VMware Infrastructure Contracts in the South East

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 42 49
Rank change year-on-year -6 +7 -1
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 224 289 351
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 4.05% 4.96% 4.52%
As % of the System Software category 28.83% 33.72% 27.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 213 258
10th Percentile £331 £306 £246
25th Percentile £409 £410 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +9.70%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £614
90th Percentile £608 £675 £675
England median daily rate £500 £550 £475
% change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 13 7
10th Percentile £29.40 £44.50 -
25th Percentile £42.75 £48.40 £20.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £58.75 £60.48
Median % change year-on-year +19.15% -2.85% +77.87%
75th Percentile £77.50 £75.75 £67.13
90th Percentile £79.00 £86.27 £67.71
England median hourly rate £40.00 £65.00 £49.84
% change year-on-year -38.46% +30.42% +4.93%

All System Software Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 777 857 1,276
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 14.06% 14.70% 16.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 487 601 902
10th Percentile £200 £205 £163
25th Percentile £331 £358 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £608 £600 £600
90th Percentile £647 £675 £675
England median daily rate £488 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 46 57
10th Percentile £17.26 £17.28 £12.50
25th Percentile £17.80 £18.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £50.75 £54.03 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.07% +170.15% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62.81 £69.38 £24.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £67.71
England median hourly rate £21.00 £50.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -58.00% +163.16% -

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing VMware Infrastructure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for VMware Infrastructure in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the South East.

