VMware Infrastructure Contracts

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 127 106 132
Rank change year-on-year -21 +26 -3
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 754 1,350 1,769
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.76% 2.32% 2.01%
As % of the System Software category 16.38% 17.72% 14.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 484 941 1,299
10th Percentile £275 £315 £257
25th Percentile £375 £425 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +13.16% +7.34%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £663
UK excluding London median daily rate £501 £525 £434
% change year-on-year -4.57% +21.04% +2.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 78 43
10th Percentile £22.10 £46.38 £20.00
25th Percentile £37.63 £58.08 £39.88
Median hourly rate £40.25 £65.00 £49.84
Median % change year-on-year -38.08% +30.42% -4.15%
75th Percentile £59.06 £70.19 £61.97
90th Percentile £87.88 £84.30 £67.35
UK excluding London median hourly rate £46.18 £63.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -26.70% +32.63% -

All System Software Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4,602 7,617 11,876
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.75% 13.11% 13.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,160 5,429 8,511
10th Percentile £200 £205 £200
25th Percentile £340 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £463 £483 £450
% change year-on-year -4.18% +7.26% +6.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 233 275 318
10th Percentile £14.06 £15.25 £13.32
25th Percentile £15.50 £18.25 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.50 £54.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.33% +170.00% -
75th Percentile £60.75 £66.00 £46.06
90th Percentile £79.60 £75.30 £61.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.98 £46.11 £18.31
% change year-on-year -54.51% +151.84% +4.02%

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for VMware Infrastructure in the UK

VMware Infrastructure
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in the UK

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the UK

VMware Infrastructure
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for VMware Infrastructure in the UK

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware Infrastructure over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in the UK

VMware Infrastructure
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 7 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
England -23 682 £500 -8.97% 480
UK excluding London -6 513 £501 -4.57% 383
South East -1 226 £500 -3.85% 104
London -8 201 £500 -9.09% 97
Work from Home -50 174 £475 -9.52% 163
South West -1 93 £535 -2.73% 71
North of England -2 84 £350 -30.00% 79
Midlands -13 44 £544 +7.67% 70
North West -23 43 £325 -35.00% 51
Scotland +29 38 £453 -2.58% 8
Yorkshire +36 34 £378 -20.94% 20
West Midlands +9 33 £538 +13.16% 40
East of England -51 23 £650 - 53
East Midlands -8 10 £550 -14.73% 30
North East +13 7 £600 +14.29% 10
Wales -2 5 £285 -46.98% 5
Northern Ireland - 1 £525 - 1

