VMware Contracts in the South East

VMware
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for knowledge and experience of VMware products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VMware over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within VMware, Inc.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 25 23 29
Rank change year-on-year -2 +6 -3
Contract jobs citing VMware 348 458 510
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 6.30% 7.86% 6.56%
As % of the Vendors category 13.24% 15.78% 14.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 333 382
10th Percentile £350 £325 £238
25th Percentile £413 £408 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.62% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £583 £600 £618
90th Percentile £619 £664 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 22 15
10th Percentile £33.85 £47.59 £12.25
25th Percentile £53.88 £52.19 £13.00
Median hourly rate £67.50 £60.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +200.00% +54.08%
75th Percentile £76.25 £79.13 £67.76
90th Percentile £78.50 £81.26 £83.25
England median hourly rate £46.18 £63.00 £35.63
% change year-on-year -26.70% +76.84% -25.00%

All Vendors
South East

VMware is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,629 2,903 3,495
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 47.58% 49.80% 44.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,601 1,996 2,377
10th Percentile £213 £205 £188
25th Percentile £378 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £600 £610 £600
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
England median daily rate £520 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -3.26% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 182 125 138
10th Percentile £12.00 £18.08 £10.77
25th Percentile £17.24 £22.16 £12.50
Median hourly rate £47.50 £45.00 £19.52
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +130.53% -2.40%
75th Percentile £61.30 £63.00 £36.13
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.45 £62.15
England median hourly rate £22.40 £39.55 £21.00
% change year-on-year -43.36% +88.33% -4.55%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for VMware 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 in the South East.

Daily rate trend for VMware in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Daily rate histogram for VMware 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 in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for VMware in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Hourly rate histogram for VMware in the South East

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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 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 -1 151 £525 +2.44% 42
Hampshire -7 112 £538 -2.27% 62
Berkshire -10 82 £501 -12.87% 21
Buckinghamshire +15 52 £550 +14.45% 5
West Sussex +1 39 £463 -20.67% 6
Surrey +21 31 £403 +27.27% 9
Oxfordshire +13 17 £500 +23.46% 16
Kent -14 8 £338 -3.57% 16
Middlesex - 4 £275 -
East Sussex +7 3 £475 +19.87% 7
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England

