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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware vSphere
Rank 134 168 173
Rank change year-on-year
+34 +5
Permanent jobs citing vSphere 83 47 43
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 1.582% 0.849% 0.713%
As % of the System Software category 19.71% 12.27% 9.368%
Number of salaries quoted 74 41 43
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +15.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,500 £27,500 £26,600
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £46,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
All System Software
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
421 383 459
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 8.025% 6.920% 7.607%
Number of salaries quoted 365 332 390
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +2.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £45,000 £49,100
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
vSphere
England

vSphere
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West vSphere Jobs Demand Trend

vSphere
Salary Trend

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

South West vSphere Salary Trend

vSphere
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing vSphere across the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South West vSphere Salary Histogram

vSphere
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing vSphere within the South West 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
Gloucestershire +18 40 £46,000 +11.51%
Dorset - 18 £37,500 -
Bristol -2 11 £37,500 +15.38%
Wiltshire +11 10 £42,500 +54.54%
Devon +3 1 £22,500 -25.52%
vSphere
England

vSphere
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing vSphere 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 vSphere.

1 142 (98.61%) VMware
2 139 (96.53%) Windows
3 108 (75.00%) SAN
4 89 (61.81%) Citrix
5 76 (52.78%) Cisco
6 67 (46.53%) Active Directory
7 66 (45.83%) Security Cleared
8 65 (45.14%) HP
8 65 (45.14%) NetApp
9 64 (44.44%) Windows Server 2008
10 63 (43.75%) Linux
10 63 (43.75%) MS Exchange
11 60 (41.67%) Symantec
12 59 (40.97%) VMware ESX
13 57 (39.58%) ITIL
14 53 (36.81%) SQL
14 53 (36.81%) Microsoft
15 52 (36.11%) DHCP
16 48 (33.33%) Veritas
17 46 (31.94%) Firewall
17 46 (31.94%) Windows Server 2003
17 46 (31.94%) DV Cleared
18 44 (30.56%) J2EE
18 44 (30.56%) MySQL
18 44 (30.56%) Solaris
18 44 (30.56%) JBoss
19 42 (29.17%) NetBackup
20 41 (28.47%) Brocade
20 41 (28.47%) Web Development
20 41 (28.47%) Degree

