VMware Infrastructure Contract Job Trends in England

VMware Infrastructure (VI3)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring VMware Infrastructure skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 128 108
Rank change year-on-year -36 -20 +9
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 581 555 824
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.69% 2.16% 2.17%
As % of the System Software category 13.96% 17.44% 18.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 401 364 517
10th Percentile £302 £263 £290
25th Percentile £400 £399 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% -5.21%
75th Percentile £580 £623 £600
90th Percentile £650 £682 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 3 60
10th Percentile £33.93 £74.40 £22.08
25th Percentile £67.70 £88.50 £40.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £112.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +86.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £71.07 - £76.53
90th Percentile £77.13 - £84.36
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

All System Software Skills
England

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 requiring system software skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4,163 3,183 4,349
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.14% 12.42% 11.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,842 2,087 2,995
10th Percentile £200 £200 £188
25th Percentile £400 £369 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £480
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +9.38% -8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £600
90th Percentile £695 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £480
% change year-on-year -2.91% +7.29% -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 76 222
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.53 £14.06
25th Percentile £20.00 £21.05 £17.29
Median hourly rate £31.86 £29.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.86% -27.50% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £64.63 £65.74
90th Percentile £81.00 £76.25 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £29.00 £43.75
% change year-on-year +17.24% -33.71% +9.38%

VMware Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VMware Infrastructure relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

VMware Infrastructure job vacancy trend in England

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware Infrastructure.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in England over the 6 months to 17 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in England

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware Infrastructure.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing VMware Infrastructure in England over the 6 months to 17 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for VMware Infrastructure in England

VMware Infrastructure
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 17 February 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
South East -8 145 £500 -9.09% 77
London -76 131 £535 +1.90% 55
Midlands +8 115 £402 -33.77% 27
North of England -35 107 £436 +2.59% 57
West Midlands -3 87 £340 -45.60% 23
North West -18 67 £445 +4.71% 31
South West -46 67 £550 -4.35% 34
Yorkshire -19 49 £400 -11.11% 24
East of England -6 30 £475 +1.82% 19
East Midlands -5 28 £447 -14.86% 4
North East -17 2 £513 +46.43% 5
VMware Infrastructure
UK