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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 26 (7.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (4.31%) Confluence
3 6 (1.72%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.15%) nginx
5 2 (0.57%) IBM Domino
6 1 (0.29%) IIS
6 1 (0.29%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (2.01%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.57%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 80 (22.99%) Azure
2 35 (10.06%) AWS
3 26 (7.47%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (5.17%) Azure DevOps
5 16 (4.60%) IaaS
6 13 (3.74%) OCI
7 11 (3.16%) Entra ID
8 10 (2.87%) GitHub
9 8 (2.30%) OpenShift
10 7 (2.01%) GCP
11 6 (1.72%) SaaS
12 5 (1.44%) PaaS
13 4 (1.15%) Nutanix
13 4 (1.15%) OneDrive
13 4 (1.15%) WhatsApp
14 3 (0.86%) Amazon EC2
14 3 (0.86%) Amazon S3
15 2 (0.57%) Cloud Computing
15 2 (0.57%) Google Workspace
15 2 (0.57%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 77 (22.13%) DNS
2 66 (18.97%) SAN
3 59 (16.95%) DHCP
3 59 (16.95%) Firewall
4 35 (10.06%) TCP/IP
5 26 (7.47%) WAN
6 25 (7.18%) VSAN
7 24 (6.90%) NAS
8 20 (5.75%) LAN
9 17 (4.89%) VPN
10 15 (4.31%) Wireless
11 13 (3.74%) Wi-Fi
12 12 (3.45%) Network Security
13 9 (2.59%) VLAN
14 6 (1.72%) Cisco Nexus
14 6 (1.72%) Fibre Channel
15 5 (1.44%) Cisco ASA
15 5 (1.44%) Cisco Firepower
15 5 (1.44%) iSCSI
15 5 (1.44%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.32%) PostgreSQL
2 17 (4.89%) SQL Server
3 13 (3.74%) MySQL
4 11 (3.16%) MongoDB
5 7 (2.01%) Oracle Database
6 5 (1.44%) RDBMS
6 5 (1.44%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.15%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.57%) CouchDB
Development Applications
1 21 (6.03%) GitLab
2 20 (5.75%) Robot Framework
3 18 (5.17%) JIRA
4 14 (4.02%) Git
4 14 (4.02%) Sonatype Nexus
5 6 (1.72%) Bitbucket
5 6 (1.72%) Selenium
6 4 (1.15%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.57%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.57%) Subversion
7 2 (0.57%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.29%) MSI
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.29%) SonarQube
General
1 82 (23.56%) Social Skills
2 38 (10.92%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (6.03%) Public Sector
4 13 (3.74%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (2.59%) Military
6 7 (2.01%) Legal
7 4 (1.15%) Marketing
7 4 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (1.15%) Telecoms
8 3 (0.86%) Finance
8 3 (0.86%) Front Office
8 3 (0.86%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.57%) Advertising
9 2 (0.57%) Aerospace
9 2 (0.57%) Back Office
10 1 (0.29%) Electronics
10 1 (0.29%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 79 (22.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 40 (11.49%) Architect
3 39 (11.21%) Senior
4 23 (6.61%) Developer
4 23 (6.61%) Network Engineer
4 23 (6.61%) Python Developer
5 21 (6.03%) Integration Engineer
6 20 (5.75%) Storage Engineer
7 17 (4.89%) Linux Engineer
7 17 (4.89%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 17 (4.89%) VMware Engineer
8 16 (4.60%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 16 (4.60%) Analyst
9 14 (4.02%) Support Engineer
10 13 (3.74%) Solutions Architect
11 12 (3.45%) Security Architect
11 12 (3.45%) VMware Architect
12 11 (3.16%) Security Engineer
13 10 (2.87%) Server Engineer
13 10 (2.87%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.59%) YAML
2 7 (2.01%) .NET
3 5 (1.44%) EDI
4 4 (1.15%) Node.js
5 3 (0.86%) HTML
5 3 (0.86%) LDAP
5 3 (0.86%) XMPP
6 2 (0.57%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.57%) CSS
6 2 (0.57%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (0.57%) Middleware
6 2 (0.57%) React
6 2 (0.57%) Vue
6 2 (0.57%) Web Services
7 1 (0.29%) Django
7 1 (0.29%) Keycloak
Miscellaneous
1 40 (11.49%) Data Centre
2 30 (8.62%) PKI
3 20 (5.75%) Client/Server
4 17 (4.89%) Linux Command Line
5 11 (3.16%) Clustering
6 10 (2.87%) Public Cloud
7 8 (2.30%) Replication
8 7 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.72%) CCTV
9 6 (1.72%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.15%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.15%) Fat Client