VMware Infrastructure
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (13.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 44 (5.84%) Confluence
3 34 (4.51%) SharePoint
4 19 (2.52%) Exchange Server 2010
5 15 (1.99%) Exchange Server 2013
6 14 (1.86%) IIS
7 7 (0.93%) OpenStack
7 7 (0.93%) SharePoint 2010
7 7 (0.93%) SharePoint Server
8 5 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2007
8 5 (0.66%) nginx
9 4 (0.53%) IBM Domino
9 4 (0.53%) MQSeries
9 4 (0.53%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.27%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.27%) Traefik
11 1 (0.13%) Apache
11 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
11 1 (0.13%) Site Server
11 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 39 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (0.93%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.27%) Refinitiv Enterprise Platform
3 2 (0.27%) RMDS
3 2 (0.27%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.13%) Eikon
4 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.13%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 201 (26.66%) Azure
2 116 (15.38%) AWS
3 101 (13.40%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (5.44%) IaaS
5 34 (4.51%) GCP
6 32 (4.24%) PaaS
7 24 (3.18%) Nutanix
8 23 (3.05%) Entra ID
9 22 (2.92%) Cloud Computing
9 22 (2.92%) SaaS
10 18 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
11 17 (2.25%) GitHub
12 16 (2.12%) OCI
13 12 (1.59%) OneDrive
13 12 (1.59%) OpenShift
14 11 (1.46%) Mimecast
15 10 (1.33%) Rubrik
16 7 (0.93%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 7 (0.93%) WhatsApp
17 6 (0.80%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 180 (23.87%) DNS
2 169 (22.41%) Firewall
3 133 (17.64%) DHCP
4 109 (14.46%) SAN
5 81 (10.74%) WAN
6 79 (10.48%) LAN
7 71 (9.42%) VPN
8 54 (7.16%) TCP/IP
9 41 (5.44%) Wi-Fi
10 40 (5.31%) VSAN
11 39 (5.17%) NAS
12 31 (4.11%) VLAN
13 26 (3.45%) Wireless
14 22 (2.92%) Network Security
15 20 (2.65%) MPLS
16 18 (2.39%) VoIP
17 17 (2.25%) Remote Desktop
18 16 (2.12%) Cisco Nexus
19 14 (1.86%) Internet
20 13 (1.72%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (6.10%) SQL Server
2 17 (2.25%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (1.59%) Oracle Database
4 9 (1.19%) MongoDB
4 9 (1.19%) MySQL
5 7 (0.93%) Metadata
5 7 (0.93%) PowerPivot
5 7 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Power View
7 4 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.53%) Power BI
8 3 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.27%) CouchDB
9 2 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.27%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.27%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.13%) DB2
10 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.13%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 56 (7.43%) JIRA
2 21 (2.79%) Robot Framework
3 20 (2.65%) Git
3 20 (2.65%) Jenkins
4 18 (2.39%) GitLab
5 15 (1.99%) Sonatype Nexus
6 9 (1.19%) Bitbucket
7 8 (1.06%) TeamCity
8 7 (0.93%) Rational DOORS
9 6 (0.80%) Selenium
10 4 (0.53%) CppUnit
10 4 (0.53%) PVCS
11 3 (0.40%) Visual Studio
12 2 (0.27%) Artifactory
12 2 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 1 (0.13%) MSI
13 1 (0.13%) Subversion
13 1 (0.13%) Vagrant
General
1 221 (29.31%) Social Skills
2 84 (11.14%) Analytical Skills
3 64 (8.49%) Public Sector
4 58 (7.69%) Finance
5 27 (3.58%) Documentation Skills
6 24 (3.18%) Banking
7 18 (2.39%) Military
8 13 (1.72%) Aerospace
8 13 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
8 13 (1.72%) Telecoms
9 12 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (1.06%) Marketing
11 7 (0.93%) Manufacturing
12 6 (0.80%) Billing
12 6 (0.80%) Publishing
13 4 (0.53%) French Language
13 4 (0.53%) Legal
14 3 (0.40%) Back Office
14 3 (0.40%) Electronics
14 3 (0.40%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 179 (23.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 88 (11.67%) Architect
3 59 (7.82%) VMware Engineer
4 49 (6.50%) Network Engineer
4 49 (6.50%) Senior
5 47 (6.23%) Support Engineer
6 40 (5.31%) Consultant
7 36 (4.77%) Administrator
8 35 (4.64%) Analyst
9 32 (4.24%) Integration Engineer
10 27 (3.58%) Storage Engineer
11 25 (3.32%) Linux Engineer
11 25 (3.32%) Wintel Engineer
12 24 (3.18%) Solutions Architect
13 21 (2.79%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 21 (2.79%) IT Engineer
13 21 (2.79%) Systems Administrator
13 21 (2.79%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
14 20 (2.65%) Virtualisation Engineer
15 19 (2.52%) VMware Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.65%) LDAP
2 19 (2.52%) .NET
3 10 (1.33%) HTML
4 9 (1.19%) CSS
4 9 (1.19%) Middleware
4 9 (1.19%) Web Services
5 5 (0.66%) Flash
6 4 (0.53%) .NET Core
6 4 (0.53%) ModSecurity
6 4 (0.53%) REST
6 4 (0.53%) YAML
7 3 (0.40%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.40%) EDI
7 3 (0.40%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.40%) J2EE
7 3 (0.40%) Node.js
7 3 (0.40%) React
7 3 (0.40%) Vue
7 3 (0.40%) XMPP
