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 27 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 163 101
Rank change year-on-year -7 -62 -4
Contract jobs citing VMware Infrastructure 710 475 766
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.58% 1.72% 2.23%
As % of the System Software category 15.81% 14.36% 19.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 473 320 502
10th Percentile £325 £329 £313
25th Percentile £425 £463 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £595
90th Percentile £650 £650 £663
UK median daily rate £513 £550 £514
% change year-on-year -6.82% +7.06% -2.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 2 10
10th Percentile £23.30 £28.20 £22.37
25th Percentile £33.70 £28.50 £23.80
Median hourly rate £63.14 £29.00 £29.98
Median % change year-on-year +117.71% -3.28% -50.03%
75th Percentile £74.26 £29.50 £63.44
90th Percentile £98.82 £29.80 £78.20
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £29.00 £29.98
% change year-on-year +72.41% -3.28% -52.03%

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 4,490 3,308 3,945
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.98% 11.98% 11.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,970 2,169 2,755
10th Percentile £213 £225 £225
25th Percentile £400 £378 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £608
90th Percentile £675 £694 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 88 154
10th Percentile £16.00 £15.14 £14.06
25th Percentile £26.00 £22.50 £14.48
Median hourly rate £55.00 £35.57 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +54.61% +65.45% -46.25%
75th Percentile £74.00 £80.00 £58.69
90th Percentile £83.75 £90.45 £70.46
UK median hourly rate £51.00 £30.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year +70.00% +36.36% -56.00%

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 27 July 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 27 July 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 27 July 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 +6 217 £538 -6.93% 66
London -15 168 £525 - 59
North of England -10 141 £484 +15.58% 41
Midlands -17 89 £450 -18.18% 23
Yorkshire -19 72 £500 +11.11% 11
West Midlands -21 68 £450 -20.84% 12
North West -9 67 £476 +22.84% 27
South West -49 66 £550 -4.35% 26
East of England -23 34 £500 -9.09% 24
East Midlands -5 21 £450 -18.18% 11
North East -43 2 £588 +62.07% 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 40 (5.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (2.96%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.27%) IIS
4 8 (1.13%) nginx
4 8 (1.13%) Tomcat
5 7 (0.99%) Confluence
5 7 (0.99%) OpenStack
6 4 (0.56%) Apache
6 4 (0.56%) FactoryTalk
7 3 (0.42%) CICS
7 3 (0.42%) CloudStack
7 3 (0.42%) JBoss
7 3 (0.42%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.28%) CMS
8 2 (0.28%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.42%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.28%) Houdini
3 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.28%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 7 (0.99%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 190 (26.76%) Azure
2 128 (18.03%) AWS
3 54 (7.61%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (6.62%) Entra ID
5 46 (6.48%) OpenShift
6 32 (4.51%) GCP
7 28 (3.94%) GitHub
8 21 (2.96%) IaaS
9 14 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (1.83%) PaaS
11 12 (1.69%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (1.69%) Rubrik
12 11 (1.55%) Azure Monitor
12 11 (1.55%) Nutanix
13 10 (1.41%) OneDrive
14 9 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
14 9 (1.27%) Power Platform
14 9 (1.27%) SaaS
15 8 (1.13%) Amazon EKS
16 7 (0.99%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 209 (29.44%) DNS
2 155 (21.83%) Firewall
3 126 (17.75%) DHCP
4 78 (10.99%) VSAN
5 75 (10.56%) TCP/IP
6 74 (10.42%) SAN
7 67 (9.44%) VPN
8 60 (8.45%) WAN
9 52 (7.32%) Network Security
9 52 (7.32%) VLAN
10 44 (6.20%) LAN
10 44 (6.20%) NAS
11 42 (5.92%) SSL
12 30 (4.23%) BGP
13 27 (3.80%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