10 4 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.15%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.15%) Thin Client
11 3 (0.86%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.86%) SCADA
11 3 (0.86%) Smart Meter
12 2 (0.57%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 161 (46.26%) Windows
2 129 (37.07%) Linux
3 127 (36.49%) Windows Server
4 50 (14.37%) Windows Server 2019
5 46 (13.22%) Windows Server 2012
6 44 (12.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 29 (8.33%) Windows 10
8 28 (8.05%) Ubuntu
9 20 (5.75%) Unix
9 20 (5.75%) Windows Server 2016
10 16 (4.60%) Debian
11 13 (3.74%) Windows XP
12 10 (2.87%) Windows Server 2008
13 9 (2.59%) Solaris
13 9 (2.59%) VMS
14 2 (0.57%) Android
14 2 (0.57%) CentOS
14 2 (0.57%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.57%) Oracle Linux
15 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (27.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 85 (24.43%) Agile
3 49 (14.08%) Problem-Solving
4 48 (13.79%) ITIL
5 45 (12.93%) Migration
6 35 (10.06%) DevOps
7 29 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
8 25 (7.18%) Project Delivery
8 25 (7.18%) Storage Management
9 24 (6.90%) Test Automation
10 22 (6.32%) Performance Tuning
10 22 (6.32%) Scrum
11 21 (6.03%) Infrastructure as Code
12 20 (5.75%) Configuration Management
12 20 (5.75%) Patch Management
13 19 (5.46%) Application Packaging
13 19 (5.46%) CI/CD
13 19 (5.46%) Customer Service
13 19 (5.46%) High Availability
13 19 (5.46%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 85 (24.43%) Python
2 84 (24.14%) PowerShell
3 27 (7.76%) Bash
4 22 (6.32%) SQL
5 19 (5.46%) VBScript
6 6 (1.72%) Shell Script
7 4 (1.15%) C#
7 4 (1.15%) Java
8 3 (0.86%) C++
8 3 (0.86%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.57%) Go
9 2 (0.57%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.57%) Perl
9 2 (0.57%) PHP
9 2 (0.57%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 190 (54.60%) Security Cleared
2 98 (28.16%) SC Cleared
3 90 (25.86%) DV Cleared
4 45 (12.93%) Degree
5 28 (8.05%) Cisco Certification
6 23 (6.61%) CCNP
7 22 (6.32%) Microsoft Certification
8 21 (6.03%) CCNA
9 20 (5.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 17 (4.89%) MCSE
11 10 (2.87%) MCSA
12 8 (2.30%) Azure Certification
12 8 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (1.72%) VCAP
14 5 (1.44%) DBS Check
15 3 (0.86%) ITIL Certification
15 3 (0.86%) Network+ Certification
15 3 (0.86%) RHCSA
16 2 (0.57%) AWS Certification
16 2 (0.57%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.30%) SLA
2 7 (2.01%) RMADS
3 6 (1.72%) GDPR
3 6 (1.72%) NCSC
3 6 (1.72%) NIST
4 4 (1.15%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.86%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 224 (64.37%) VMware Infrastructure
2 125 (35.92%) Active Directory
3 57 (16.38%) vSphere
4 51 (14.66%) Hyper-V
5 50 (14.37%) VMware NSX
6 34 (9.77%) VMware ESXi
7 17 (4.89%) Virtual Machines
8 13 (3.74%) XenApp
9 10 (2.87%) Docker
9 10 (2.87%) vCloud
10 4 (1.15%) Firmware
10 4 (1.15%) KVM
11 3 (0.86%) XenDesktop
12 2 (0.57%) Ceph
12 2 (0.57%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.57%) Veritas Cluster Server
12 2 (0.57%) VirtualBox
13 1 (0.29%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.29%) UAG
13 1 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 54 (15.52%) Ansible
2 44 (12.64%) SCCM
3 41 (11.78%) vCenter Server
4 40 (11.49%) WSUS
5 33 (9.48%) Terraform
6 28 (8.05%) Kubernetes
7 24 (6.90%) SCOM
8 21 (6.03%) vRealize
9 17 (4.89%) EMC NetWorker
10 13 (3.74%) NetBackup
11 11 (3.16%) VxRail
12 10 (2.87%) Red Hat Satellite
13 9 (2.59%) Nessus
14 8 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
15 7 (2.01%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
15 7 (2.01%) Packer
16 6 (1.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
16 6 (1.72%) Rancher
17 5 (1.44%) Avamar
17 5 (1.44%) Grafana
Vendors
1 114 (32.76%) Microsoft
2 58 (16.67%) Red Hat
3 49 (14.08%) Cisco
4 38 (10.92%) Oracle
5 31 (8.91%) Dell
6 26 (7.47%) EMC
6 26 (7.47%) HP
7 24 (6.90%) Veeam
8 23 (6.61%) Palo Alto
9 22 (6.32%) Juniper
10 20 (5.75%) Citrix
11 17 (4.89%) SolarWinds
12 16 (4.60%) Symantec
13 13 (3.74%) 3PAR
13 13 (3.74%) Aruba
13 13 (3.74%) Extreme Networks
14 11 (3.16%) ServiceNow
15 10 (2.87%) Ivanti
16 7 (2.01%) Meraki
16 7 (2.01%) Veritas