Daily rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in the South East

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in the South East

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the South East

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 27 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
Thames Valley -19 85 £501 -2.24% 30
Hampshire -6 83 £538 -6.11% 41
Berkshire -12 68 £513 -13.05% 16
West Sussex +7 25 £463 -20.67% 4
Surrey +19 22 £380 +22.58% 6
Buckinghamshire -2 9 £500 +9.78% 2
Oxfordshire +8 8 £483 +12.87% 12
Kent +2 7 £338 -2.53% 11
East Sussex +6 2 £475 +19.87% 5
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VMware Infrastructure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 20 (8.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (5.36%) Confluence
3 5 (2.23%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.89%) IBM Domino
5 1 (0.45%) nginx
5 1 (0.45%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (3.13%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 55 (24.55%) Azure
2 21 (9.38%) AWS
3 15 (6.70%) Azure DevOps
4 13 (5.80%) OCI
5 12 (5.36%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (4.91%) IaaS
7 8 (3.57%) GitHub
8 7 (3.13%) GCP
9 5 (2.23%) Entra ID
9 5 (2.23%) PaaS
9 5 (2.23%) SaaS
10 4 (1.79%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.79%) WhatsApp
11 3 (1.34%) Nutanix
12 2 (0.89%) Azure API Management
12 2 (0.89%) Azure Event Grid
12 2 (0.89%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.89%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.89%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.89%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 71 (31.70%) DNS
2 56 (25.00%) DHCP
3 47 (20.98%) Firewall
4 33 (14.73%) SAN
5 17 (7.59%) VSAN
6 16 (7.14%) WAN
7 15 (6.70%) VPN
8 13 (5.80%) NAS
8 13 (5.80%) TCP/IP
9 12 (5.36%) LAN
9 12 (5.36%) Wireless
10 9 (4.02%) VLAN
10 9 (4.02%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (3.57%) Network Security
12 6 (2.68%) Cisco Nexus
13 5 (2.23%) Cisco Firepower
13 5 (2.23%) Fibre Channel
13 5 (2.23%) iSCSI
14 4 (1.79%) Cisco ASA
14 4 (1.79%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.70%) PostgreSQL
2 9 (4.02%) SQL Server
3 7 (3.13%) MongoDB
4 5 (2.23%) MySQL
5 4 (1.79%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.89%) CouchDB
6 2 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.45%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (8.93%) Robot Framework
2 15 (6.70%) JIRA
3 14 (6.25%) Sonatype Nexus
4 11 (4.91%) GitLab
5 6 (2.68%) Selenium
6 4 (1.79%) Git
7 2 (0.89%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.89%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.45%) MSI
8 1 (0.45%) Subversion
General
1 69 (30.80%) Social Skills
2 31 (13.84%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (4.02%) Military
4 8 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (2.23%) Public Sector
6 3 (1.34%) Front Office
6 3 (1.34%) Marketing
6 3 (1.34%) Telecoms
7 2 (0.89%) Back Office
7 2 (0.89%) Finance
7 2 (0.89%) Legal
7 2 (0.89%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.45%) Advertising
8 1 (0.45%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.45%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 62 (27.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 24 (10.71%) Architect
3 21 (9.38%) Integration Engineer
4 17 (7.59%) Senior
5 16 (7.14%) Storage Engineer
6 13 (5.80%) Analyst
6 13 (5.80%) Network Engineer
6 13 (5.80%) Support Engineer
6 13 (5.80%) VMware Engineer
7 12 (5.36%) Security Architect
8 11 (4.91%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 10 (4.46%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 10 (4.46%) Test Engineer
10 9 (4.02%) Linux Engineer
10 9 (4.02%) Test and Integration Engineer
11 8 (3.57%) Server Engineer
11 8 (3.57%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
12 7 (3.13%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 7 (3.13%) Security Engineer
12 7 (3.13%) VMware Expert
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.68%) .NET
2 3 (1.34%) EDI
2 3 (1.34%) HTML
2 3 (1.34%) XMPP
3 2 (0.89%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.89%) CSS
3 2 (0.89%) Node.js
3 2 (0.89%) React
3 2 (0.89%) Vue
3 2 (0.89%) Web Services
3 2 (0.89%) YAML
4 1 (0.45%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 28 (12.50%) PKI
2 24 (10.71%) Data Centre
3 20 (8.93%) Client/Server
4 12 (5.36%) Linux Command Line
5 9 (4.02%) Clustering
6 8 (3.57%) Replication
7 5 (2.23%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.23%) Public Cloud
8 4 (1.79%) CCTV
8 4 (1.79%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.79%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.34%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.34%) SCADA
10 2 (0.89%) Fat Client
10 2 (0.89%) Thin Client
11 1 (0.45%) CMDB
11 1 (0.45%) Educational Technology
11 1 (0.45%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (0.45%) Smart Meter
11 1 (0.45%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 132 (58.93%) Windows
2 108 (48.21%) Windows Server
3 83 (37.05%) Linux
4 42 (18.75%) Windows Server 2012
4 42 (18.75%) Windows Server 2019
5 29 (12.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 26 (11.61%) Windows 10
7 19 (8.48%) Windows Server 2016
8 13 (5.80%) Unix
8 13 (5.80%) Windows XP
9 7 (3.13%) Ubuntu
9 7 (3.13%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (2.68%) Solaris
11 5 (2.23%) VMS
12 2 (0.89%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.45%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.45%) CentOS
13 1 (0.45%) Data ONTAP
13 1 (0.45%) Debian
13 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (33.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 54 (24.11%) Agile
3 43 (19.20%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (13.84%) Migration
5 29 (12.95%) Disaster Recovery
6 27 (12.05%) DevOps
7 26 (11.61%) ITIL
8 24 (10.71%) Storage Management
9 22 (9.82%) Performance Tuning
10 21 (9.38%) Test Automation
11 18 (8.04%) Application Packaging
11 18 (8.04%) Application Virtualisation
11 18 (8.04%) Patch Management
11 18 (8.04%) Release Management
12 17 (7.59%) Performance Monitoring
12 17 (7.59%) Proactive Monitoring
12 17 (7.59%) Server Management
13 16 (7.14%) Scrum
14 15 (6.70%) Change Management
14 15 (6.70%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (32.59%) PowerShell
2 48 (21.43%) Python
3 19 (8.48%) Bash
3 19 (8.48%) VBScript
4 13 (5.80%) SQL
5 5 (2.23%) Shell Script
6 4 (1.79%) C#
6 4 (1.79%) Java
7 3 (1.34%) C++
7 3 (1.34%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.89%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.89%) PHP
8 2 (0.89%) Ruby
9 1 (0.45%) Go
9 1 (0.45%) Perl
Qualifications
1 117 (52.23%) Security Cleared
2 57 (25.45%) DV Cleared
3 44 (19.64%) SC Cleared
4 35 (15.63%) Degree
5 24 (10.71%) Cisco Certification
6 21 (9.38%) CCNA
7 20 (8.93%) CCNP
7 20 (8.93%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 19 (8.48%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (6.25%) MCSE
10 10 (4.46%) MCSA
11 6 (2.68%) VCAP
12 5 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (2.23%) DBS Check
13 4 (1.79%) Azure Certification
14 3 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (1.34%) Network+ Certification
15 2 (0.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 2 (0.89%) Master's Degree
15 2 (0.89%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.57%) SLA
2 7 (3.13%) RMADS
3 5 (2.23%) GDPR
4 4 (1.79%) PCI DSS
5 3 (1.34%) ISO 9001
5 3 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 96 (42.86%) Active Directory
2 45 (20.09%) Hyper-V
3 37 (16.52%) vSphere
4 29 (12.95%) VMware NSX
5 28 (12.50%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (5.80%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (5.80%) XenApp
7 9 (4.02%) vCloud
8 4 (1.79%) Docker
8 4 (1.79%) Firmware
8 4 (1.79%) KVM
9 3 (1.34%) XenDesktop
10 2 (0.89%) Ceph
10 2 (0.89%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 2 (0.89%) VirtualBox
11 1 (0.45%) DFS Replication
11 1 (0.45%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.45%) UAG
11 1 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 36 (16.07%) WSUS
2 34 (15.18%) Ansible
3 32 (14.29%) vCenter Server
4 31 (13.84%) SCCM
5 25 (11.16%) Terraform
6 17 (7.59%) Kubernetes
6 17 (7.59%) SCOM
7 13 (5.80%) EMC NetWorker
7 13 (5.80%) NetBackup
8 7 (3.13%) Nessus
8 7 (3.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 6 (2.68%) Microsoft Intune
9 6 (2.68%) vRealize
10 5 (2.23%) Rancher
10 5 (2.23%) Red Hat Satellite
11 4 (1.79%) Avamar
12 3 (1.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (1.34%) AppManager
12 3 (1.34%) Packer
13 2 (0.89%) Tivoli Identity Manager
Vendors
1 224 (100.00%) VMware
2 79 (35.27%) Microsoft
3 38 (16.96%) Cisco
4 28 (12.50%) Oracle
5 23 (10.27%) Red Hat
6 21 (9.38%) Dell
7 20 (8.93%) Juniper
8 18 (8.04%) EMC
8 18 (8.04%) HP
9 17 (7.59%) Palo Alto
9 17 (7.59%) Veeam
10 16 (7.14%) Citrix
11 15 (6.70%) Symantec
12 13 (5.80%) 3PAR
12 13 (5.80%) Extreme Networks
13 11 (4.91%) SolarWinds
14 10 (4.46%) Ivanti
15 7 (3.13%) Meraki
15 7 (3.13%) Splunk
16 6 (2.68%) Google