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 4 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
4 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 145 113
Rank change year-on-year -28 -32 -14
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 657 475 737
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.57% 1.98% 2.01%
As % of the System Software category 15.41% 15.63% 18.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 463 334 484
10th Percentile £325 £350 £282
25th Percentile £425 £463 £396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £510
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% -6.59%
75th Percentile £588 £623 £595
90th Percentile £650 £688 £666
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £508
% change year-on-year -9.09% +8.37% -5.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 1 29
10th Percentile £19.25 - £22.26
25th Percentile £41.50 - £37.63
Median hourly rate £65.42 £28.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +133.63% -30.00% -36.51%
75th Percentile £72.13 - £46.86
90th Percentile £74.00 - £81.75
UK median hourly rate £63.14 £28.00 £40.25
% change year-on-year +125.48% -30.43% -38.08%

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 4,263 3,040 4,075
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.20% 12.67% 11.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,873 2,058 2,861
10th Percentile £213 £213 £203
25th Percentile £400 £380 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £506 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.23% +1.25% -4.76%
75th Percentile £599 £615 £608
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 164 72 202
10th Percentile £17.28 £14.99 £14.06
25th Percentile £25.58 £17.93 £14.48
Median hourly rate £52.75 £28.46 £22.23
Median % change year-on-year +85.38% +28.03% -57.37%
75th Percentile £73.00 £64.88 £58.69
90th Percentile £77.50 £88.00 £77.70
UK median hourly rate £51.75 £28.46 £24.18
% change year-on-year +81.87% +17.68% -55.97%

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 4 June 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 4 June 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 4 June 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 +14 190 £538 -6.52% 71
London -48 148 £525 - 49
North of England -11 141 £456 +12.59% 41
Midlands -28 88 £431 -21.73% 29
North West +6 76 £456 +19.05% 24
West Midlands -31 67 £425 -22.87% 19
Yorkshire -26 63 £425 -12.82% 10
South West -63 54 £539 -6.30% 30
East of England -36 34 £475 -13.64% 26
East Midlands -18 21 £436 -19.67% 10
North East -31 2 £575 +64.29% 8
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 (5.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (2.44%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.37%) IIS
4 8 (1.22%) nginx
4 8 (1.22%) OpenStack
4 8 (1.22%) Tomcat
5 4 (0.61%) Confluence
6 3 (0.46%) Apache
6 3 (0.46%) CICS
6 3 (0.46%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.30%) CloudStack
7 2 (0.30%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.15%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (1.22%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 193 (29.38%) Azure
2 126 (19.18%) AWS
3 48 (7.31%) Microsoft 365
4 45 (6.85%) Entra ID
5 44 (6.70%) OpenShift
6 36 (5.48%) GCP
7 23 (3.50%) GitHub
7 23 (3.50%) IaaS
8 21 (3.20%) Nutanix
9 16 (2.44%) PaaS
10 13 (1.98%) Azure Monitor
11 11 (1.67%) Rubrik
12 9 (1.37%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (1.07%) Azure Stack
14 7 (1.07%) Cohesity
14 7 (1.07%) Power Platform
15 6 (0.91%) Amazon EKS
15 6 (0.91%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 183 (27.85%) DNS
2 137 (20.85%) Firewall
3 109 (16.59%) DHCP
4 69 (10.50%) SAN
4 69 (10.50%) VPN
5 65 (9.89%) VSAN
6 58 (8.83%) WAN
7 54 (8.22%) Network Security
8 45 (6.85%) TCP/IP
9 43 (6.54%) NAS
10 41 (6.24%) LAN
11 37 (5.63%) SSL
12 31 (4.72%) VLAN
13 29 (4.41%) BGP
13 29 (4.41%) BIG-IP
14 28 (4.26%) HTTP
15 25 (3.81%) Wireshark
16 24 (3.65%) Cisco ASA
