VMware Infrastructure Contracts in England

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for VMware Infrastructure skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 124 107 129
Rank change year-on-year -17 +22 +4
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 681 1,139 1,482
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.87% 2.35% 2.09%
As % of the System Software category 17.09% 18.22% 15.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 444 798 1,095
10th Percentile £267 £313 £256
25th Percentile £375 £413 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £546 £475
Median % change year-on-year -8.42% +14.95% +11.76%
75th Percentile £584 £638 £594
90th Percentile £654 £700 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £538 £470
% change year-on-year -6.98% +14.30% +6.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 51 29
10th Percentile £22.23 £43.75 £19.10
25th Percentile £37.63 £53.35 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.13 £63.00 £48.27
Median % change year-on-year -36.31% +30.52% -5.35%
75th Percentile £52.96 £75.87 £60.92
90th Percentile £82.63 £85.00 £67.60
UK median hourly rate £40.25 £65.00 £47.89
% change year-on-year -38.08% +35.74% -6.11%

All System Software Skills
England

VMware Infrastructure is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 3,984 6,252 9,779
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.95% 12.90% 13.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,790 4,511 7,088
10th Percentile £200 £201 £195
25th Percentile £350 £382 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +6.06%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £633
90th Percentile £688 £738 £705
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 208 220 276
10th Percentile £14.06 £14.49 £13.06
25th Percentile £14.48 £17.49 £14.84
Median hourly rate £21.00 £50.00 £18.68
Median % change year-on-year -58.00% +167.74% -6.63%
75th Percentile £58.69 £65.19 £28.75
90th Percentile £75.90 £76.04 £52.50
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £54.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -58.33% +184.21% -11.63%

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing VMware Infrastructure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for VMware Infrastructure in England

VMware Infrastructure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in England.

Daily rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in England

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in England

VMware Infrastructure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in England.

Hourly rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in England

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in England

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Infrastructure within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -2 237 £501 -4.57% 125
London -14 192 £500 -9.09% 112
South West -6 94 £530 +0.95% 57
North of England -4 79 £345 -31.00% 84
North West -23 46 £325 -35.00% 51
Midlands -26 46 £513 +2.50% 80
West Midlands +6 33 £538 +16.22% 48
Yorkshire +25 29 £380 -11.63% 27
East of England -47 22 £650 +1.96% 41
East Midlands -8 12 £450 -30.77% 32
North East +8 4 £600 +14.29% 8
VMware Infrastructure
UK

