VMware Specialist Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

VMware Specialist
South East > Berkshire

The median VMware Specialist daily rate in Berkshire is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 - 114
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Contract jobs requiring a VMware Specialist 1 0 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.083% - 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.091% - 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £574
25th Percentile £563 - £591
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +52.38%
75th Percentile £588 - £609
90th Percentile - - £626
South East median daily rate £600 £675 £600
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% +52.38%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,099 1,557 1,680
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.66% 91.43% 94.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 688 850 1,068
10th Percentile £325 £313 £302
25th Percentile £413 £425 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 81 55
10th Percentile £14.75 £30.41 £17.27
25th Percentile £18.09 £56.25 £44.10
Median hourly rate £32.31 £61.80 £58.75
Median % change year-on-year -47.71% +5.18% +142.27%
75th Percentile £68.75 £76.99 £72.96
90th Percentile £85.80 £97.50 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +122.22%

VMware Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured VMware Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for VMware Specialist in Berkshire

VMware Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for VMware Specialist job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for VMware Specialist job vacancies in Berkshire

VMware Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for VMware Specialist job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for VMware Specialist job vacancies in Berkshire

VMware Specialist
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VMware Specialist within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 30 August 2025. 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
Reading - 1 £575 -
VMware Specialist
South East

VMware Specialist Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 30 August 2025, VMware Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring VMware Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) vSphere
1 1 (100.00%) VCAP
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) IaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Software-Defined Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) vRealize
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) VMware NSX
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) vRealize Orchestrator
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector

VMware Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Software-Defined Networking
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) VCAP
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) VMware NSX
1 1 (100.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) vRealize
1 1 (100.00%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware