The first table below looks at the demand for VMware ESX skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VMware ESX over the 3 months to 20 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 Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
VMware ESX Server
Rank 62 78 64
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -14
Permanent jobs citing VMware ESX 15 2 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 2.101% 0.212% 1.064%
As % of the System Software category 12.71% 2.083% 16.36%
Number of salaries quoted 10 2 2
Average salary £52,500 £40,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+31.25% -11.11%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88% +6.25%
All System Software
South Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
118 96 55
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Yorkshire 16.53% 10.18% 6.501%
Number of salaries quoted 100 81 30
Average salary £47,500 £35,000 £29,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+35.71% +18.64%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £22,500 £23,250
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +2.63%
VMware ESX
Yorkshire

VMware ESX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire VMware ESX Salary Trend

VMware ESX
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VMware ESX across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Sheffield +17 10 £51,250 +2.50%
Doncaster - 5 £55,000 -
Rotherham - 5 - -
VMware ESX
Yorkshire

VMware ESX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 19 (100.00%) VMware
2 14 (73.68%) HP
2 14 (73.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (63.16%) Windows Server 2008
3 12 (63.16%) Windows
4 11 (57.89%) Dell
5 10 (52.63%) Windows Server 2003
5 10 (52.63%) MS Excel
5 10 (52.63%) DHCP
5 10 (52.63%) DNS
5 10 (52.63%) Microsoft
5 10 (52.63%) SCCM
6 9 (47.37%) Citrix
6 9 (47.37%) XenApp
6 9 (47.37%) XenDesktop
7 8 (42.11%) XenServer
7 8 (42.11%) vSphere
7 8 (42.11%) NetApp
7 8 (42.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 8 (42.11%) Cisco
8 7 (36.84%) CCA
8 7 (36.84%) Citrix Certification
8 7 (36.84%) CCEA
8 7 (36.84%) SAN
8 7 (36.84%) MS Exchange
8 7 (36.84%) Linux
8 7 (36.84%) SQL Server
8 7 (36.84%) CCEE
8 7 (36.84%) CCIA
9 6 (31.58%) VCAP

VMware ESX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 Platforms
1 7 (36.84%) MS Exchange
2 5 (26.32%) Exchange Server 2003
2 5 (26.32%) Exchange Server 2007
2 5 (26.32%) IIS
3 2 (10.53%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 10 (52.63%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 10 (52.63%) DHCP
1 10 (52.63%) DNS
2 7 (36.84%) SAN
3 5 (26.32%) LAN
3 5 (26.32%) WAN
4 2 (10.53%) Cisco Nexus
4 2 (10.53%) Unified Communications
5 1 (5.263%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (36.84%) SQL Server
2 5 (26.32%) SQL Server 2005
2 5 (26.32%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 5 (26.32%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 6 (31.58%) Architect
1 6 (31.58%) Solutions Architect
2 5 (26.32%) Support Engineer
3 4 (21.05%) Virtualisation Architect
4 3 (15.79%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Desktop Support
4 3 (15.79%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Desktop Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 2 (10.53%) Technical Solutions Architect
5 2 (10.53%) Senior Technical Consultant
5 2 (10.53%) Technical Architect
5 2 (10.53%) Senior Consultant
5 2 (10.53%) Consultant
5 2 (10.53%) 3rd Line Support
5 2 (10.53%) Technical Consultant
5 2 (10.53%) VMware Architect
5 2 (10.53%) Server Technician
6 1 (5.263%) Junior Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (31.58%) SaaS
2 5 (26.32%) CCTV
2 5 (26.32%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 12 (63.16%) Windows
1 12 (63.16%) Windows Server 2008
2 10 (52.63%) Windows Server 2003
3 7 (36.84%) Linux
4 5 (26.32%) Windows NT
4 5 (26.32%) Windows XP
4 5 (26.32%) Windows 2000 Server
4 5 (26.32%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (26.32%) ITIL
1 5 (26.32%) Disaster Recovery
1 5 (26.32%) Migration
2 2 (10.53%) Data Management
2 2 (10.53%) Business Development
3 1 (5.263%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (26.32%) C
2 2 (10.53%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 7 (36.84%) CCA
2 7 (36.84%) Citrix Certification
2 7 (36.84%) CCEA
2 7 (36.84%) CCEE
2 7 (36.84%) CCIA
3 6 (31.58%) VCAP
3 6 (31.58%) VCDX
3 6 (31.58%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (31.58%) CCNP
3 6 (31.58%) CCDA
4 5 (26.32%) SC Cleared
4 5 (26.32%) Security Cleared
5 2 (10.53%) NCDA
5 2 (10.53%) NCIE
6 1 (5.263%) CCAA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (21.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (15.79%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (73.68%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (47.37%) XenApp
2 9 (47.37%) XenDesktop
3 8 (42.11%) vSphere
3 8 (42.11%) XenServer
4 5 (26.32%) Active Directory
5 1 (5.263%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 10 (52.63%) SCCM
2 5 (26.32%) SCOM
2 5 (26.32%) HP SIM
2 5 (26.32%) MOM
3 2 (10.53%) NetBackup
3 2 (10.53%) Backup Exec
3 2 (10.53%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 19 (100.00%) VMware
2 14 (73.68%) HP
3 11 (57.89%) Dell
4 10 (52.63%) Microsoft
5 9 (47.37%) Citrix
6 8 (42.11%) Cisco
6 8 (42.11%) NetApp
7 6 (31.58%) EMC
7 6 (31.58%) Juniper
7 6 (31.58%) DataCore
7 6 (31.58%) FalconStor
7 6 (31.58%) Blue Coat
7 6 (31.58%) PlateSpin
8 5 (26.32%) CheckPoint
9 2 (10.53%) Symantec
9 2 (10.53%) Sophos
9 2 (10.53%) CommVault
10 1 (5.263%) 3PAR