17 23 (3.50%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
18 21 (3.20%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.81%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.98%) Elasticsearch
3 7 (1.07%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.91%) Power BI
5 5 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.61%) Oracle BI EE
6 4 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.46%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.46%) DataStage
7 3 (0.46%) NonStop SQL
8 2 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.30%) Redis
9 1 (0.15%) GIS
Development Applications
1 25 (3.81%) Jenkins
2 23 (3.50%) JIRA
3 17 (2.59%) Fiddler
4 14 (2.13%) Git
5 13 (1.98%) GitLab
6 4 (0.61%) PVCS
6 4 (0.61%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (0.46%) Robot Framework
7 3 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.30%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.30%) Chocolatey
8 2 (0.30%) MSI
9 1 (0.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.15%) GoCD
9 1 (0.15%) Postman
9 1 (0.15%) RStudio
General
1 136 (20.70%) Social Skills
2 53 (8.07%) Finance
3 50 (7.61%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (6.24%) Public Sector
5 35 (5.33%) Banking
6 23 (3.50%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (3.20%) Legal
8 18 (2.74%) Investment Banking
9 10 (1.52%) Police
10 9 (1.37%) Military
11 7 (1.07%) Law
12 6 (0.91%) Manufacturing
12 6 (0.91%) Retail
12 6 (0.91%) Telecoms
13 5 (0.76%) Fire and Rescue
13 5 (0.76%) Local Government
14 4 (0.61%) Electronics
14 4 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.46%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.30%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 138 (21.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 88 (13.39%) Architect
3 63 (9.59%) Network Engineer
4 62 (9.44%) Senior
5 52 (7.91%) VMware Engineer
6 29 (4.41%) Analyst
6 29 (4.41%) Lead
6 29 (4.41%) Support Engineer
7 26 (3.96%) Infrastructure Architect
7 26 (3.96%) Storage Engineer
7 26 (3.96%) Wintel Engineer
8 24 (3.65%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 23 (3.50%) Senior VMware Engineer
10 22 (3.35%) Consultant
11 20 (3.04%) Administrator
12 18 (2.74%) VMware Architect
13 17 (2.59%) Blue Coat Engineer
13 17 (2.59%) IP Network Engineer
13 17 (2.59%) Virtualisation Engineer
13 17 (2.59%) Web Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.74%) Flash
2 15 (2.28%) LDAP
3 11 (1.67%) OpenTelemetry
3 11 (1.67%) REST
4 7 (1.07%) 802.1X
4 7 (1.07%) Middleware
4 7 (1.07%) SAML
5 5 (0.76%) .NET
5 5 (0.76%) Elastic Stack
5 5 (0.76%) JSON
5 5 (0.76%) Software Packaging
6 4 (0.61%) Redfish
7 2 (0.30%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.30%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.30%) Blazor
7 2 (0.30%) Java SE
7 2 (0.30%) Kafka
7 2 (0.30%) Keycloak
7 2 (0.30%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.30%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 90 (13.70%) Data Centre
2 61 (9.28%) Replication
3 57 (8.68%) Hybrid Cloud
4 45 (6.85%) PKI
5 38 (5.78%) Enterprise Storage
6 37 (5.63%) Clustering
7 33 (5.02%) Cloud Native
8 26 (3.96%) Public Cloud
9 25 (3.81%) Private Cloud
10 22 (3.35%) Linux Command Line
10 22 (3.35%) Management Information System
11 15 (2.28%) Data Protection Act
12 12 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (1.67%) Product Ownership
14 10 (1.52%) Onboarding
15 9 (1.37%) Virtual Team
16 8 (1.22%) EMC VMAX
16 8 (1.22%) Security Posture
16 8 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
17 7 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 322 (49.01%) Windows
2 212 (32.27%) Windows Server
3 194 (29.53%) Linux
4 41 (6.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 41 (6.24%) Windows Server 2019
5 26 (3.96%) Windows Server 2016
6 21 (3.20%) Windows 10
7 20 (3.04%) VMS
8 18 (2.74%) Ubuntu
9 17 (2.59%) Data ONTAP
10 15 (2.28%) Unix
10 15 (2.28%) Windows Server 2012
11 11 (1.67%) Solaris
12 10 (1.52%) Mac OS
13 8 (1.22%) CentOS
13 8 (1.22%) Windows Server 2008