14 26 (3.66%) HTTP
15 25 (3.52%) Wireshark
16 24 (3.38%) BIG-IP
17 22 (3.10%) Cisco ASA
17 22 (3.10%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.08%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.83%) Elasticsearch
3 8 (1.13%) NoSQL
3 8 (1.13%) Power BI
3 8 (1.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.70%) Big Data
4 5 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.56%) Oracle BI EE
5 4 (0.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 4 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.42%) Apache Cassandra
6 3 (0.42%) Data Mining
6 3 (0.42%) DataStage
6 3 (0.42%) NonStop SQL
7 2 (0.28%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.28%) Redis
8 1 (0.14%) GIS
8 1 (0.14%) Hazelcast
Development Applications
1 30 (4.23%) Jenkins
2 28 (3.94%) JIRA
3 17 (2.39%) Git
4 15 (2.11%) Fiddler
5 14 (1.97%) GitLab
6 3 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.42%) Robot Framework
6 3 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.28%) Chocolatey
7 2 (0.28%) MSI
7 2 (0.28%) Subversion
8 1 (0.14%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.14%) Postman
8 1 (0.14%) Selenium
General
1 159 (22.39%) Social Skills
2 60 (8.45%) Analytical Skills
2 60 (8.45%) Finance
3 47 (6.62%) Public Sector
4 34 (4.79%) Banking
5 22 (3.10%) Legal
6 17 (2.39%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (2.25%) Investment Banking
8 13 (1.83%) Military
9 12 (1.69%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.41%) Manufacturing
11 7 (0.99%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (0.99%) Retail
12 6 (0.85%) Law
12 6 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (0.85%) Police
13 4 (0.56%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.42%) Games
14 3 (0.42%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.28%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 168 (23.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 81 (11.41%) Senior
3 68 (9.58%) Network Engineer
4 67 (9.44%) Architect
5 64 (9.01%) VMware Engineer
6 41 (5.77%) Support Engineer
7 36 (5.07%) Lead
8 32 (4.51%) Cloud Engineer
8 32 (4.51%) Storage Engineer
9 31 (4.37%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 29 (4.08%) Consultant
11 26 (3.66%) Senior VMware Engineer
12 24 (3.38%) Virtualisation Engineer
13 23 (3.24%) Administrator
13 23 (3.24%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 21 (2.96%) Senior Network Engineer
14 21 (2.96%) VMware Consultant
15 19 (2.68%) IT Engineer
16 18 (2.54%) Data Centre Engineer
16 18 (2.54%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.69%) Flash
2 11 (1.55%) OpenTelemetry
2 11 (1.55%) REST
3 10 (1.41%) 802.1X
4 9 (1.27%) LDAP
5 8 (1.13%) Elastic Stack
6 6 (0.85%) Middleware
7 5 (0.70%) .NET
7 5 (0.70%) JSON
8 4 (0.56%) Redfish
8 4 (0.56%) YAML
9 3 (0.42%) Kafka
9 3 (0.42%) SAML
9 3 (0.42%) Software Packaging
10 2 (0.28%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.28%) Java SE
10 2 (0.28%) OpenGL
10 2 (0.28%) Qt
10 2 (0.28%) Unreal Engine
10 2 (0.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 107 (15.07%) Data Centre
2 60 (8.45%) PKI
3 59 (8.31%) Hybrid Cloud
4 48 (6.76%) Replication
5 45 (6.34%) Enterprise Storage
6 37 (5.21%) Clustering
7 26 (3.66%) Management Information System
8 24 (3.38%) Public Cloud
9 23 (3.24%) Cloud Native
10 18 (2.54%) Linux Command Line
11 16 (2.25%) Data Protection Act
11 16 (2.25%) Private Cloud
12 12 (1.69%) Onboarding
13 11 (1.55%) SCADA
14 10 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
14 10 (1.41%) Product Ownership
14 10 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
14 10 (1.41%) Virtual Team
15 9 (1.27%) Operational Technology
16 8 (1.13%) EMC VMAX
Operating Systems
1 358 (50.42%) Windows
2 222 (31.27%) Windows Server
3 207 (29.15%) Linux
4 46 (6.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 41 (5.77%) Windows Server 2019
6 25 (3.52%) VMS
7 23 (3.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 17 (2.39%) Data ONTAP
8 17 (2.39%) Ubuntu
9 16 (2.25%) Unix
9 16 (2.25%) Windows 10
10 11 (1.55%) Solaris
11 10 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