VMware Infrastructure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 35 (6.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (3.61%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.93%) Confluence
4 9 (1.55%) OpenStack
5 7 (1.20%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.86%) IIS
6 5 (0.86%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.34%) CICS
7 2 (0.34%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.34%) nginx
7 2 (0.34%) WordPress
8 1 (0.17%) JBoss
8 1 (0.17%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.17%) Traefik
8 1 (0.17%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 17 (2.93%) MS Visio
2 12 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.17%) OmniGraffle
Cloud Services
1 174 (29.95%) Azure
2 136 (23.41%) AWS
3 55 (9.47%) Microsoft 365
4 46 (7.92%) OpenShift
5 45 (7.75%) GCP
6 40 (6.88%) Entra ID
7 25 (4.30%) IaaS
8 23 (3.96%) Nutanix
9 21 (3.61%) GitHub
10 16 (2.75%) PaaS
11 13 (2.24%) Datadog
12 8 (1.38%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (1.03%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 5 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (0.86%) Azure Monitor
14 5 (0.86%) Azure Sentinel
15 4 (0.69%) AWS CloudFormation
15 4 (0.69%) SaaS
15 4 (0.69%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 3 (0.52%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 175 (30.12%) DNS
2 142 (24.44%) Firewall
3 89 (15.32%) DHCP
4 57 (9.81%) VPN
5 55 (9.47%) TCP/IP
6 45 (7.75%) SAN
7 44 (7.57%) Network Security
8 39 (6.71%) VLAN
9 32 (5.51%) VSAN
10 31 (5.34%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
11 30 (5.16%) LAN
11 30 (5.16%) WAN
12 29 (4.99%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
13 27 (4.65%) NAS
14 26 (4.48%) BGP
14 26 (4.48%) BIG-IP
15 24 (4.13%) SSL
16 23 (3.96%) HTTP
17 22 (3.79%) Wireshark
18 18 (3.10%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.48%) SQL Server
2 11 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (0.86%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (0.52%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.34%) DataStage
5 2 (0.34%) Redis
6 1 (0.17%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.17%) Power BI
6 1 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (4.48%) Jenkins
2 17 (2.93%) Git
3 16 (2.75%) JIRA
4 15 (2.58%) Fiddler
5 11 (1.89%) GitLab
5 11 (1.89%) Sonatype Nexus
6 8 (1.38%) PVCS
6 8 (1.38%) Rational DOORS
7 7 (1.20%) Cucumber
7 7 (1.20%) JMeter
7 7 (1.20%) JUnit
8 4 (0.69%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.69%) RStudio
9 3 (0.52%) Subversion
10 2 (0.34%) TeamCity
11 1 (0.17%) Artifactory
11 1 (0.17%) GoCD
11 1 (0.17%) SonarQube
General
1 141 (24.27%) Social Skills
2 70 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
3 61 (10.50%) Public Sector
4 50 (8.61%) Finance
5 45 (7.75%) Banking
6 30 (5.16%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (4.30%) Investment Banking
8 16 (2.75%) Legal
9 14 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (1.55%) Military
12 8 (1.38%) Electronics
13 7 (1.20%) Police
14 6 (1.03%) Aerospace
15 5 (0.86%) Financial Institution
15 5 (0.86%) Fire and Rescue
15 5 (0.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (0.86%) Local Government
16 4 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.69%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 105 (18.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 79 (13.60%) Architect
3 55 (9.47%) Analyst
4 40 (6.88%) Network Engineer
5 31 (5.34%) Support Engineer
6 30 (5.16%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 30 (5.16%) Platform Engineer
6 30 (5.16%) VMware Engineer
7 29 (4.99%) Senior
8 25 (4.30%) Consultant
8 25 (4.30%) Infrastructure Architect
9 22 (3.79%) Lead
10 19 (3.27%) Storage Analyst
11 17 (2.93%) VMware Consultant
12 16 (2.75%) Web Engineer
12 16 (2.75%) Wintel Engineer
13 15 (2.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 15 (2.58%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 15 (2.58%) IP Network Engineer
13 15 (2.58%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.10%) Flash
2 14 (2.41%) LDAP
3 10 (1.72%) SAML
4 8 (1.38%) Kafka
5 7 (1.20%) Loki
5 7 (1.20%) OpenTelemetry
5 7 (1.20%) REST
5 7 (1.20%) Spring
6 6 (1.03%) Hibernate
7 5 (0.86%) Middleware
7 5 (0.86%) Software Packaging
8 4 (0.69%) OAuth
8 4 (0.69%) OAuth2
8 4 (0.69%) OpenID
9 2 (0.34%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.17%) 802.1X
10 1 (0.17%) ARM Templates
10 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.17%) React
10 1 (0.17%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 64 (11.02%) Data Centre
2 58 (9.98%) Replication
3 43 (7.40%) PKI
4 36 (6.20%) Cloud Native
5 32 (5.51%) Hybrid Cloud
6 31 (5.34%) Management Information System
