VMware Infrastructure Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands
VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands citing VMware Infrastructure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | 60 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -24 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure | 27 | 13 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 1.97% | 1.52% | 3.35% |
| As % of the System Software category | 22.13% | 15.48% | 26.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £393 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £334 | £431 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £470 | £412 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.57% | +14.08% | +49.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £490 | £492 | £474 |
| 90th Percentile | £535 | £582 | £497 |
| England median daily rate | £526 | £525 | £518 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.12% | +1.45% | -1.43% |
All System Software Skills
East Midlands
VMware Infrastructure falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing system software skills in the East Midlands.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing system software skills | 122 | 84 | 95 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 8.91% | 9.82% | 12.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 62 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £132 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £218 | £304 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £402 | £415 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.13% | +3.75% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £488 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £565 | £571 | £525 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.44% | +2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.76 | £22.12 | £18.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £24.07 | £19.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.75 | £25.15 | £21.26 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.39% | +18.30% | +19.98% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £25.36 | £23.60 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £25.75 | £24.62 |
| England median hourly rate | £63.14 | £30.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +110.45% | -42.86% | +19.88% |
VMware Infrastructure Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMware Infrastructure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing VMware Infrastructure.
VMware Infrastructure Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 29 October 2026.
VMware Infrastructure Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing VMware Infrastructure.
VMware Infrastructure Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands
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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire | +4 | 16 | £413 | +292.86% | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | - | 6 | £352 | - | |
| Derbyshire | -12 | 4 | £526 | -4.32% | 1 |
| VMware Infrastructure England |
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VMware Infrastructure Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
System Software
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 74.1% | 20 |
| 1 | vSphere | 74.1% | 20 |
| 3 | Hyper-V | 25.9% | 7 |
| 4 | Firmware | 3.7% | 1 |
| 4 | NFS | 3.7% | 1 |
| 4 | VMware NSX | 3.7% | 1 |