8 2 (0.27%) ADSI
Miscellaneous
1 133 (17.64%) Data Centre
2 61 (8.09%) PKI
3 58 (7.69%) Clustering
4 34 (4.51%) Client/Server
5 25 (3.32%) Replication
6 24 (3.18%) Management Information System
6 24 (3.18%) Private Cloud
7 23 (3.05%) Data Protection Act
8 19 (2.52%) Public Cloud
9 16 (2.12%) Linux Command Line
10 8 (1.06%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (0.93%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 6 (0.80%) CMDB
12 6 (0.80%) NHS
12 6 (0.80%) Onboarding
12 6 (0.80%) VxBlock/Vblock
13 5 (0.66%) Blackberry
13 5 (0.66%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 406 (53.85%) Windows
2 273 (36.21%) Windows Server
3 234 (31.03%) Linux
4 99 (13.13%) Windows Server 2012
5 78 (10.34%) Windows 10
6 73 (9.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 71 (9.42%) Windows Server 2019
8 55 (7.29%) Unix
9 52 (6.90%) Windows Server 2016
10 37 (4.91%) Windows Server 2008
11 27 (3.58%) VMS
11 27 (3.58%) Windows 7
12 26 (3.45%) Solaris
13 18 (2.39%) Oracle Linux
14 17 (2.25%) Windows XP
15 16 (2.12%) Mac OS
16 15 (1.99%) CentOS
17 11 (1.46%) Ubuntu
18 7 (0.93%) Debian
19 5 (0.66%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (29.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 166 (22.02%) Problem-Solving
3 114 (15.12%) Migration
4 111 (14.72%) Agile
5 106 (14.06%) ITIL
6 72 (9.55%) Disaster Recovery
7 69 (9.15%) DevOps
8 59 (7.82%) High Availability
9 51 (6.76%) Infrastructure as Code
10 47 (6.23%) Customer Service
10 47 (6.23%) Cybersecurity
10 47 (6.23%) Data Protection
10 47 (6.23%) Server Management
11 43 (5.70%) Computer Science
12 41 (5.44%) Virtual Infrastructure
13 40 (5.31%) Performance Tuning
14 37 (4.91%) Containerisation
14 37 (4.91%) Continuous Improvement
14 37 (4.91%) Decision-Making
15 36 (4.77%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 168 (22.28%) PowerShell
2 105 (13.93%) Python
3 53 (7.03%) SQL
4 50 (6.63%) Bash
5 22 (2.92%) VBScript
6 20 (2.65%) Java
7 15 (1.99%) C#
8 13 (1.72%) Shell Script
9 11 (1.46%) JavaScript
10 9 (1.19%) Go
11 8 (1.06%) C++
11 8 (1.06%) Perl
12 7 (0.93%) Ruby
13 6 (0.80%) C
14 3 (0.40%) PHP
14 3 (0.40%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.13%) Ada
15 1 (0.13%) Korn
15 1 (0.13%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 287 (38.06%) Security Cleared
2 151 (20.03%) SC Cleared
3 124 (16.45%) DV Cleared
4 115 (15.25%) Degree
5 70 (9.28%) Cisco Certification
6 55 (7.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 51 (6.76%) Microsoft Certification
8 48 (6.37%) CCNA
9 38 (5.04%) CCNP
10 34 (4.51%) MCSE
11 26 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
11 26 (3.45%) MCSA
12 14 (1.86%) Master's Degree
13 13 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
14 12 (1.59%) Azure Certification
15 10 (1.33%) CCIE
16 9 (1.19%) Network+ Certification
17 8 (1.06%) DBS Check
18 7 (0.93%) A+ Certification
19 6 (0.80%) RHCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (4.11%) SLA
2 16 (2.12%) GDPR
3 10 (1.33%) PMO
4 8 (1.06%) NIST
4 8 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 7 (0.93%) RMADS
6 5 (0.66%) PCI DSS
6 5 (0.66%) QA
7 4 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.40%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.40%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 3 (0.40%) NCSC
9 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.27%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 308 (40.85%) Active Directory
2 161 (21.35%) Hyper-V
3 120 (15.92%) vSphere
4 110 (14.59%) VMware NSX
5 88 (11.67%) VMware ESXi
6 47 (6.23%) Virtual Machines
7 41 (5.44%) Docker
8 37 (4.91%) KVM
9 30 (3.98%) Virtual Servers
10 22 (2.92%) VMware Workstation
11 18 (2.39%) XenApp
12 13 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
13 12 (1.59%) vCloud
14 11 (1.46%) Firmware
15 6 (0.80%) VMware Server
16 5 (0.66%) Terminal Services
17 4 (0.53%) BitLocker
17 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Virtual Server
17 4 (0.53%) Samba
17 4 (0.53%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 109 (14.46%) vCenter Server
2 99 (13.13%) SCCM
3 92 (12.20%) Ansible
4 76 (10.08%) Kubernetes
5 66 (8.75%) Terraform
6 48 (6.37%) WSUS
7 40 (5.31%) Microsoft Intune
8 36 (4.77%) SCOM
9 26 (3.45%) NetBackup
10 22 (2.92%) EMC NetWorker
11 14 (1.86%) vRealize
11 14 (1.86%) VxRail
12 13 (1.72%) Microsoft Clustering
12 13 (1.72%) Puppet
13 12 (1.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 11 (1.46%) Nagios
14 11 (1.46%) Red Hat Satellite
15 10 (1.33%) Failover Clustering
16 9 (1.19%) Jamf Pro
16 9 (1.19%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 754 (100.00%) VMware
2 260 (34.48%) Microsoft
3 121 (16.05%) Cisco
4 74 (9.81%) Dell
5 70 (9.28%) Citrix
6 63 (8.36%) Red Hat
7 57 (7.56%) Oracle
8 47 (6.23%) Veeam
9 40 (5.31%) HP
10 38 (5.04%) EMC
11 33 (4.38%) Palo Alto
12 27 (3.58%) Juniper
13 25 (3.32%) Splunk
14 23 (3.05%) SolarWinds
15 22 (2.92%) ServiceNow
16 21 (2.79%) Google
16 21 (2.79%) IBM
17 18 (2.39%) Symantec
18 16 (2.12%) Atlassian
18 16 (2.12%) Qualys