Mathematics
9 1 (0.352%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 223 (78.52%) Windows
2 141 (49.65%) Windows Server 2008
3 119 (41.90%) Windows Server 2003
4 79 (27.82%) Linux
5 45 (15.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 34 (11.97%) UNIX
7 33 (11.62%) Windows 7
8 23 (8.099%) Windows XP
9 19 (6.690%) Solaris
10 18 (6.338%) Windows Server 2012
11 14 (4.930%) CentOS
11 14 (4.930%) Ubuntu
12 12 (4.225%) Windows 2000 Server
13 8 (2.817%) Debian
14 7 (2.465%) AIX
15 6 (2.113%) HPUX
16 4 (1.408%) Windows 2000
17 3 (1.056%) OS/400
17 3 (1.056%) SUSE
18 1 (0.352%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (24.30%) ITIL
2 34 (11.97%) Project Management
3 29 (10.21%) Migration
4 24 (8.451%) Disaster Recovery
4 24 (8.451%) Service Delivery
5 20 (7.042%) Change Management
6 17 (5.986%) Validation
7 16 (5.634%) Regression Testing
7 16 (5.634%) Test Scripting
7 16 (5.634%) Non-Functional Testing
8 15 (5.282%) Test Automation
8 15 (5.282%) Automated Testing
9 10 (3.521%) Capacity Planning
10 7 (2.465%) High Availability
10 7 (2.465%) Data Protection
10 7 (2.465%) Configuration Management
11 6 (2.113%) PRINCE2
11 6 (2.113%) Problem Management
11 6 (2.113%) Network Architecture
12 5 (1.761%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 86 (30.28%) SQL
2 17 (5.986%) PowerShell
3 14 (4.930%) C#
3 14 (4.930%) Perl
3 14 (4.930%) PHP
4 13 (4.577%) Python
5 12 (4.225%) C
5 12 (4.225%) Java
6 10 (3.521%) VBScript
7 8 (2.817%) Ruby
7 8 (2.817%) Bash shell
8 4 (1.408%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.704%) VB
9 2 (0.704%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.704%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 66 (23.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 47 (16.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 44 (15.49%) MCITP
4 40 (14.08%) Security Cleared
5 36 (12.68%) MCSE
6 35 (12.32%) Cisco Certification
7 31 (10.92%) SC Cleared
8 26 (9.155%) CCNA
9 25 (8.803%) MCTS
10 17 (5.986%) ISEB
11 16 (5.634%) RHCE
12 12 (4.225%) Citrix Certification
12 12 (4.225%) MCP
12 12 (4.225%) DV Cleared
12 12 (4.225%) VCP4
13 10 (3.521%) CCNP
13 10 (3.521%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (3.169%) CCEE
14 9 (3.169%) CCIA
15 8 (2.817%) CCAA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.21%) SLA
2 4 (1.408%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.352%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.352%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.352%) QA
System Software
1 191 (67.25%) VMware Infrastructure
2 141 (49.65%) vSphere
3 119 (41.90%) Active Directory
4 49 (17.25%) XenApp
5 46 (16.20%) VMware ESXi
6 45 (15.85%) Hyper-V
7 26 (9.155%) XenServer
8 21 (7.394%) XenDesktop
9 19 (6.690%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 17 (5.986%) VMware Workstation
11 11 (3.873%) Varnish
12 7 (2.465%) UAG
13 6 (2.113%) Postfix
13 6 (2.113%) Forefront TMG
14 5 (1.761%) NFS
15 4 (1.408%) DFS Replication
15 4 (1.408%) VMware Server
16 3 (1.056%) Oracle RMAN
16 3 (1.056%) Microsoft App-V
16 3 (1.056%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 28 (9.859%) SCCM
1 28 (9.859%) SCOM
2 24 (8.451%) NetBackup
3 16 (5.634%) Backup Exec
3 16 (5.634%) HP Quality Center
3 16 (5.634%) HP SIM
4 14 (4.930%) Puppet
5 12 (4.225%) MOM
6 8 (2.817%) EMC NetWorker
7 6 (2.113%) SCVMM
8 5 (1.761%) Plesk
9 4 (1.408%) OpenView
9 4 (1.408%) Tivoli
9 4 (1.408%) Tivoli Storage Manager
9 4 (1.408%) FortiGate
9 4 (1.408%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
10 3 (1.056%) WSUS
11 2 (0.704%) Unicenter
11 2 (0.704%) Nagios
11 2 (0.704%) ARCserve
Vendors
1 284 (100.00%) VMware
2 133 (46.83%) Microsoft
3 118 (41.55%) HP
4 103 (36.27%) Citrix
5 100 (35.21%) Cisco
6 56 (19.72%) EMC
7 45 (15.85%) NetApp
7 45 (15.85%) Red Hat
8 31 (10.92%) Dell
9 22 (7.746%) Brocade
10 21 (7.394%) IBM
10 21 (7.394%) Oracle
11 20 (7.042%) Fujitsu
12 15 (5.282%) Avaya
13 13 (4.577%) Symantec
14 12 (4.225%) JBoss
15 11 (3.873%) Adobe
15 11 (3.873%) Sage
16 9 (3.169%) CommVault
17 6 (2.113%) Juniper
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Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + bonus, car allowance, benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
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Virtualisation experience with VMWare Esx (versions 4 or 5) and/ or Hyper-V Active Directory configuration and policy administrations skills Back-up admin skills, Commvault is preferred Experience...
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Salary: £65000 - £75000 per annum + bonus + benefits
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Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + benefits + bonus
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Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 30 April 2013
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Citrix, CCA, CCEA, CCIA, CCAA, CCEE, XenApp, XenDesktop, AccessGateway, Netscaler, Provisioning Server, AppSense, VMware, ESX, vSphere, Windows Server, AD, Exchange. My client are a small yet expanding Surrey...
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Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2... Symantec Backup Exec. ADSL. TCP/IP... Microsoft SharePoint. Microsoft OCS 2007 / Lync 2010. Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESX virtualisation products.
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Salary: From £16,000 to £18,000 per annum
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Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum
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