vSphere
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing vSphere 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 vSphere. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 44 (30.56%) J2EE
2 15 (10.42%) CGI
3 1 (0.694%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 63 (43.75%) MS Exchange
2 41 (28.47%) Apache
2 41 (28.47%) WebLogic
3 32 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2010
4 23 (15.97%) Exchange Server 2007
5 12 (8.333%) Exchange Server 2003
6 7 (4.861%) Lync
7 6 (4.167%) Exchange Server 2000
8 5 (3.472%) Lotus Notes
9 3 (2.083%) CICS
9 3 (2.083%) SharePoint
9 3 (2.083%) Tomcat
10 2 (1.389%) SharePoint 2010
10 2 (1.389%) Lotus Domino
11 1 (0.694%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.694%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 7 (4.861%) MS Excel
2 6 (4.167%) MS Office
3 2 (1.389%) CATIA
Communications & Networking
1 108 (75.00%) SAN
2 52 (36.11%) DHCP
3 46 (31.94%) Firewall
4 15 (10.42%) TCP/IP
4 15 (10.42%) VPN
5 12 (8.333%) MPLS
5 12 (8.333%) DNS
6 11 (7.639%) NAS
7 8 (5.556%) LAN
8 7 (4.861%) FTP
8 7 (4.861%) SMTP
8 7 (4.861%) Internet
8 7 (4.861%) NetScaler
9 6 (4.167%) Network Security
10 5 (3.472%) HTTP
10 5 (3.472%) BGP
11 4 (2.778%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (2.083%) NetScreen
13 2 (1.389%) Unified Communications
13 2 (1.389%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (30.56%) MySQL
2 23 (15.97%) SQL Server
3 15 (10.42%) SQL Server 2008
4 10 (6.944%) SQL Server 2005
5 3 (2.083%) DB2
6 2 (1.389%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (1.389%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 3 (2.083%) ClearQuest
1 3 (2.083%) ClearCase
1 3 (2.083%) Git (software)
General
1 6 (4.167%) Retail
1 6 (4.167%) Marketing
2 2 (1.389%) Finance
3 1 (0.694%) Back Office
3 1 (0.694%) Financial Institution
3 1 (0.694%) Advertising
3 1 (0.694%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 52 (36.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 38 (26.39%) Analyst
3 28 (19.44%) Systems Engineer
4 26 (18.06%) Software Engineer
5 22 (15.28%) 3rd Line Support
6 16 (11.11%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 13 (9.028%) Technical Analyst
8 10 (6.944%) Support Engineer
9 9 (6.250%) Server Analyst
9 9 (6.250%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
10 8 (5.556%) IT Support
11 7 (4.861%) Architect
12 6 (4.167%) Server Support
12 6 (4.167%) Support Analyst
13 5 (3.472%) Technical Support
13 5 (3.472%) Infrastructure Manager
13 5 (3.472%) Infrastructure Services Engineer
14 4 (2.778%) IT Infrastructure Manager
14 4 (2.778%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 4 (2.778%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.42%) Mathematics
2 14 (9.722%) Blackberry
3 6 (4.167%) Clustering
4 4 (2.778%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.083%) Replication
5 3 (2.083%) Mainframe
5 3 (2.083%) IBM Mainframe
6 2 (1.389%) iPad
6 2 (1.389%) iPhone
6 2 (1.389%) CLARiiON
6 2 (1.389%) Symmetrix
7 1 (0.694%) Celerra
7 1 (0.694%) RMADS
7 1 (0.694%) EqualLogic
Operating Systems
1 139 (96.53%) Windows
2 64 (44.44%) Windows Server 2008
3 63 (43.75%) Linux
4 46 (31.94%) Windows Server 2003
5 44 (30.56%) Solaris
6 41 (28.47%) HPUX
7 25 (17.36%) Windows XP
8 23 (15.97%) Windows 7
9 16 (11.11%) Windows Server 2012
10 15 (10.42%) Windows 8
11 7 (4.861%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (4.167%) CentOS
13 3 (2.083%) zOS
13 3 (2.083%) AIX
13 3 (2.083%) Ubuntu
14 2 (1.389%) Windows Vista
14 2 (1.389%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (39.58%) ITIL
2 41 (28.47%) Web Development
2 41 (28.47%) Software Architecture
3 23 (15.97%) Service Delivery
4 17 (11.81%) Migration
5 14 (9.722%) Identity Management
6 6 (4.167%) Time Management
7 5 (3.472%) E-Commerce
7 5 (3.472%) Change Management
7 5 (3.472%) Systems Analysis
7 5 (3.472%) Capacity Management
8 4 (2.778%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (1.389%) Infrastructure Management
10 1 (0.694%) Risk Management
10 1 (0.694%) Disaster Recovery
10 1 (0.694%) Stakeholder Management
10 1 (0.694%) Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.694%) Data Management
10 1 (0.694%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 1 (0.694%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 53 (36.81%) SQL
2 41 (28.47%) Perl
3 30 (20.83%) Java
4 26 (18.06%) C#
4 26 (18.06%) C++
5 15 (10.42%) Shell Script
6 10 (6.944%) C
7 8 (5.556%) VBScript
8 7 (4.861%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 66 (45.83%) Security Cleared
2 46 (31.94%) DV Cleared
3 41 (28.47%) Degree
4 34 (23.61%) Microsoft Certification
5 31 (21.53%) MCSE
6 29 (20.14%) SC Cleared
7 25 (17.36%) MCSA
8 21 (14.58%) Cisco Certification
8 21 (14.58%) CCNA
9 17 (11.81%) MCITP
10 14 (9.722%) CCNP
11 12 (8.333%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 8 (5.556%) Citrix Certification
13 5 (3.472%) CCA
13 5 (3.472%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (3.472%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
14 3 (2.083%) RHCE
14 3 (2.083%) JNCIS
14 3 (2.083%) CCEE
14 3 (2.083%) CCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.472%) SLA
2 1 (0.694%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 67 (46.53%) Active Directory
2 59 (40.97%) VMware ESX
3 40 (27.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 32 (22.22%) XenApp
5 26 (18.06%) Hyper-V
6 9 (6.250%) XenServer
6 9 (6.250%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (5.556%) XenDesktop
8 4 (2.778%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (1.389%) Citrix Presentation Server
9 2 (1.389%) VMware Server
9 2 (1.389%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.694%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.694%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 42 (29.17%) NetBackup
2 24 (16.67%) SCCM
3 18 (12.50%) Backup Exec
4 17 (11.81%) WSUS
5 8 (5.556%) Norton AntiVirus
6 5 (3.472%) Tivoli
6 5 (3.472%) SCOM
6 5 (3.472%) McAfee ePO
7 3 (2.083%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 2 (1.389%) WhatsUp Gold
9 1 (0.694%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.694%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 142 (98.61%) VMware
2 89 (61.81%) Citrix
3 76 (52.78%) Cisco
4 65 (45.14%) HP
4 65 (45.14%) NetApp
5 60 (41.67%) Symantec
6 53 (36.81%) Microsoft
7 48 (33.33%) Veritas
8 44 (30.56%) JBoss
9 41 (28.47%) Brocade
10 17 (11.81%) EMC
11 11 (7.639%) IBM
11 11 (7.639%) McAfee
12 10 (6.944%) Juniper
13 9 (6.250%) Sophos
13 9 (6.250%) Veeam
14 7 (4.861%) Red Hat
15 5 (3.472%) Oracle
15 5 (3.472%) Dell
15 5 (3.472%) Lotus
Dorset
This is an exciting opportunity for an IT Manager to manage a small team of technical staff ensuring that IT service delivery is to a high standard... - Strong...
NES Global Talent
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 21 May 2013
Wiltshire
Keywords: Windows Server, VMWare, Storage/SAN, Exchange 2010, Active Directory, SQL Server... Owning core infrastructure upgrade projects such as installation, enhancements and augmentation of Active Directory, Exchange 2003,...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 23 May 2013
Dorset
Storage experience ideally with NetApp or EMC would be an advantage for this position... Required Skills: *Experience of working in a structured service delivery framework *Microsoft Server 2008R2 *...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
South West
The Infrastructure Support Analyst is responsible for providing third line support for the Hardware and Software that is essential to business operations and development-The role includes working...
Michael Page International
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP35000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Aust, Bristol, South West
Technical Competencies (Required) - Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 (MCP/MCTS/MCSE/MCITP desirable) - Windows XP/Vista/7 - Linux - Red Hat - Active Directory configuration and management - DNS, DHCP -...
Brightside Group
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 24 May 2013
Aust, Bristol, South West
Networking responsibilities include project planning, design and implementation... Technical Competencies (Required) * Cisco Certified Network Associate (or similar industry recognised network certification) * Experience of implementing and administering Extreme Networks...
Brightside Group
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013