7 30 (5.16%) Linux Command Line
8 23 (3.96%) Private Cloud
9 17 (2.93%) Clustering
10 14 (2.41%) Public Cloud
11 13 (2.24%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
12 10 (1.72%) Enterprise Storage
12 10 (1.72%) Operational Technology
13 9 (1.55%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (1.55%) Onboarding
13 9 (1.55%) Product Ownership
14 7 (1.20%) Driving Licence
14 7 (1.20%) Virtual Team
15 5 (0.86%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 248 (42.69%) Windows
2 211 (36.32%) Linux
3 152 (26.16%) Windows Server
4 39 (6.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 30 (5.16%) Windows 10
6 22 (3.79%) Windows Server 2019
7 19 (3.27%) Windows Server 2012
8 17 (2.93%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (2.58%) Mac OS
9 15 (2.58%) VMS
10 13 (2.24%) Ubuntu
11 10 (1.72%) Unix
12 9 (1.55%) Solaris
13 6 (1.03%) CentOS
14 5 (0.86%) Windows Server 2003
15 4 (0.69%) AIX
15 4 (0.69%) CatOS
16 3 (0.52%) Data ONTAP
17 2 (0.34%) CoreOS
17 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (22.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 109 (18.76%) Problem-Solving
3 98 (16.87%) Migration
4 86 (14.80%) Agile
5 76 (13.08%) Disaster Recovery
6 72 (12.39%) CI/CD
6 72 (12.39%) ITIL
7 68 (11.70%) DevOps
8 63 (10.84%) Load Balancing
9 60 (10.33%) High Availability
10 58 (9.98%) Infrastructure as Code
11 54 (9.29%) Containerisation
12 50 (8.61%) Platform Engineering
13 46 (7.92%) Data Protection
14 41 (7.06%) Continuous Improvement
15 38 (6.54%) Service Management
16 37 (6.37%) Cybersecurity
17 34 (5.85%) Stakeholder Management
17 34 (5.85%) Zero Trust
18 33 (5.68%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 134 (23.06%) PowerShell
2 108 (18.59%) Python
3 77 (13.25%) Bash
4 17 (2.93%) SQL
5 14 (2.41%) Perl
6 11 (1.89%) C
7 8 (1.38%) C++
7 8 (1.38%) Java
8 7 (1.20%) Embedded C
8 7 (1.20%) Embedded C++
8 7 (1.20%) JavaScript
9 5 (0.86%) Bicep
10 4 (0.69%) C#
10 4 (0.69%) PHP
10 4 (0.69%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.34%) COBOL
11 2 (0.34%) Korn
12 1 (0.17%) Go
12 1 (0.17%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.17%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 232 (39.93%) Security Cleared
2 152 (26.16%) SC Cleared
3 73 (12.56%) DV Cleared
4 43 (7.40%) Degree
5 42 (7.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 40 (6.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 29 (4.99%) Cisco Certification
8 28 (4.82%) Azure Certification
9 24 (4.13%) CCNP
10 17 (2.93%) MCSE
11 15 (2.58%) VCAP
12 14 (2.41%) AWS Certification
12 14 (2.41%) CCNA
13 12 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
13 12 (2.07%) MCSA
14 11 (1.89%) Network+ Certification
14 11 (1.89%) Server+ Certification
15 10 (1.72%) CCIE
16 7 (1.20%) Master's Degree
17 6 (1.03%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (3.10%) GDPR
3 15 (2.58%) NIST
4 9 (1.55%) SLA
5 8 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.86%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.69%) QA
7 4 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (0.34%) NCSC
8 2 (0.34%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.17%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.17%) COBIT
9 1 (0.17%) JSP 440
System Software
1 173 (29.78%) Active Directory
2 129 (22.20%) vSphere
3 97 (16.70%) Hyper-V
4 87 (14.97%) VMware NSX
5 80 (13.77%) VMware ESXi
6 54 (9.29%) Docker
6 54 (9.29%) Virtual Machines
7 35 (6.02%) NFS
8 26 (4.48%) Virtual Desktop
9 22 (3.79%) Firmware
10 18 (3.10%) KVM
11 16 (2.75%) GPFS
12 7 (1.20%) Virtual Servers
13 5 (0.86%) BitLocker
13 5 (0.86%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 4 (0.69%) Microsoft App-V
14 4 (0.69%) vCloud
15 3 (0.52%) DFS Replication
16 2 (0.34%) Sendmail
16 2 (0.34%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 97 (16.70%) Ansible
2 75 (12.91%) Terraform
3 71 (12.22%) vCenter Server
4 68 (11.70%) Kubernetes
5 58 (9.98%) SCCM
6 56 (9.64%) Microsoft Intune
7 47 (8.09%) vRealize
8 23 (3.96%) Grafana
9 22 (3.79%) Argo
10 21 (3.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 19 (3.27%) VxRail
12 16 (2.75%) Single Sign-On
13 14 (2.41%) SCOM
13 14 (2.41%) vMotion
14 13 (2.24%) Prometheus
15 12 (2.07%) WSUS
16 11 (1.89%) FortiGate
16 11 (1.89%) Progress Chef
17 9 (1.55%) EMC VPLEX
17 9 (1.55%) Puppet
Vendors
1 581 (100.00%) VMware
2 170 (29.26%) Microsoft
3 134 (23.06%) Cisco
4 62 (10.67%) Citrix
5 59 (10.15%) Red Hat
6 58 (9.98%) F5
7 42 (7.23%) IBM
8 39 (6.71%) SolarWinds
9 38 (6.54%) Dell
10 35 (6.02%) NetApp
11 33 (5.68%) Oracle
12 30 (5.16%) ServiceNow
12 30 (5.16%) Veeam
13 27 (4.65%) Palo Alto
13 27 (4.65%) Pure Storage
14 23 (3.96%) Commvault
15 17 (2.93%) Google
15 17 (2.93%) McAfee
16 16 (2.75%) HP
16 16 (2.75%) Splunk