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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 120 110 130
Rank change year-on-year -10 +20 0
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 706 1,168 1,501
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.90% 2.30% 2.11%
As % of the System Software category 17.47% 17.53% 15.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 458 827 1,111
10th Percentile £263 £313 £255
25th Percentile £375 £417 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% +11.76%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £597
90th Percentile £675 £700 £669
UK median daily rate £500 £548 £475
% change year-on-year -8.68% +15.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 60 29
10th Percentile £22.08 £47.13 £19.10
25th Percentile £30.71 £57.34 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £65.00 £49.84
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +30.42% +2.24%
75th Percentile £59.06 £72.81 £60.93
90th Percentile £88.75 £80.14 £67.60
UK median hourly rate £40.25 £65.00 £49.92
% change year-on-year -38.08% +30.21% -4.00%

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 4,042 6,662 9,936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.87% 13.15% 13.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,799 4,829 7,174
10th Percentile £190 £204 £196
25th Percentile £320 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £637
90th Percentile £688 £738 £707
UK median daily rate £488 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +9.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 208 253 283
10th Percentile £14.06 £14.25 £13.27
25th Percentile £14.48 £17.50 £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £50.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.00% +163.16% -
75th Percentile £57.80 £65.00 £28.75
90th Percentile £72.38 £75.40 £56.77
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £53.35 £20.00
% change year-on-year -57.83% +166.75% -

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 26 April 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 26 April 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 26 April 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 -4 226 £500 -6.10% 103
London -2 207 £500 -9.09% 91
South West +8 98 £538 -2.27% 58
North of England +2 94 £350 -30.00% 83
North West -19 48 £338 -32.50% 55
Midlands -22 41 £550 +13.99% 71
Yorkshire +31 38 £373 -12.87% 21
West Midlands +11 30 £550 +22.22% 48
East of England -43 29 £650 -1.66% 41
East Midlands -8 10 £550 -1.79% 23
North East +21 8 £575 +9.52% 9
VMware Infrastructure
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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 98 (13.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (6.66%) Confluence
3 36 (5.10%) SharePoint
4 20 (2.83%) Exchange Server 2010
5 16 (2.27%) Exchange Server 2013
6 8 (1.13%) IIS
7 7 (0.99%) SharePoint 2010
7 7 (0.99%) SharePoint Server
8 6 (0.85%) nginx
8 6 (0.85%) OpenStack
8 6 (0.85%) Skype for Business
9 5 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2007
10 4 (0.57%) IBM Domino
10 4 (0.57%) MQSeries
11 2 (0.28%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.28%) Traefik
12 1 (0.14%) Apache
12 1 (0.14%) Site Server
12 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 39 (5.52%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (0.99%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.28%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
3 2 (0.28%) RMDS
3 2 (0.28%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.14%) Eikon
4 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.14%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 195 (27.62%) Azure
2 109 (15.44%) AWS
3 102 (14.45%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (4.67%) IaaS
5 31 (4.39%) GCP
6 27 (3.82%) Entra ID
7 26 (3.68%) PaaS
8 24 (3.40%) Nutanix
9 22 (3.12%) Cloud Computing
10 21 (2.97%) SaaS
11 19 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
12 18 (2.55%) GitHub
13 15 (2.12%) OCI
14 12 (1.70%) Mimecast
15 11 (1.56%) OneDrive
16 10 (1.42%) OpenShift
16 10 (1.42%) Rubrik