14 7 (1.07%) CoreOS
14 7 (1.07%) Windows Server 2003
15 4 (0.61%) AIX
15 4 (0.61%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (27.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 136 (20.70%) Migration
3 100 (15.22%) Problem-Solving
4 99 (15.07%) High Availability
5 87 (13.24%) Disaster Recovery
6 83 (12.63%) ITIL
7 70 (10.65%) Capacity Planning
7 70 (10.65%) Infrastructure as Code
8 66 (10.05%) CI/CD
9 63 (9.59%) DevOps
10 62 (9.44%) Agile
11 60 (9.13%) Load Balancing
11 60 (9.13%) Network Virtualisation
12 56 (8.52%) Change Management
13 50 (7.61%) ITSM
14 44 (6.70%) Data Protection
15 43 (6.54%) Continuous Improvement
15 43 (6.54%) Performance Tuning
15 43 (6.54%) Technical Leadership
16 41 (6.24%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 146 (22.22%) PowerShell
2 81 (12.33%) Python
3 50 (7.61%) Bash
4 28 (4.26%) SQL
5 7 (1.07%) C
5 7 (1.07%) Java
5 7 (1.07%) PL/SQL
6 6 (0.91%) Bicep
7 4 (0.61%) C++
7 4 (0.61%) Embedded C
7 4 (0.61%) Embedded C++
7 4 (0.61%) PHP
7 4 (0.61%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.46%) C#
8 3 (0.46%) COBOL
8 3 (0.46%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.30%) VBScript
10 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.15%) Perl
10 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 279 (42.47%) Security Cleared
2 166 (25.27%) SC Cleared
3 123 (18.72%) DV Cleared
4 59 (8.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 36 (5.48%) Degree
6 34 (5.18%) VCAP
7 33 (5.02%) Microsoft Certification
8 30 (4.57%) Cisco Certification
9 22 (3.35%) MCSE
10 20 (3.04%) Azure Certification
11 19 (2.89%) MCSA
12 17 (2.59%) BPSS Clearance
12 17 (2.59%) CCNP
13 13 (1.98%) CCNA
14 10 (1.52%) Oracle Certification
15 9 (1.37%) OCP
16 6 (0.91%) ISTQB
16 6 (0.91%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
16 6 (0.91%) RHCA
17 5 (0.76%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (3.65%) NIST
1 24 (3.65%) SLA
2 23 (3.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (1.67%) NCSC
5 6 (0.91%) GDPR
6 5 (0.76%) QA
7 4 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.46%) Government Security Classifications
8 3 (0.46%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.30%) ISA99
9 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.30%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.15%) COBIT
10 1 (0.15%) DICOM
10 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.15%) HL7
10 1 (0.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 194 (29.53%) Active Directory
2 163 (24.81%) VMware ESXi
3 159 (24.20%) vSphere
4 134 (20.40%) VMware NSX
5 130 (19.79%) Hyper-V
6 89 (13.55%) Virtual Machines
7 36 (5.48%) NFS
8 35 (5.33%) Docker
9 33 (5.02%) Firmware
10 30 (4.57%) Virtual Desktop
11 24 (3.65%) KVM
12 13 (1.98%) GPFS
13 11 (1.67%) Microsoft App-V
13 11 (1.67%) vCloud
14 9 (1.37%) BitLocker
15 6 (0.91%) VMware Workstation
16 5 (0.76%) Oracle RAC
16 5 (0.76%) SRDF
17 4 (0.61%) XenDesktop
18 3 (0.46%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 121 (18.42%) Ansible
1 121 (18.42%) vCenter Server
2 75 (11.42%) Terraform
3 71 (10.81%) Kubernetes
4 47 (7.15%) SCCM
5 38 (5.78%) Microsoft Intune
6 35 (5.33%) vRealize
7 28 (4.26%) SCOM
8 22 (3.35%) Grafana
9 20 (3.04%) Argo
9 20 (3.04%) vMotion
10 18 (2.74%) PowerCLI
11 17 (2.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 16 (2.44%) VxRail
13 14 (2.13%) WSUS
14 13 (1.98%) EMC VPLEX
15 12 (1.83%) NetBackup
15 12 (1.83%) Puppet
15 12 (1.83%) SnapMirror
16 10 (1.52%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 657 (100.00%) VMware
2 179 (27.25%) Microsoft
3 144 (21.92%) Cisco
4 62 (9.44%) Citrix
5 55 (8.37%) NetApp
6 51 (7.76%) Red Hat
7 42 (6.39%) F5
8 41 (6.24%) ServiceNow
9 39 (5.94%) Dell
10 34 (5.18%) Palo Alto
11 32 (4.87%) Oracle
11 32 (4.87%) Pure Storage
12 29 (4.41%) IBM
13 26 (3.96%) Veeam
14 23 (3.50%) CheckPoint
14 23 (3.50%) Juniper
14 23 (3.50%) SolarWinds
15 20 (3.04%) McAfee
16 18 (2.74%) Blue Coat
16 18 (2.74%) Commvault
241 VMware Infrastructure jobs in England