The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring vSphere skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited vSphere over the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
118
121
156
Rank change year-on-year
+3
+35
+24
Contract jobs citing vSphere
2
3
10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
vSphere falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
161
257
468
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
9.16%
12.13%
13.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
114
189
315
10th Percentile
£231
£262
£200
25th Percentile
£408
£388
£428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£543
£525
£575
Median % change year-on-year
+3.33%
-8.70%
+4.55%
75th Percentile
£650
£688
£725
90th Percentile
£701
£764
£800
Central London median daily rate
£525
£513
£563
% change year-on-year
+2.44%
-8.89%
+2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
4
2
10th Percentile
£22.95
£26.88
£23.88
25th Percentile
£24.38
£35.31
£27.81
Median hourly rate
£28.50
£40.00
£36.25
Median % change year-on-year
-28.75%
+10.34%
+36.79%
75th Percentile
£108.88
£42.56
£45.31
90th Percentile
£156.05
£47.18
£49.63
Central London median hourly rate
£27.48
£40.00
£25.00
% change year-on-year
-31.31%
+60.00%
+7.53%
vSphere Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing vSphere as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
vSphere Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing vSphere in the City of London.
vSphere Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing vSphere in the City of London.
vSphere Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 30 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing vSphere also mentioned 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 City of London region with a requirement for vSphere.
vSphere Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