VMware Infrastructure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 91 (13.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 44 (6.46%) Confluence
3 33 (4.85%) SharePoint
4 17 (2.50%) Exchange Server 2010
5 13 (1.91%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (1.03%) SharePoint 2010
6 7 (1.03%) SharePoint Server
7 6 (0.88%) OpenStack
8 5 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2007
8 5 (0.73%) IIS
8 5 (0.73%) nginx
9 4 (0.59%) IBM Domino
9 4 (0.59%) MQSeries
10 3 (0.44%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.29%) Traefik
12 1 (0.15%) Site Server
12 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 38 (5.58%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 7 (1.03%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.29%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.15%) Eikon
4 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.15%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
4 1 (0.15%) RMDS
4 1 (0.15%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 179 (26.28%) Azure
2 106 (15.57%) AWS
3 91 (13.36%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (4.41%) GCP
4 30 (4.41%) IaaS
5 27 (3.96%) PaaS
6 23 (3.38%) Entra ID
7 21 (3.08%) Nutanix
7 21 (3.08%) SaaS
8 20 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
9 18 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (2.64%) GitHub
10 16 (2.35%) OCI
11 11 (1.62%) OpenShift
12 10 (1.47%) Mimecast
13 9 (1.32%) OneDrive
14 8 (1.17%) Amazon EC2
14 8 (1.17%) Rubrik
15 7 (1.03%) WhatsApp
16 5 (0.73%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 165 (24.23%) DNS
2 153 (22.47%) Firewall
3 125 (18.36%) DHCP
4 102 (14.98%) SAN
5 76 (11.16%) WAN
6 69 (10.13%) LAN
7 67 (9.84%) VPN
8 47 (6.90%) TCP/IP
9 37 (5.43%) NAS
9 37 (5.43%) Wi-Fi
10 35 (5.14%) VSAN
11 30 (4.41%) VLAN
12 28 (4.11%) Wireless
13 20 (2.94%) VoIP
14 19 (2.79%) MPLS
14 19 (2.79%) Network Security
15 15 (2.20%) Remote Desktop
16 14 (2.06%) SD-WAN
17 13 (1.91%) Internet
18 11 (1.62%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (6.75%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.50%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (1.91%) Oracle Database
4 8 (1.17%) MongoDB
4 8 (1.17%) MySQL
5 7 (1.03%) Metadata
5 7 (1.03%) PowerPivot
5 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.88%) Microsoft Power View
7 3 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.44%) DB2
7 3 (0.44%) Power BI
8 2 (0.29%) CouchDB
8 2 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.29%) Electronic Patient Records
8 2 (0.29%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.29%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.29%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.15%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 52 (7.64%) JIRA
2 20 (2.94%) Robot Framework
3 18 (2.64%) Git
3 18 (2.64%) GitLab
4 16 (2.35%) Jenkins
5 15 (2.20%) Sonatype Nexus
6 8 (1.17%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.88%) Rational DOORS
7 6 (0.88%) Selenium
7 6 (0.88%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.44%) CppUnit
8 3 (0.44%) PVCS
8 3 (0.44%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.29%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 1 (0.15%) MSI
10 1 (0.15%) Subversion
10 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 199 (29.22%) Social Skills
2 85 (12.48%) Analytical Skills
3 63 (9.25%) Public Sector
4 47 (6.90%) Finance
5 27 (3.96%) Documentation Skills
6 20 (2.94%) Military
7 15 (2.20%) Banking
8 13 (1.91%) Telecoms
9 12 (1.76%) Aerospace
10 8 (1.17%) Marketing
11 7 (1.03%) Manufacturing
12 6 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (0.88%) Publishing
13 4 (0.59%) French Language
14 3 (0.44%) Advertising
14 3 (0.44%) Back Office
14 3 (0.44%) Electronics
14 3 (0.44%) Front Office
14 3 (0.44%) Legal
Job Titles
1 175 (25.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 75 (11.01%) Architect
3 49 (7.20%) VMware Engineer
4 48 (7.05%) Network Engineer
5 44 (6.46%) Support Engineer
6 33 (4.85%) Administrator
6 33 (4.85%) Analyst
6 33 (4.85%) Senior
7 32 (4.70%) Integration Engineer
8 27 (3.96%) Storage Engineer
9 26 (3.82%) Linux Engineer
9 26 (3.82%) Wintel Engineer
10 22 (3.23%) Solutions Architect
11 20 (2.94%) Consultant
11 20 (2.94%) IT Engineer
11 20 (2.94%) Test Engineer
12 19 (2.79%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 19 (2.79%) Systems Administrator
12 19 (2.79%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
13 18 (2.64%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.35%) LDAP
2 14 (2.06%) .NET
3 9 (1.32%) CSS
3 9 (1.32%) HTML
4 6 (0.88%) Web Services
5 5 (0.73%) Flash
5 5 (0.73%) REST
6 4 (0.59%) EDI
6 4 (0.59%) ModSecurity
6 4 (0.59%) YAML
7 3 (0.44%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.44%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.44%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.44%) Middleware
7 3 (0.44%) Node.js
