VMware
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring knowledge or experience of VMware products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited VMware over the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two 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 22 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | 35 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | +13 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing VMware | 60 | 62 | 80 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 3.24% | 5.31% | 3.98% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 6.19% | 10.25% | 7.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 31 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £363 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £359 | £400 | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £441 | £538 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.98% | +7.39% | -12.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £589 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £607 | £650 | - |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +12.20% | -2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £74.80 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £82.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £90.00 | - | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £97.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £102.60 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £87.00 | £80.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.75% | +18.52% | +12.50% |
All Vendors
Berkshire
VMware falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Berkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 970 | 605 | 1,004 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 52.46% | 51.84% | 49.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 670 | 377 | 576 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £350 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £540 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +5.37% | -6.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | £700 | £688 |
| South East median daily rate | £513 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 68 | 14 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.79 | £18.92 | £17.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.81 | £25.75 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £84.50 | £42.78 | £58.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +97.55% | -26.63% | +2.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £65.62 | £61.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £84.09 | £64.32 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £24.83 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +91.30% | -47.73% | +5.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMware relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing VMware.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware in Berkshire over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing VMware.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware in Berkshire over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.
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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 within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 22 April 2026. 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 |
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| Wokingham | -17 | 29 | £400 | -24.74% | 3 |
| Reading | -23 | 18 | £490 | -12.89% | 7 |
| Bracknell | +2 | 8 | £563 | +4.65% | 4 |
| Slough | +9 | 1 | £475 | +26.67% | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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