17 8 (1.13%) WhatsApp
18 6 (0.85%) Amazon EC2
18 6 (0.85%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 178 (25.21%) DNS
2 153 (21.67%) Firewall
3 131 (18.56%) DHCP
4 104 (14.73%) SAN
5 77 (10.91%) WAN
6 74 (10.48%) LAN
7 65 (9.21%) VPN
8 49 (6.94%) TCP/IP
9 42 (5.95%) Wi-Fi
10 40 (5.67%) NAS
10 40 (5.67%) VSAN
11 29 (4.11%) VLAN
12 26 (3.68%) Wireless
13 20 (2.83%) Network Security
14 19 (2.69%) MPLS
15 18 (2.55%) VoIP
16 14 (1.98%) Internet
17 13 (1.84%) Skype
18 12 (1.70%) Remote Desktop
19 10 (1.42%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (6.37%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.41%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (1.70%) Oracle Database
4 8 (1.13%) MongoDB
4 8 (1.13%) MySQL
5 7 (0.99%) Metadata
5 7 (0.99%) PowerPivot
5 7 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Power View
7 3 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.42%) Power BI
8 2 (0.28%) CouchDB
8 2 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.28%) Electronic Patient Records
8 2 (0.28%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.28%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.14%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 53 (7.51%) JIRA
2 22 (3.12%) Git
3 20 (2.83%) Robot Framework
4 19 (2.69%) Jenkins
5 16 (2.27%) GitLab
6 15 (2.12%) Sonatype Nexus
7 8 (1.13%) Bitbucket
7 8 (1.13%) TeamCity
8 7 (0.99%) Rational DOORS
9 6 (0.85%) Selenium
10 4 (0.57%) CppUnit
10 4 (0.57%) PVCS
11 2 (0.28%) Artifactory
11 2 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 2 (0.28%) Visual Studio
12 1 (0.14%) MSI
12 1 (0.14%) Subversion
12 1 (0.14%) Vagrant
General
1 214 (30.31%) Social Skills
2 82 (11.61%) Analytical Skills
3 65 (9.21%) Public Sector
4 52 (7.37%) Finance
5 27 (3.82%) Documentation Skills
6 18 (2.55%) Military
7 16 (2.27%) Banking
8 13 (1.84%) Aerospace
8 13 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (1.84%) Telecoms
9 8 (1.13%) Marketing
10 7 (0.99%) Manufacturing
11 6 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (0.85%) Publishing
12 4 (0.57%) French Language
12 4 (0.57%) Legal
13 3 (0.42%) Back Office
13 3 (0.42%) Digital Economy
13 3 (0.42%) Electronics
13 3 (0.42%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 172 (24.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 73 (10.34%) Architect
3 53 (7.51%) Support Engineer
4 52 (7.37%) VMware Engineer
5 50 (7.08%) Network Engineer
6 42 (5.95%) Senior
7 34 (4.82%) Administrator
7 34 (4.82%) Analyst
8 32 (4.53%) Integration Engineer
9 26 (3.68%) Storage Engineer
10 25 (3.54%) Consultant
10 25 (3.54%) Linux Engineer
11 24 (3.40%) Systems Administrator
12 23 (3.26%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 23 (3.26%) Solutions Architect
13 21 (2.97%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
14 20 (2.83%) IT Support
15 19 (2.69%) 2nd Line Support
15 19 (2.69%) Server Engineer
15 19 (2.69%) Wintel Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.40%) LDAP
2 13 (1.84%) .NET
3 10 (1.42%) HTML
4 9 (1.27%) CSS
5 6 (0.85%) Flash
6 4 (0.57%) REST
6 4 (0.57%) Web Services
6 4 (0.57%) YAML
7 3 (0.42%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.42%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.42%) EDI
7 3 (0.42%) ModSecurity
7 3 (0.42%) Node.js
7 3 (0.42%) React
7 3 (0.42%) Vue
7 3 (0.42%) XMPP
8 2 (0.28%) ADSI
8 2 (0.28%) cloud-init
8 2 (0.28%) Middleware
8 2 (0.28%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 115 (16.29%) Data Centre
2 58 (8.22%) Clustering
2 58 (8.22%) PKI
3 31 (4.39%) Client/Server
4 26 (3.68%) Data Protection Act
4 26 (3.68%) Management Information System
5 24 (3.40%) Replication
6 20 (2.83%) Private Cloud
7 17 (2.41%) Public Cloud
8 16 (2.27%) Linux Command Line
9 10 (1.42%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 8 (1.13%) NHS
10 8 (1.13%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (0.99%) CMDB
11 7 (0.99%) Driving Licence
12 6 (0.85%) Fat Client
12 6 (0.85%) Security Posture
12 6 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (0.85%) Thin Client
13 5 (0.71%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 388 (54.96%) Windows
2 260 (36.83%) Windows Server
3 216 (30.59%) Linux
4 91 (12.89%) Windows Server 2012
5 76 (10.76%) Windows 10
6 69 (9.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 68 (9.63%) Windows Server 2019
8 53 (7.51%) Unix
9 40 (5.67%) Windows Server 2016
10 32 (4.53%) Windows Server 2008
11 29 (4.11%) Windows 7
12 27 (3.82%) Solaris
12 27 (3.82%) VMS
13 18 (2.55%) Oracle Linux
14 16 (2.27%) Windows XP
15 12 (1.70%) Mac OS
16 9 (1.27%) Ubuntu
17 6 (0.85%) CentOS
18 5 (0.71%) Apple iOS
19 3 (0.42%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (30.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 151 (21.39%) Problem-Solving
3 110 (15.58%) ITIL
4 105 (14.87%) Agile
5 94 (13.31%) Migration
6 70 (9.92%) Disaster Recovery
7 61 (8.64%) DevOps
8 53 (7.51%) High Availability
9 48 (6.80%) Infrastructure as Code
10 47 (6.66%) Customer Service
11 45 (6.37%) Data Protection
11 45 (6.37%) Server Management
12 42 (5.95%) Computer Science
13 40 (5.67%) Cybersecurity
14 36 (5.10%) Performance Tuning
15 35 (4.96%) Storage Management
15 35 (4.96%) Virtual Infrastructure
16 32 (4.53%) Virtual Environments
17 31 (4.39%) Time Management
17 31 (4.39%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 153 (21.67%) PowerShell
2 93 (13.17%) Python
3 59 (8.36%) SQL
4 44 (6.23%) Bash
5 21 (2.97%) VBScript
6 19 (2.69%) Java
7 14 (1.98%) C#
8 11 (1.56%) Shell Script
9 10 (1.42%) JavaScript
10 8 (1.13%) C++
11 7 (0.99%) Ruby
12 6 (0.85%) C
12 6 (0.85%) Go
13 3 (0.42%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.28%) PHP
15 1 (0.14%) Ada
15 1 (0.14%) Groovy
15 1 (0.14%) Korn
15 1 (0.14%) Perl
15 1 (0.14%) VB
Qualifications
1 298 (42.21%) Security Cleared
2 158 (22.38%) SC Cleared
3 131 (18.56%) DV Cleared
4 107 (15.16%) Degree
5 64 (9.07%) Cisco Certification
6 55 (7.79%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 49 (6.94%) CCNA
8 46 (6.52%) Microsoft Certification
9 29 (4.11%) CCNP
10 28 (3.97%) MCSE
11 25 (3.54%) Computer Science Degree
12 21 (2.97%) MCSA
13 14 (1.98%) ITIL Certification
13 14 (1.98%) Master's Degree
14 11 (1.56%) Azure Certification
15 10 (1.42%) Network+ Certification
16 7 (0.99%) A+ Certification
17 6 (0.85%) Chartered Engineer
17 6 (0.85%) DBS Check
17 6 (0.85%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.11%) SLA
2 16 (2.27%) GDPR
3 8 (1.13%) NIST
3 8 (1.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 7 (0.99%) RMADS
5 5 (0.71%) PCI DSS
5 5 (0.71%) PMO
5 5 (0.71%) QA
6 4 (0.57%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.57%) NCSC
7 3 (0.42%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 286 (40.51%) Active Directory
2 139 (19.69%) Hyper-V
3 106 (15.01%) vSphere
4 89 (12.61%) VMware NSX
5 80 (11.33%) VMware ESXi
6 44 (6.23%) Virtual Machines
7 36 (5.10%) Docker
8 31 (4.39%) Virtual Servers
9 30 (4.25%) KVM
10 22 (3.12%) VMware Workstation
11 17 (2.41%) XenApp
12 12 (1.70%) Virtual Desktop
13 11 (1.56%) Firmware
14 10 (1.42%) vCloud
15 5 (0.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 4 (0.57%) Samba
16 4 (0.57%) Terminal Services
17 3 (0.42%) SRDF
17 3 (0.42%) UAG
17 3 (0.42%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 99 (14.02%) vCenter Server
2 92 (13.03%) SCCM
3 86 (12.18%) Ansible
4 67 (9.49%) Kubernetes
5 59 (8.36%) Terraform
6 44 (6.23%) WSUS
7 39 (5.52%) Microsoft Intune
8 34 (4.82%) SCOM
9 25 (3.54%) NetBackup
10 21 (2.97%) EMC NetWorker
11 13 (1.84%) Microsoft Clustering
11 13 (1.84%) vRealize
12 11 (1.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 11 (1.56%) Red Hat Satellite
13 10 (1.42%) Failover Clustering
13 10 (1.42%) VxRail
14 9 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
14 9 (1.27%) Nagios
14 9 (1.27%) Nessus
14 9 (1.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 706 (100.00%) VMware
2 250 (35.41%) Microsoft
3 111 (15.72%) Cisco
4 62 (8.78%) Citrix
5 61 (8.64%) Dell
6 57 (8.07%) Red Hat
7 55 (7.79%) Oracle
8 47 (6.66%) Veeam
9 39 (5.52%) HP
10 38 (5.38%) EMC
11 31 (4.39%) Juniper
12 28 (3.97%) Splunk
13 26 (3.68%) Palo Alto
14 25 (3.54%) SolarWinds
15 20 (2.83%) Google
15 20 (2.83%) IBM
15 20 (2.83%) ServiceNow
16 17 (2.41%) Atlassian
17 16 (2.27%) Qualys
17 16 (2.27%) Symantec