7 3 (0.44%) React
7 3 (0.44%) Vue
7 3 (0.44%) XMPP
8 2 (0.29%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.29%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 103 (15.12%) Data Centre
2 64 (9.40%) PKI
3 53 (7.78%) Clustering
4 31 (4.55%) Client/Server
5 23 (3.38%) Management Information System
5 23 (3.38%) Replication
6 20 (2.94%) Private Cloud
7 17 (2.50%) Public Cloud
8 16 (2.35%) Linux Command Line
9 14 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (1.03%) Driving Licence
11 7 (1.03%) NHS
12 6 (0.88%) Blackberry
12 6 (0.88%) CMDB
12 6 (0.88%) Fat Client
12 6 (0.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 6 (0.88%) Thin Client
13 5 (0.73%) Onboarding
13 5 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 383 (56.24%) Windows
2 258 (37.89%) Windows Server
3 213 (31.28%) Linux
4 92 (13.51%) Windows Server 2012
5 77 (11.31%) Windows 10
6 70 (10.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 68 (9.99%) Windows Server 2019
8 53 (7.78%) Unix
9 44 (6.46%) Windows Server 2016
10 29 (4.26%) VMS
11 28 (4.11%) Windows Server 2008
12 27 (3.96%) Solaris
13 22 (3.23%) Windows 7
14 17 (2.50%) Oracle Linux
14 17 (2.50%) Windows XP
15 14 (2.06%) Mac OS
16 10 (1.47%) Ubuntu
17 8 (1.17%) CentOS
18 4 (0.59%) Android
18 4 (0.59%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (32.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 155 (22.76%) Problem-Solving
3 100 (14.68%) Agile
3 100 (14.68%) ITIL
4 94 (13.80%) Migration
5 64 (9.40%) Disaster Recovery
6 58 (8.52%) DevOps
7 53 (7.78%) High Availability
8 46 (6.75%) Customer Service
8 46 (6.75%) Server Management
9 45 (6.61%) Infrastructure as Code
10 42 (6.17%) Cybersecurity
11 41 (6.02%) Computer Science
12 38 (5.58%) Performance Tuning
13 37 (5.43%) Virtual Infrastructure
14 35 (5.14%) Storage Management
15 33 (4.85%) Change Management
15 33 (4.85%) Data Protection
15 33 (4.85%) Vulnerability Management
16 32 (4.70%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 170 (24.96%) PowerShell
2 92 (13.51%) Python
3 61 (8.96%) SQL
4 44 (6.46%) Bash
5 20 (2.94%) VBScript
6 19 (2.79%) Java
7 15 (2.20%) C#
8 12 (1.76%) Shell Script
9 10 (1.47%) JavaScript
10 7 (1.03%) C++
10 7 (1.03%) Go
11 6 (0.88%) Ruby
12 5 (0.73%) C
13 3 (0.44%) PHP
13 3 (0.44%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.29%) Perl
15 1 (0.15%) Ada
15 1 (0.15%) Korn
15 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 283 (41.56%) Security Cleared
2 141 (20.70%) SC Cleared
3 128 (18.80%) DV Cleared
4 107 (15.71%) Degree
5 61 (8.96%) Cisco Certification
6 52 (7.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 46 (6.75%) CCNA
7 46 (6.75%) Microsoft Certification
8 30 (4.41%) CCNP
9 29 (4.26%) MCSE
10 25 (3.67%) Computer Science Degree
11 22 (3.23%) MCSA
12 14 (2.06%) Master's Degree
13 12 (1.76%) ITIL Certification
14 11 (1.62%) Azure Certification
15 8 (1.17%) Network+ Certification
16 6 (0.88%) A+ Certification
16 6 (0.88%) Chartered Engineer
16 6 (0.88%) VCAP
17 5 (0.73%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (3.96%) SLA
2 13 (1.91%) GDPR
3 8 (1.17%) NIST
4 7 (1.03%) RMADS
5 6 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (0.73%) PCI DSS
6 5 (0.73%) PMO
7 4 (0.59%) QA
8 3 (0.44%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 3 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.44%) NCSC
9 2 (0.29%) Accessibility
System Software
1 288 (42.29%) Active Directory
2 147 (21.59%) Hyper-V
3 106 (15.57%) vSphere
4 92 (13.51%) VMware NSX
5 77 (11.31%) VMware ESXi
6 39 (5.73%) Virtual Machines
7 34 (4.99%) Docker
8 29 (4.26%) Virtual Servers
9 27 (3.96%) KVM
10 18 (2.64%) XenApp
11 17 (2.50%) VMware Workstation
12 14 (2.06%) Virtual Desktop
13 12 (1.76%) Firmware
14 10 (1.47%) vCloud
15 6 (0.88%) BitLocker
15 6 (0.88%) VMware Server
16 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 4 (0.59%) Samba
16 4 (0.59%) Terminal Services
17 3 (0.44%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 100 (14.68%) SCCM
2 92 (13.51%) vCenter Server
3 85 (12.48%) Ansible
4 66 (9.69%) Kubernetes
5 59 (8.66%) Terraform
6 54 (7.93%) WSUS
7 37 (5.43%) SCOM
8 35 (5.14%) Microsoft Intune
9 25 (3.67%) NetBackup
10 20 (2.94%) EMC NetWorker
11 13 (1.91%) Microsoft Clustering
11 13 (1.91%) Red Hat Satellite
12 10 (1.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 10 (1.47%) Failover Clustering
12 10 (1.47%) Nessus
12 10 (1.47%) VxRail
13 9 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
13 9 (1.32%) Nagios
13 9 (1.32%) Rancher
13 9 (1.32%) vRealize
Vendors
1 681 (100.00%) VMware
2 244 (35.83%) Microsoft
3 97 (14.24%) Cisco
4 62 (9.10%) Citrix
5 60 (8.81%) Dell
6 55 (8.08%) Oracle
7 54 (7.93%) Red Hat
8 47 (6.90%) Veeam
9 39 (5.73%) HP
10 35 (5.14%) EMC
11 25 (3.67%) Juniper
12 24 (3.52%) Palo Alto
12 24 (3.52%) SolarWinds
13 23 (3.38%) Splunk
14 20 (2.94%) Google
14 20 (2.94%) IBM
15 19 (2.79%) ServiceNow
16 17 (2.50%) Symantec
17 16 (2.35%) Atlassian
18 15 (2.20%) Qualys