12 8 (1.13%) Windows Server 2008
13 7 (0.99%) CentOS
13 7 (0.99%) CoreOS
14 5 (0.70%) Apple iOS
14 5 (0.70%) Windows Server 2003
15 4 (0.56%) Mac OS
15 4 (0.56%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (30.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 146 (20.56%) Migration
3 121 (17.04%) Problem-Solving
4 114 (16.06%) High Availability
5 94 (13.24%) Disaster Recovery
6 92 (12.96%) ITIL
7 89 (12.54%) Infrastructure as Code
8 88 (12.39%) CI/CD
9 73 (10.28%) Network Virtualisation
10 66 (9.30%) Agile
10 66 (9.30%) DevOps
10 66 (9.30%) Technical Leadership
11 65 (9.15%) Change Management
12 59 (8.31%) Validation
13 58 (8.17%) Capacity Planning
13 58 (8.17%) ITSM
13 58 (8.17%) Load Balancing
14 55 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
15 50 (7.04%) Performance Tuning
16 48 (6.76%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 161 (22.68%) PowerShell
2 108 (15.21%) Python
3 69 (9.72%) Bash
4 37 (5.21%) SQL
5 15 (2.11%) Java
6 7 (0.99%) PL/SQL
7 5 (0.70%) Bicep
7 5 (0.70%) C
7 5 (0.70%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.70%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.42%) COBOL
8 3 (0.42%) Go
8 3 (0.42%) Lua
8 3 (0.42%) PHP
9 2 (0.28%) VBScript
10 1 (0.14%) C#
10 1 (0.14%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.14%) Perl
10 1 (0.14%) VB
Qualifications
1 345 (48.59%) Security Cleared
2 196 (27.61%) SC Cleared
3 170 (23.94%) DV Cleared
4 59 (8.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 45 (6.34%) Degree
6 35 (4.93%) Cisco Certification
6 35 (4.93%) VCAP
7 29 (4.08%) Microsoft Certification
8 22 (3.10%) Azure Certification
9 20 (2.82%) CCNP
10 18 (2.54%) MCSE
11 16 (2.25%) CCNA
12 15 (2.11%) MCSA
13 12 (1.69%) AWS Certification
13 12 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (1.41%) Oracle Certification
15 9 (1.27%) OCP
16 7 (0.99%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 7 (0.99%) ISTQB
16 7 (0.99%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (3.38%) NIST
2 21 (2.96%) SLA
3 18 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (2.25%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (1.69%) NCSC
6 9 (1.27%) QA
7 5 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.56%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 4 (0.56%) GxP
8 4 (0.56%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.42%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.28%) GDPR
10 2 (0.28%) ISA99
10 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.28%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.14%) COBIT
11 1 (0.14%) GRC
11 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 224 (31.55%) Active Directory
2 185 (26.06%) VMware ESXi
3 176 (24.79%) vSphere
4 145 (20.42%) VMware NSX
5 134 (18.87%) Hyper-V
6 88 (12.39%) Virtual Machines
7 50 (7.04%) Docker
8 38 (5.35%) Virtual Desktop
9 31 (4.37%) Firmware
10 29 (4.08%) NFS
11 24 (3.38%) KVM
12 11 (1.55%) Microsoft App-V
13 8 (1.13%) BitLocker
14 7 (0.99%) GPFS
14 7 (0.99%) vCloud
15 6 (0.85%) VMware Workstation
16 5 (0.70%) Oracle RAC
16 5 (0.70%) SRDF
17 4 (0.56%) Terminal Services
17 4 (0.56%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 145 (20.42%) vCenter Server
2 143 (20.14%) Ansible
3 100 (14.08%) Terraform
4 94 (13.24%) Kubernetes
5 38 (5.35%) SCCM
5 38 (5.35%) SCOM
6 34 (4.79%) Microsoft Intune
7 33 (4.65%) vRealize
8 28 (3.94%) VxRail
9 26 (3.66%) Grafana
10 20 (2.82%) Argo
11 19 (2.68%) Puppet
11 19 (2.68%) vMotion
12 18 (2.54%) PowerCLI
13 16 (2.25%) Prometheus
14 14 (1.97%) NetBackup
14 14 (1.97%) WSUS
15 12 (1.69%) Avamar
15 12 (1.69%) SnapMirror
16 11 (1.55%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 710 (100.00%) VMware
2 187 (26.34%) Microsoft
3 135 (19.01%) Cisco
4 57 (8.03%) NetApp
5 56 (7.89%) Citrix
6 54 (7.61%) Red Hat
7 43 (6.06%) Dell
8 38 (5.35%) F5
9 32 (4.51%) Juniper
9 32 (4.51%) Palo Alto
9 32 (4.51%) ServiceNow
9 32 (4.51%) SolarWinds
10 29 (4.08%) Pure Storage
11 27 (3.80%) Oracle
11 27 (3.80%) Veeam
12 24 (3.38%) Broadcom
13 21 (2.96%) IBM
14 19 (2.68%) Commvault
14 19 (2.68%) Fortinet
15 18 (2.54%) CheckPoint